Developer: Big Huge Games
Developer: Big Huge Games
Developer: Big Huge Games
Publisher: Microsoft
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Strategy
Release Date: April 27, 2004 (US)
Release Date: April 27, 2004 (US)
Release Date: April 27, 2004 (US)
T for Teen: Blood and Gore, Violence
Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots

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Developer: Big Huge Games
Developer: Big Huge Games
Developer: Big Huge Games
Publisher: Microsoft
Publisher: Microsoft
Genre: Strategy
Release Date: April 27, 2004 (US)
Release Date: April 27, 2004 (US)
Release Date: April 27, 2004 (US)
T for Teen: Blood and Gore, Violence
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Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots

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The expansion pack for our RTS of the year doesn't bother with a central theme -- opting instead to just add more cool new stuff. Read Review

Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots, the expansion pack to the critically acclaimed, best-selling real-time strategy (RTS) game Rise of Nations, adds a barrage of new features to the original game. Combining the epic scope of traditional turn-based strategy games with the fast-paced action of RTS games, Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots enables players to explore 6,000 years of history as they amass powerful armies, build prosperous economies and perform acts of diplomacy. Thrones and Patriots introduces six new nations, four unique single-player campaigns, more than 20 original units, new wonders and new government types. Unlike other historical RTS games, the Rise of Nations franchise allows gamers to quickly play through eight historical epochs of time from the Ancient Age to the Information Age.


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Kimmich Leaves MGS for Day 1

PC Features | Jul 7, 2004

Day 1 Studios, creators of MechAssault and MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf for the Xbox, today announced that Jon Kimmich has joined the company as Producer and Director of Business Development. Kimmich's 15+ years spent at Microsoft Game Studios&153; (MGS) have given him a deep understanding of both the creative and business sides of game development. At Day 1, one of Kimmich's first and key responsibilities will be to leverage his proven track record in selecting and cultivating successful game franchises to lead a Day 1 development team in the creation of a next generation console title. Read More »

Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots

PC Reviews | May 7, 2004

Expansion packs are often built around themes. Sometimes it's a series of campaigns on a particular subject or a bunch of new units or perhaps an entire new race. Thrones & Patriots, on the other hand, doesn't bother with any of that nonsense. It appears the team at Big Huge Games looked at the original Rise of Nations and decided that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. They just threw a whole bunch of new stuff into the game, including new civilizations, new campaigns, and some new gameplay mechanics. In lesser hands, that could have turned into a random mishmash of unbalanced "features" that messed up a perfectly wonderful game. Thrones & Patriots, though, is a wonderful, well-integrated collection of additions that makes an incredible game even better. Read More »

RoN: Thrones and Patriots Released

PC News | Apr 28, 2004

Big Huge Games' expansion hits the street. Read More »

RoN: Thrones and Patriots Trial

PC News | Apr 23, 2004

Get a taste of Big Huge Games' upcoming RTS expansion. Read More »

Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots - Persians and Indians

PC News | Apr 15, 2004

Thrones and Patriots, the hotly anticipated expansion pack for GameSpy's RTS of the year, Rise of Nations, is designed to be much more than just that. In our two previous designer diaries, the Rise of Nations team discussed the ways in which four of the game's six new countries will fundamentally alter the way the game is played with their remarkable new abilities and advantages. Read More »

Editions

Also known as: Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots

Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots (PC)

Release Region: United States
Release Date: April 27, 2004
Publisher: Microsoft

ESRB T for Teen Blood and Gore, Violence

Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots (PC)

Release Region: Japan
Release Date: June 10, 2004
Publisher: Microsoft

Expansion pack for:
Rise of Nations (PC)

Specifications

Minimum Requirements

P500MHz
128MB RAM
16MB video card
Rise of Nations

Recommended Requirements

P1GHz
256MB RAM
32MB video card

For more info on these technical requirements and features, please view GameSpy's Specs FAQ.

Features

  • Cross genre gameplay - Real time strategy games give you the thrill of racing against time; turn-based strategy games give you the depth of centuries of history. Rise of Nations gives you both. The mysteries of ancient philosophy and the Wonders of the world are at your disposal in your campaign to dominate the world.
  • Zooming scale - Track the progress of enormous campaigns or isolated skirmishes; monitor individual camps and workers or survey sprawling territories. You change the view of the game to stay abreast of everything under your command. As your nation grows, national borders stay clearly defined so you can focus on nation building.
  • Streamlined Fast Paced Multiplayer - Challenge other players on the Internet or over a LAN. Gather up to 8 players per game. In-game matchmaking lets you pick up games online against others waiting for foes.
  • Research more than 50 different technologies - Accrue Knowledge and gain the advantages of new technologies through 8 defined epochs of history.
  • Lead one of 18 Historical Nations - Each of the 18 Nations boasts special units unique to them, and each nation benefits from particular attributes that give them distinct advantages in battle or another aspect of the game. Nations include Aztec, Bantu, British, Chinese, Eqyptians, French, German, Greek, Inca, Japanese, Koreans, Maya, Mongols, Nubians, Romans, Russians, Spanish and Turks, and all change distinctively through the passage of time.
  • Conquer the World Campaign - This unique single player campaign lets you take over the world one territory at a time. Victory in each territory gives you tribute, special resources, or bonus powers to attack a strong enemy.
  • 32 Rare Resources - Gather rare resources to earn extra bonuses. Rare resources include: Salt, Amber, Sulpher, Coal, Whales, Dye, Diamonds, Sugar and Uranium.
  • Never depleting resources - The basic resources in the game (Food, Timber, Metal and Oil) never deplete once you start to gather them.
  • Smart Citizens - No need to micro-manage your citizens. If citizens are idle for a few seconds they will automatically start collecting resources and/or help build buildings. If you like to micro-manage your citizens, simply turn off this option.
  • Learn to play - 6 tutorials for beginning to experienced strategy gamers allow you to learn at whichever speed is most appropriate.
  • In-depth game features - National Borders, Flank Attacks, Generals, Spies and much more create a truly strategic game experience.
  • Multiple victory conditions - Brute force can and does bring you total victory, but you can choose how you want to take over the world by setting victory conditions to your liking. Make raw power the only condition for success, or choose another strategy like espionage, diplomacy, technology races, territory expansion, or others. You can also set multiple conditions simultaneously and defeat opponents using strategies completely different from your own.