86
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.9
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Rise of Nations is a real-time strategy game which covers a long period of time, from the early stone age up to the modern-day technology.

The game offers many unique features that you can not find in other RTS games, such as: National Borders, Rare Resources, "Conquer the World" risk-like campaign, Citizens can occupy themselves, 18 Historical Nations (with unique powers/units), Multiple victory conditions, and many more. Also, a multi-player mode is included and offers a ranking system.

Alternate Titles

  • "王國的興起" -- Chinese title (traditional)
  • "国家的崛起" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "RON" -- Common abbreviation

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User Reviews

More like Empire earth meets Civilization..... James Kirk (159) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
The first "RTS" game to actually reward strategy rather than tactics, and the first to really capture the grand feel of a Civ-style game weregamer (157) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Age of Empires meets Civilization…FINALLY! BJ Hoskins (10) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
The next-generation RTS Cabeza2000 Bronze Star Contributing Member (676) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars

The Press Says

Gamers Europe Jun 16, 2003 9.5 out of 10 95
GameZone May 12, 2003 9.5 out of 10 95
Fragland.net Jun 11, 2003 94 out of 100 94
ActionTrip May 20, 2003 90 out of 100 90
Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) Jun 21, 2003 90 out of 100 90
GameSpy May, 2003 90 out of 100 90
GameStar (Germany) Jun, 2003 87 out of 100 87
Joystick Jun, 2003 8 out of 10 80
1UP May 09, 2004 8 out of 10 80
Withingames May 20, 2003 3 out of 5 60

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Trivia

Rise of Nations was named #5 Game of the Year in the “Best of 2003” Awards in Computer Games Magazine (March 2004 issue).


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Frederic Hutow (15) on May 18, 2003.
 

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