RISE OF NATIONS
From acclaimed game developer Brian Reynolds, designer of the classic Civilization II, comes Rise of Nations, a new historical, real-time strategy game.

* Cross-Genre Gameplay - Combining the speed of real-time gaming with the epic scope of turn-based strategy games, Rise of Nations allows you to have a fast and fun experience with the option to complete a game in less than an hour. The game's epic scope moves through eight historical epochs, tying together the mysteries of ancient philosophy and the wonders of the world.
* Multiple Ways to Victory - Succeed through non-military and quasi-military strategies including espionage, political maneuvering, technology races and population growth. Of course, you can also choose to win through military might alone.
* Eighteen Highly Diverse Nations - Lead one of 18 nations - Aztec, Bantu, British, Chinese, Egyptian, French, German, Greek, Incan, Japanese, Korean, Mayan, Mongol, Nubian, Roman, Russian, Spanish and Turk - each with its own distinctive national powers and special units.
* Conquer the World - This non-linear single-player campaign allows you to play on a map of the world and take over one territory at a time. Each victory gives players tribute, special resources or bonus powers.
* In-Depth Game Experience - Create a truly strategic game experience by using national borders, flank attacks, spies and generals.
* Zooming Scale - Three levels of zooming scale provide a detailed, tactical or strategic overview of their nation.
* Stunning Animations and Special Effects - Includes more than 220 unit types, with more than 500 artistically distinct variations based on gender, race and time, ranging from slingers and musketeers to tanks, jets and nuclear missiles.
* Quick and Easy Play - Learn to play with six story-driven tutorials ranging in difficulty from beginning to advanced.
* Streamlined Multiplayer - Up to eight players can be challenged on the Internet or via local area network, including in-game matchmaking.


RISE OF NATIONS: THRONES & PATRIOTS expansion
Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots, the expansion pack to the critically acclaimed, best-selling game Rise of Nations, adds a barrage of new features to the original game.

Thrones and Patriots adds the Americans, Persians and four other new nations; as well as four new historical single player campaigns, which allows you to control the course of history during historical events that changed the world, such as Napoleon and the Cold War.

The expansion adds more than 20 new units, such as massive Persian war elephants and US Marines. You will also be able to build new strategic wonders and create governments for your nation. After creating a government, any nation, old or new, can choose exactly how to be governed, which has far-reaching effects on how units perform in various situations.

Developed by Brian Reynolds and Big Huge Games (Rise of Nations - GameSpy's RTS Game of the Year, Rise of Legends). Big Huge Games was founded in 2000 by the team who developed such strategy classics as Civilization II, Colonization, and Alpha Centauri.



System Requirements:
# Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 98; Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows ME; Windows XP
# PC with 500 MHz equivalent or higher processor
# 128 MB of system RAM
# 16 MB video card required
# Sound card, speakers or headphones required for audio
# Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

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