Gaming News - February 2004
Redmond, WA (February 9, 2004) - Microsoft Game Studios today
announced that Rise of Nations is now available for an estimated retail price of
$29.95 (U.S.).
From Microsoft:
Now is the perfect time for gamers to pick up a game at an unbeatable price
that has won several major awards, including Game of the Year and Strategy Game
of the Year. The price drop comes hot on the heels of the recent announcement
that Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots is slated for a Spring '04 release,
and will allow gamers who haven't yet picked up the original to practice and
prepare for this expansion pack.
Microsoft and Big Huge Games will release the Thrones and Patriots expansion
pack this April. Thrones and Patriots adds a multitude of new features to Rise
of Nations, introducing six new nations, a wide variety of new single player
campaigns, more than 20 new units, new wonders and an innovative new Government
feature. With the new Government feature, any nation, old or new, can choose
exactly how to be governed, which has far-reaching effects on how units perform
in various situations. All-new single player campaigns will allow gamers to
control the course of history during historical events that changed the world.
Rise of Nations, the latest title from Big Huge Games Inc. founder Brian
Reynolds (designer of Civilization 2 and Alpha Centauri), combines the epic
scope of traditional turn-based strategy (TBS) games with the fast-paced action
of RTS games. The game allows players to create new cities, improve their city
infrastructure and expand national borders. Players have the option to win
through military might using everything from slingshots to cannons to stealth
bombers, corner the market on key commodities, and wheel and deal with a wide
variety of Nations. Unlike other historical RTS games, Rise of Nations allows
gamers to quickly play through eight historical epochs of time from the Ancient
Age to the Information age, covering 6,000 years of history. Gamers can play a
quick battle on any map as one of 18 nations, or play Conquer the World, the
unique blending of TBS and RTS gameplay. For more information about Rise of
Nations, visit the official site at
www.riseofnations.com.
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