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Rise of Nations
Released On: May 20, 2003
89
8.7
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
89
100% Positive
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
89
100% Positive
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Hidden beneath that glossy surface is a game that takes almost everything that's annoying with real-time strategy titles and fixes it. It's deep, yet accessible. It's action-packed, yet manageable. In short, it's everything you could ask for in a real-time strategy game.
A worthy product with far more assets than shortcomings and a campaign game that will keep you playing.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 389 User Ratings
8.7
84% Positive
328 Ratings
328 Ratings
14% Mixed
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
2% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 389 User Ratings
8.7
84% Positive
328 Ratings
328 Ratings
14% Mixed
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
2% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
No current strategy title can give you the clash between horseback cavalry and industrial age tanks and howitzers as compelling as what Rise of Nations brings to the table.
Animation of the beautifully rendered characters and unit models particularly livens up the screen, and the attention to detail is often quite remarkable.
The second, more significant disappoint that RON inflicts upon the gamer is the mind numbing singularity of the conquest battles. As much as I love toasting the opposition into roasted marshmallow oblivion, doing so 22 times in a row gets a little old.
A game that borrows extensively but cautiously from the TBS genre, doing what it does extremely well but offering next to nothing which is new.
Rise of Nations’ biggest weakness—lack of variety—becomes obvious. Every nation is the same, except for some bonus modifiers; there really aren’t that many units; and in the end, you wind up wielding them as a jumbled horde.
A strong RTS entry in the vein of AoE or AoM, but with a niche of modern day development. It does a great job introducing increasingly modern units and having them feel like distinct improvements. Unique wonders and tech levels also add to the equation. A lot of fun and worth your time, but not much faction diversity to speak of.
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PC
Possibly the best RTS ever made.
Reaction from Microsoft for a sequel: Crickets
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PC
Summary Dominate 6,000 years of history from the Ancient Age to the Information Age. Which forces will you deploy to lead your nation to global prominence? Trade, espionage, diplomacy?war? Whichever path you choose, you?ll experience the pulse pounding thrill and speed of real-time gaming combined with the epic scope and depth of turn-based stra...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: May 20, 2003
Developer:
- Big Huge Games
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
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