This game is fun and great. It has some violent battles but no blood. It has some history learn about and has a fun campaign to follow.
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Conquer the world with economic force and might.
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for Ages 13 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Rise of Nations was written by National Institute of Media and the Family
Parents need to know that although much of the game focuses on military conquest, it's presented in a somewhat historical context. The violence is always displayed in a non-gratuitous manner.
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- Families can talk about world history. Encourage kids to learn more about the countries they get to know in the game.
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What’s the Story?
For teens who like to imagine themselves as the sometime ruler of the world, RISE OF NATIONS provides a way to experiment with strategy. The player's goal is to guide one of 18 great nations through a campaign to take over the world.
Rise of Nations combines the turn-based play of a board game like Risk, with the on-the-move excitement of a Real Time Strategy (RTS) game. In RTS mode the play is continuous, as both the player and the opponent build up resources and strategically attack each other's cities to control territory.
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The game some educational potential, offering specialized units and traits for each nation and following a rough timeline of national development from ancient times to modern ages. These elements could spark a player's interest in a particular nation's history, but the game doesn't take advantage of this by explaining the historical significance between the special units and that particular nation. From an entertainment aspect, the game performs admirably with artificial intelligence that offers multiple levels of difficulty. Players can use a multi-player option to challenge friends.
Although battles are shown fully animated, the violence is tempered by the player only having a bird's eye view rather than being fully immersed. In the end, Rise of Nations is a good game; from an entertainment point of view it is excellent. However, a little more effort could have given players not only an entertaining time, but also an educational one.
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Released on 09/30/2003, price $49.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: T
ESRB rating: T
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- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Educational
good for young teens
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Great RTS
This is the greatest historical RTS on the market, and captures the distinct feels of the different cultures well. Recomended for both RTS and historical gaming fans.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
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THIS IS A GREAT GAME FOR ALL AGES. PLAYERS ACTUALLY LEARN FROM THIS GAME!! You learn about countries, cultute, economics, strategy, and more. Everyone should play this game! CSM overrates everything!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Wonderful!
This is a great game! Me, my cat (that's right,my cat),and my dad played this game. It would help boost imagination.
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