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 spelling (traditional)
  • "国家的崛起" -- Chinese spelling (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
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 (680) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 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

The Press Says

GamerDad Jul 23, 2003 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Netjak Jun 26, 2003 9.3 out of 10 93
Strategy Informer Aug 12, 2003 9.2 out of 10 92
Eurogamer.net (UK) Jun 27, 2003 9 out of 10 90
GameStar (Germany) Jun, 2003 87 out of 100 87
PC Action Jun 13, 2003 84 out of 100 84
Click! Sep, 2003 5 out of 6 83
IGN May 21, 2003 8.2 out of 10 82
1UP May 09, 2004 8 out of 10 80
PC Zone Benelux Jun, 2003 74 out of 100 74

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Trivia

Awards

  • Computer Games Magazine
    • March 2004 - #5 Game of the Year
  • GameSpy
    • 2003 – #7 PC Game of the Year
    • 2003 – PC RTS Game of the Year
  • PC Gamer
    • April 2005 - #36 in the "50 Best Games of All Time" list



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

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