Windows

The Rise & Rule of Ancient Empires

Overall, this isn't the best sim out there. It plodded along, and needs some improvements. Civilization still remains the king. If you have the patience of God, then give it a shot, otherwise . . .

Als je niet veel ziet in strategiespellen laat je Rise & Rule best links liggen. Maar voor "die-hard" strategie fanaten is Rise & Rule zeker geen miskoop. Na een tijdje begin je 's nachts wakker te worden met de onweerstaanbare drang om snel nog een ander theorietje uit te proberen. Zo hoort het. Als je dan de kleine vervelende kanten erbij neemt dan kan je er maanden mee vullen.

Openly taking on Civilization 2 (Civ 2), the folks at Impressions have taken loads of interesting cultural information, fantastic sound and graphics, and full network support and combined them in a title that is full of atmosphere and life, but slightly lacking in its strategy content.

Weshalb sich jemand Ancient Empires kaufen sollte, wenn doch Civilization 2 so viel durchdachter, gehaltvoller und abwechslungsreicher ist? Als einziges Argument fiele mir der Mehrspielermodus ein, bei dem man immerhin auf richtige Gegner trifft. Als Solospiel sind mir die Alten Reiche zu langweilig.

This game is recommended for those who are lonely enough to spend hours dwelling in front of a computer trying to figure out why Sierra would chance losing its reputation for good games. Others who should play this game are those that suffer from insomnia; this may be the cure. Personally, the only reason I found myself playing this game so intently was to find the true meaning behind Sierra's less-than-par attempt at a strategic game.