Rise of Nations Thrones and Patriots Computer Game

Pros: Conquer the world campaigns with great details and challenges, new units.

Cons: Need a fairly new computer to handle the large maps and battles.

The Bottom Line: Good RTS. One of the VERY FEW add-ons that I think was totally worth the money. You won't be disappointed, until you try a boneheaded one unit army rush :)

Review: I bought Rise of Nations from Microsoft several months ago and while it was a good game, I found my interest in it beginning to lessen. I then heard the Thrones and Patriots expansion was out. I read all the reviews I could and while it sounded good, I ...

Pros: Six new civilizations, a new government system, expanded conquer the world

Cons: No graphical enhancements, few sound enhancements, little enhancements to existing civilizations

The Bottom Line: A must-by expansion to an already great RTS, Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots adds plenty.

Review: Gameplay: 9 Graphics: 7 Sound: 7.5 Balance: 9.5 Longevity: 8.5 Overall: 8.3 The release of Rise of Nations in April 2003 marked a transition for the RTS genre. Many would feel that this transition was for the better upon the games release, and ...

Pros:

Unique take on the RTS genre

Single-player mode is a blast

Cons:

Still a basic RTS at it's core

Single-player mode is long

The Bottom Line: If you love real-time strategy, you'd be doing yourself a favor to grab this.

Review: (NOTE: As I received both the main game and the expansion at the same time, this review handles them as a single entity) I've been a fan of Real Time Strategy games since I could first click a mouse, but the latest offerings by all the 'big names' in ...