Rise of Nations

Rise of Nations- Thrones - Patriots Expansion Pack

4 stars (Expansion value for kids) - Firstly, I have already reviewed Rise of Nations; it is excellent and the expansion pack makes it better. If you don't have either RON, or if $$ doesn't matter then go for Gold and get the best. However, my situation is that I bought the expansion pack as an 'extra' for my children (who love RoN) and for them this expansion pack was NOT good value. Other expansion packs we have bought (notably age of empires and age of empires II) have added to the game play in significant 'game changing' ways. The RoN expansion does have new nations and new unique units; as one reviewer says if you are a 'thinking man' these new subtleties are an interesting nut to crack. But if you are a 'thinking child' the differences are too subtle (or complex) to fully grasp. The senate is comprehensible; the distinctions between the different generals really isn't. The biggest disapointment was the campaigns. In age of kings each new campaign had introduced my children to a piece of history with which they became fascinated. RoN does have a good campaign system which I raved about before. However the expansion pack is really just the same thing with the countries relabeled. There are a couple of new tweaks but nothing in the campaigns themselves to render them as immersive as the AOK versions. All in all, the expansion pack makes a brilliant game better. But viewed as an expense almost equivalent to a new game, I cannot recommend this UNLESS you have a deep and thorough grasp of the underlying subtleties of the original version. 4 stars (Great game, the six campaigns need some work) - Ive played this game a lot over time and have found it to be a very fun game. Good battle graphics and realistic aspects to running your nation. However, the 6 newer campaigns have limited scenarios and are too simple. The normal campaign doesn't have enough regions to conquer. Despite these downsides, the campaign is still loads of fun, especially the new world and cold ...
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Rise Of Nations- Gold Mac

4 stars (Great game but not very innovative...) - It plays and looks much like Age of Empires. The reason that it's way better, however, is how far you can advance (in ages). Fighting modern warfare with tanks and missiles is very exciting. I also like the territory expansion; it's more thought out than in AOE. The population limit needs to be removed, though. It's way too easy to fill the pop. with citizens. 5 stars (From an old AOE fan) - Well, ever played Age of Empires? I bet a lot of you have. I have played it for a long time, and then, sadly, got bored of it. I needed another historical RTS game. Well, my friends, here it is, RON gold. This game, to me, is like AOE on steroids. Oh yeah, that guy that said it freezes up a lot, I have a G4 lappy and it works FINE, NO LAG on mine, there is probably a technical error on the game, or in your computer. Gameplay- 9/10 Basically like AOE gameplay, except with twists to it. Of course you build buildings, and create units, but more. 8 AGES, yes 8, all the way from the olden slingshot to the nuclear warheads of today! Also the unit production is much quicker, and more effecient for building up your grand army. Also each civilization doesn't have just one unique unit, but more than one, up to 5 i think, or 7, but quite a bit! Also there are RARE resources that you can get for economy and miltary bonus's suck as salt, cotton, wool, wine, and LOADS more! Graphics-10/10 Fabulous for creating small units like that, especially RTS games. The buildings are highly detailed. Sound-Surprisingly 10/10! In AOE it makes bad, cheap sounds, in here, the troops march, there's a sound, the swords, guns and all those battle sounds sound a lot more realistic, same with the people dying ( well the dying isn't really important). Many civilizations, such as the Incans, other Early American Tribes, French, other European civilizations, and even the good ol' Americans. This is a fabulous historical RTS with fabulous graphics, fierce ba...
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Rise of Nations

5 stars (Finally, a RTS game for the slow clickers out there....) - If you are a frustrated RTS gamer who is sick and tired of playing the uber-clickers out there who love to send an unstoppable army into your home base 40 seconds into the game, then this is the game for you. RoN is a game that actually makes it OK to focus on building a balanced civilization through the use of attrition damage and borders. Granted, folks have figured out how to rush in this game, but it is much more tricky, and much more risky. The game is certainly complex, but after getting through 6 or so games it starts to become much easier. There is a dizzying amount of unique civilizations to choose from. Each one has it's own unique units and unique civ powers. This adds to replay value of the game as you'll want to try out many civs to get a taste of their unique units and abilities. A ton has already been said about this game, so I'll cut this short. Bottom line - it's a defining RTS game. One other reviewer got it right when he said that it's a cross between Civilization and Age of Empires. That my friend is good company to be with! 4 stars (nothing different) - its microsoft another bid on rts after age of empires and age of myhtology.well the basics are all the same,but where u had arkantos and joan b4 now we have nations.well at first it looked like u just got to build a few cities,make an army and capture the enemy capital.but when u play it in the tough and medium mode,thats when u have to be on ur toes.when to attach,how many cities and where,ambushes,openfield battle,engaging the right units with the right enemy units.and last of the campaigns in which u have to capture the enemy's capital is so difficult that u destroy some army buildings,and u lost half ur army for that,and when u look around they have created the same buildings while i was destroying them at another site.well i still prefer age of mythology as microsoft's best product,but uniting the whole world und...
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Rise of Nations Gold

5 stars (The best pc game I've played) - This game is fantastic I really like all the different ages. It makes it so much more fun then just being in one particuler period of time. The Ages are Ancient(10,000BC-200BC)Classical(200BC-500AD) Medieval(500-1200)Gunpowder(1200-1650)Enlightenment(1650-1875)Industrial(1875-1930)Modern(1930-1980) and Information(1980-present). You can also fight with an extremely wide varitey of units, anywhere from phlanxs, archers, cavalry, javalineers, and catapults to infantry machine guns, bazookas, tanks, battleships,stealth bombers(one of my favorite), fighters and even (drumroll please)nukes and much more!! The game is a little complicated but not to complicated. Instead of just one source of money you have 6; food, wood, metal,wealth, knowledge, and sometimes oil. To get all of these things you'll need to build citizens and put them to work at farms mines etc. All of these used for different types of things. For example knowledge is used for age advancement and wood is used for buldings and units. The absolute best thing about the game is the different campaigns: Alexander the Great- 8/10 Try and take over the known world of the classical age including the Romans, Egyptions, Persians, and Indians. Also do the thing I most like about campaign the real historical battles. Napolian- 7/10 Try and take over Europe in the Enlightenment Age with Napolian and become emporor of a continent. Again do historical battles. The New World- 7/10 Try and take over North and South America in the gunpowder/enlightenment age as a Europian nation; English, Spanish etc. an Indian nation Iriquis, Aztecs, etc. or the Americans. The Cold War- 9/10 The best campaign. Be the Americans or Soviets in the modern/information age. Control The Nado and Warsaw Pacts. Purchase Nukes. Win an economic or war victory(although if the americans and soviets go to war there will be nuclear annilation)also conquer as much of world as you can. The Entire World- 5/10 Fun...
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