Time for another RTS to educate you about.
Quite a while ago I was online looking for a RTS [since at the time I never had one] and I came across this game BUT at the time my computer was too weak for it so I got Age of Mythology. So when I upgraded my computer this was, by far, one of the first games I wanted to get; so here I am now reviewing it.
Unlike all the previous RTS’s I’ve played or seen, this game has no storyline. Instead you just grab a country and try to wipe out everybody else [Yay!]. So this game is pretty much all gameplay, so let’s get started on that. The gameplay is typical RTS; select units, tell them where to go and what to do, blow up buildings, build buildings, instantly create citizens [Cloning?], and last but not least, march an gigantic army that comprises 75% of you population into a completely innocent village just because you feel like it. There’s not much that sepeartes it from other RTS’s in it’s gameplay since you still research, collect resources, and create units exactly the same, but this game has one thing a lot of the others are missing, simplicity. This game is very simple to pick up and play; no insane amount of units, and no strange research trees and all that kind of stuff. A hardcore RTS player may not stay on this game very long, because of it’s simplicity, but people coming into the genre will love this game compared to other RTS’s. There’s a conquer the world campiagn that combines table-top games such as Axis & Allies and all the RTS battles that this game can fit into 6 continents [Sorry, Antartica, nearly unpopulated continents don't count]. Also, the multiplayer is just like every other RTS.
The graphics are great for the time this game came out, but are mediocre in comparision to newly released beasts like Command & Conquer 4. The music is absolutely great and no matter how much you play it, you probably won’t have the urge to turn on Windows Media Player. The sound is also great and it never becomes tiring, and best of all, there’s no annoying lines everytime you select a unit.
Overall, This game is great for someone coming into this genre and maybe for some casual gamers, but hardcore RTS fans MIGHT become after a while. I give Rise of Nations a 7.5 out of 10.
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