Gaming News - April 2004
Redmond, WA (April 14, 2004) - Microsoft Game Studios today announced
that Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots has gone gold and is scheduled to
ship to stores on April 27 for an estimated retail price of $29.95.
From Microsoft:
Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots, the expansion pack to the critically
acclaimed, best-selling real-time strategy (RTS) game Rise of Nations, adds a
barrage of new features to the original game. Combining the epic scope of
traditional turn-based strategy games with the fast-paced action of RTS games,
Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots enables players to explore 6,000 years of
history as they amass powerful armies, build prosperous economies and perform
acts of diplomacy.
Developed by Brian Reynolds and Big Huge Games, Thrones and Patriots adds the
Americans, Persians and four other new nations; as well as four new historical
single player campaigns, including Napoleon and the Cold War. The expansion adds
more than 20 new units, such as massive Persian war elephants and US Marines.
Players will also be able to build new strategic wonders and create governments
for their nation. After creating a government, any nation, old or new, can
choose exactly how to be governed, which has far-reaching effects on how units
perform in various situations. The all-new single player campaigns will allow
gamers to control the course of history during historical events that changed
the world. For more information about Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots,
please visit the official site at http://www.microsoft.com/games/thronesandpatriots/.
The original Rise of Nations has won several major awards, including Game of the
Year and Strategy Game of the Year, and is available wherever games are sold for
$29.95 (U.S.). Rise of Nations combines the epic scope of turn-based strategy
games with the fast-paced action of RTS games. In Rise of Nations, players build
a city and then improve its infrastructure, create new cities and expand
national borders. Gamers have the option to win through military might, using
everything from slingshots and cannons to stealth bombers, or they can corner
the market on key commodities as they wheel and deal with a wide variety of
nations. Unlike other historical RTS games, Rise of Nations allows gamers to
quickly play through history, from early civilization to the modern age.
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