Rise of Nations

Publisher: Microsoft
Features:

Historical real time strategy game; battle from the Ancient Age to the Information Age
Cross genre gameplay combines pulse-pounding real-time gaming with the epic scope of turn-based strategy games
Zooming scale lets you zoom from a strategic territorial view to a close-up look at individual units
Win with non-military strategies including espionage, diplomacy, technology races and territory expansion, or simply obliterate your enemies
Multiplayer mode is accelerated to let you quickly accumulate resources and move up through the ages

Number of Reviews:
I am a big fan of strategy games and have devoted untold hours of my life to real-time strategy (RTS) titles such as the Age of Empires series. However, Rise of Nations is unquestionably the best such game that I have played so far. It is really not... more

This game is awesome!!!
Opinions on these games vary, but that is what reviewing is all about. I think one reason for this is the type of game an individual prefers. In an RTS, there is typically a couple of different basic strategies:

1) The Rush
Players... more

Worth getting
RON is a fun game that I played for over 2 months (not everyday of course). If you like Command & Conquer or Lords of the Realm, you should like this game. They have similar fighting scenarios and I like these type of games. I prefer C&C, as far as... more

A good progression from Age of Kings II
My two eldest (9 & 7) were addicted to Age of Kings so I got them this for a birthday. Age of Kings has not been used since. The key advantages of this game over AOK are:

a) Much less micro-management. The kids often played AOK in deathmatch... more

a Video Game with out the Repetitive Boring Work Involved
The best part about this game is that the programmers took out a lot of the repetitive work you will usually find in this type of game. For instance... the workers will automatically gather supplies or build buildings, your troops will line up efficiently... more

Good But with some Problems
This is probably the best computer game I've played! The coolest part of the game is probably how you start out with swords, and how you will end with rocket launchers and nuclear missles. You can play either a quick game (an ordenary game) or conquer... more

Bye, Bye Age of Empires Hello Rise of Nations
Start in the ancient age and advance seven ages to the information age.

Collecting resources, building buildings, creating an army. Marching through different maps going to conquer other nations. Starting with swingers going to assult riffle... more

I AM A VETERAN RISE OF NATIONS ONLINE PLAYER!
I have to say the first time i recieved rise of nations i did not get the concept of making an empire with armies and the collection of resources through historical significant features.
I have played online for along time and if u are thinking... more

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I love RTS games. My all time favorite is AOE II, but I have half a dozen others and have played through twice that many. Rise of Nations is a great game. I do have to admit that i have only played the demo. (Waiting for Christmas!!) Here are four of... more

Best RTS game ever made!
I don't even know where to begin with how much this game surpasses all the other RTS games I've played. The only drawback I found in the game is the AI on easier skill levels and how they don't help you when you're in trouble. Other than that, you've... more

AOE, with a few twists
Rise of Nations plays a whole lot like another Microsoft title- Age of Empires, and those familiar with that game will likely have little or no time spent adjusting to this one. However, there are quite a few differences that are noteworthy:
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Amazing!
RON, probably the best game ive played in a while. Combining so many things its almost insane, RON gives you so many options and choices. Rush or Wait? Aid or Protect? Attack or save up? Always more questions to be asked. Cant wait for the expansion!more

Risk on steroids
Everything I love about Empire Earth is here, plus some. The graphics are not as great as some of the newer games, and if you play too many characters (people or bots) on the larger maps, it can sometimes slow down the play, but overall this game is fantastic.... more

Tjaka, South Africa
This review is meant for the developers of this game and shall not be of much use for somebody who doesn't know this game. This is a toy, not a hobby. It's a very nice toy. When I played toy real time war games like "Age of Empires" and "Empire Earth"... more

Needs a little nip n' tuck.
I bought this game because I played Age of Empires I & II and the expansions, as well as Age of Mythology (and Titans), and was hoping for something new; something different.

It's different, but hardly new.
The look and feel of Age... more

Awesome!!!
This game is simply put the best RTS I have ever played in my entire life!!! I wuz expecting it to be just another one of those RTS games but it is such an awesome game!!! It's an RTS with a Turn-Based twist. I had recently bought Medieval Total War... more

It may be a great online expeirence but SP doesn't appeal!
So Rise of Nations, a real time strategy game which in my opinion is more of a militaristic game than most. One of the main problems about Rise of Nations is its length. It took me 3 days playing it to beat the game and I have no appeal to replay this... more

Great game but not as good as Age of Empires
This is a good edition to aoe but not the best this game is way easier to beat then aoe and this game gets boring real fast and aoe never gets boring also this game has a TON of buggs in it even good computers wont play it well!

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