Rise of Nations

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Summary: I AM A VETERAN RISE OF NATIONS ONLINE PLAYER!
Review: 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 of getting this game you should consider online play as the best. i always play in any of my online games and they are fun. If u read my review and get the game and go online and u see Nemesis Immortal or ISC_Will_02 say hello and tell him that you read this review.

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Summary: I am a RTS gamer, and I love this game
Review: 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 the reasons that I think this game is so great. (They arn't in any specific order)

1. This game, unlike many RTS games, is not so hard that you get fed up and stop playing and not so easy that you get bored. Many RTS games I have come across are too hard or two easy, making them seem like a waste of time. This game isn't like that.

2. I think that the way the research system is set up is very simple. There are 4 catagories of advancment in the game. All of the advancments you can research in the game fall into one of those four catagories. The 4 catagories are: Military, Civics, Commerce, and Science. You advance the four catagories at a builidng called the library. You have to advance the entire catagorie at the library before you can make specific advancments at buildings such as the lumbermill. The catagories of advancment are color coded, making it easy to tell which catagorie an advancment falls under.

3. The units/nations are fun to play with. Each nation (there are 18) has 1-3 units that are only usable by that nation. The unique unit usaualy replaces a unit similair to it, but the unique unit is slightly better than the one it replaces. Each nation also has a list of statistical advantages. (for example: a nation might have the advantage of collecting wood 70% faster)

4. I love how the citizens will give themselfs a job if one is available. If you havn't assigned a job to a citizen after 20 seconds or so they will begin to harvest at a resourse that can take new workers. This lets you give the order to make citizens, and then move on to another area of the map. The military units also are very efficient, and don't have to be told to attack.

If you want to find out more, the official website is very well built. That is were I found the Demo. The address is www.riseofnations.com