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

• BestSeller Series (Cendant / Havas / Vivendi Universal) releases
• Games that include map/level editor
• Impressions Games' City Building series
• Setting: Chinese
• Software Pyramide releases

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Critic Reviews

JeuxVideoPC.com	Jul 12, 2006	17 out of 20	85
GameSpy	Sep 21, 2002	85 out of 100	85
Joystick (French)	Oct, 2002	8 out of 10	80
GameWatcher / Strategy Informer	Aug 11, 2003	8 out of 10	80
PC Games (Germany)	Sep 23, 2002	79 out of 100	79
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Oct 16, 2002	79 out of 100	79
Game.EXE	Nov, 2002	3.9 out of 5	78
GameSpot	Sep 10, 2002	7.7 out of 10	77
PC Gamer UK	Dec, 2002	76 out of 100	76
Game Chronicles	Feb 01, 2003	6.8 out of 10	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)