Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom (Windows)

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Description

Emperor: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom is a game about politics, trade, and city design in ancient China. In Emperor, players progress through 3000 years of Chinese history, facing ever-changing economic, military, and diplomatic challenges as each Chinese dynasty waxes and wanes.

This game is similar to Caesar III or Pharaoh and is the sixth full game in the Impressions City Building Series. Gameplay is centered around laying out a city in the best possible manner. For instance, all houses will need access to a market and a water source but also to entertainment and religious structures as well. The game begins easily and walks you through all the needs of a city. Later scenarios add requirements such as building a large structure or defending the city against an attack.

Unlike other games in the city building series, Emperor adds multiplayer play and an engine that supports more detailed graphics.

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Alternate Titles

• "龙之崛起" -- Simplified Chinese spelling
• "RotMK" -- Common abbreviation
• "Emperor: La Nascita dell'Impero Cinese" -- Italian title
• "Empereur: L'Empire du Milieu" -- French title
• "Emperador: El nacimiento de China" -- Spanish title
• "Der erste Kaiser: Aufstieg des Reichs der Mitte" -- German title
• "Cesarz: Narodziny Państwa Środka" -- Polish title

Part of the Following Groups

• Games that include map/level editor
• Impressions Games' City Building series
• Setting: Chinese
• Software Pyramide releases

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Critic Reviews

GameZone	Sep 10, 2002	9.3 out of 10	93
IGN	Sep 10, 2002	8.8 out of 10	88
GameSpy	Sep 21, 2002	85 out of 100	85
CyberMycha	Feb, 2003		83
PCActu	Nov 25, 2002	8 out of 10	80
PC Games (Germany)	Sep 23, 2002	79 out of 100	79
GameCola.net	Jun 01, 2006	7.3 out of 10	73
PC Gamer	Nov, 2002	72 out of 100	72
Gamesmania.de	Oct 24, 2002	70 out of 100	70
ActionTrip	Oct 11, 2002	68 out of 100	68

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Error / Unable to Uninstall (HELP)	1	Roro Roro Jul 17, 2009

Trivia

Server shutdown

The official Sierra game servers were shut down on 1st November 2008.

Related Web Sites

• Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom (official website)
• Emperor Heaven (HeavenGames Emperor Website)
• Emperor : Rise of the Middle Kingdom (Official Sierra Emperor Site)