

Rise of Nations 2003
Developed by Big Huge Games
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Fantasy, Historical
Combining the deep tactical elements of turn-based strategy games with the rapid gameplay of real-time strategy, Rise of Nations puts you in command of one of 18 civilizations over the course of thousands of years of history.
Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyFantasyHistoricalWarfaremodern warfareworld war ii - ww2helicopterhuntingmedievalfishinghorsemanagementbattleshipwaregyptsteamPC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
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Plot-driven, epic, earnest and grave.
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- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Big Huge Games
- Publisher
- Microsoft Game Studios
- Released
- May 20, 2003
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 8.7/10 from 196 ratings.
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