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System Requirements:
500 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM, 800 MB Hard disk space, 16 MB GPU, Windows 98
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Features:
Lead one of 24 highly diverse nations: With the Gold Edition, players can l ead one of 24 nations--in the single player campaigns or on a multiplayer battl efield. Each nation has its own distinctive national powers and special units.
Engage in five single player campaigns and over 130 scenarios: Non-linear, single-player campaigns based on historical epochs will keep players busy as th ey plan their moves on the strategic outer map and play out battles in over 130 scenarios. Campaigns include Alexander the Great, Napoleon, the New World, Col d War, and the ultimate challenge: the Entire World.
Command over 240 different units: players can lead their armies to fight on land, sea, or in the air with everything from slingers, musketeers, tanks, mas sive Persian War elephants, aircraft carriers, and nuclear missiles.
In-depth game experience: Gamers will be able to create a truly strategic g ame experience by using national borders, flank attacks, spies, and generals. I n addition, as a nation advances through the ages, players can decide between s ix different government types, from socialism to capitalism, despotism to repub lic, each government type has a different power that allows players to customiz e their nations and open up new tactics and strategic possibilities. A unique P atriot unit is available with each government type, bringing a variety of power s to the battlefield.
Cross-genre gameplay: Combining the speed of real-time gaming with the epic scope of turn-based strategy games, Rise of Nations: Gold Edition allow s players to have a fast and fun experience with the option to complete a game in less than an hour. The games epic scope moves through eight historical epoch s, tying together the mysteries of ancient philosophy and the wonders of the wo rld.
Multiple ways to achieve victory: Players succeed through nonmilitary and q uasi-military strategies including espionage, political maneuvering, technology races, and population growth. Players can also choose to win through military action.
Streamlined multiplayer: challenge up to eight players on the Internet or v ia local area network, including in-game matchmaking.
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