Rise of Nations
This certainly is one Big Huge and actually rather good Game...
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The units themselves are nothing ground breaking, and utilize a slightly more in-depth version of Rock-Scissors-Paper strategy. Light Infantry counter heavy Infantry which counters Cavalry which counters light Infantry. On the surface, one might think that this level of simplicity would hinder the depth of gameplay, but instead makes for elegant game balancing. Left to their own devices, a balanced army consisting of all of the above units will overcome an army that consisted mainly of, say.. cavalry. I say left to their own devices because all too often, as you would expect from a real-time title, if you focus too much on the small unit battles, you lose sight of the "bigger picture".
However, if you have the time, tactical management of your troops will give you an edge in the skirmishes and big battles. Like I said... elegant.
The interface in RoN is first-class and very easy to get to grips with. Again, the mouse-over help is informative and totally makes up for the slightly skimpy manual. This combination allows players to swiftly get their teeth into managing their empires as they race to gain an edge in military strength and research into new technologies. On the subject of technology, you will find my only gripe at RoN... well, perhaps, gripe is too strong.. how about "gripette". In several of the games on the easier setting I was quite far ahead of the computer in terms of military technology, and in one naval engagement took on the enemies fleet with Submarines vs. Gunpowder Age Sloops, as a result you can imagine my surprise when my submarines were being sunk by cannon balls! However, I can understand a certain amount of license in the name of game balance, and on the whole, it doesn't detract nearly as much from the enjoyment of the game as you might think.
One concept familiar to most RTS games is the construction of walls - you will not find this in RoN. Instead, the development team has added "attrition" damage to unsupported units entering enemy territory. This may at first take RTS veterans by surprise, but after seeing the potential, I hope you will agree that it makes for more realistic gameplay (and those damn walls are a royal pain in the patootie anyhow).
Another nice departure from standard RTS fayre is the way civilians and resources are managed. If your citizens stand idle for too long (and you can customize the delay) they will actually go looking for work. In addition, resources do not deplete, meaning you can concentrate on the more entertaining elements of strategy. To counter a huge unbalance of over collecting resources, BHG introduce a commerce cap which will put a ceiling on the amount of resources you can effectively create.
The graphics are not breathtaking, but the individual unit animation is fantastic, from the Citizens working in the lumberyards working with hand saws and progressing to chain saws as the ages tick by, to the musketeers loading kneeling and firing... it's very well done indeed. And the nuclear blasts manage to capture your attention from the black-white flash to the shockwave devastating the surrounding area, units blown away as they disintegrate. Awesome stuff.
Multiplayer is handled via in-game menus linking the player to the Gamespy matchmaking service. Multiplayer is terrific, and the lag is minimal provided the human opponents have a satisfactory connection.
On the whole, Rise of Nations blew me away both in terms of concept and execution, very little areas for improvement remain. There is vast amounts of replayability and while I am writing this review, I'm forcing myself not to load up for "just one quick battle".
The demo is available for free download on the RoN homepage, and goes a long way to show you some of this games potential, but, gentle reader, if you like the demo... you will adore the full version. Rise of Nations will appeal to hardcore strategists and the real-time strategy fans who might have felt this genre has gone stale. This title, through elegantly combining tried and true concepts from many who came before, has managed to make the RTS genre seem fresh once more.
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I actually was very comfortable with the feel of AoE. AoE, back in its day, was a solid title, and that helped me settle into it well.
But agree totally with you on the Campaign front... makes a very nice change from previous offerings.
It has so many great little touches, this game. Every sensible RTS convention is here, plus nice useful additions.
Like the way drag-box selection doesn't mix military units and workers, so if you need to grab a fighting squad at a moments notice you don't have to worry about stray civilians ending up in battle.
Or the automatic unit management for idle workers.
Just great design, through and through. It deserves to sell well, and I hope it does.
I have been playing RTS games for a very long time...Dune(the original Westwood Game). Not since then have I ancountered a game that I have enjoyed so much. This game has been the only thing I have played since its release.....and I haven't payeed a game like that since......warcraft.
A truly great game.
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I for one enjoy the challenge of Rise of Nations. but for all the years I have played, the computer AI has gotten easy to beat, even on toughest. The computer needs to be given the ability to think. instead of just being agressive.and we also need more unique units, and nations, in order to maintain the games popularity.
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