Rise Of Nations
Rise of Nations Rise of Nations is a real-time strategy computer game. It is developed by Big Huge Games and published by Microsoft on May 20, 2003 . The development of the game was led by veteran Brian Reynolds , of Civilization II and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri . Concepts taken from turn-based strategy games have been added into the game—including territories and attrition warfare. Rise of Nations features 18 civilizations, playable through 8 ages of world history. On April 28, 2004 , Big Huge Games released Rise of Nations : Thrones and Patriots , an expansion pack. Later that year, a Gold edition of Rise of Nations was released, which included both the original and the expansion. In May 2006, Big Huge Games released Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends , a fantasy-themed spin-off with similar mechanics and style. Rise of Nations is an historical real-time strategy game which combines the epic scope of traditional turn-based strategy ( TBS ) games with the fast...