Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Big Huge Games & SkyBox Labs · Microsoft Studios
About the game
Join the over 2 million Rise of Nations fans. Master 6,000 years of history, from the Ancient Age to the Information Age. What forces will you wield to lead your nation to global prominence? Trade, espionage, diplomacy…war? Whichever path you choose, you’ll discover the pulse-pounding thrill and speed of real-time strategy gaming combined with the epic scope and depth of turn-based strategy games – brought together for the first time ever in Rise of Nations.
10/10 “Best real time strategy game ever” – MAXIMUM PC
93% “Big Huge Games delivers a sensational strategy game” – PC GAMER
89 METACRITIC.COM
PC Game of the Year
- Gamespot.com, 2003
Strategy Game of the Year
- Game-Revolution.com, 2003
- Gamespy.com, 2003
- TechTV, 2003
THE ENTIRE SPAN OF HUMAN HISTORY IS IN YOUR HANDS, IN THIS “GAME OF THE YEAR” WINNING FRANCHISE
The Extended Edition Includes:
- Rise of Nations Original
- Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots – The Expansion for the PC Game of the Year
Join the over 2 million Rise of Nations fans. Master 6,000 years of history, from the Ancient Age to the Information Age. What forces will you wield to lead your nation to global prominence? Trade, espionage, diplomacy…war? Whichever path you choose, you’ll discover the pulse-pounding thrill and speed of real-time strategy gaming combined with the epic scope and depth of turn-based strategy games – brought together for the first time ever in Rise of Nations.
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