Rise & Fall: Civilizations At War

by Midway

Product Features

• Build a civilization from the ground up; for 1 to 8 players
• Play as a legendary hero-god of the ancient world in this exciting game
• Command 1 of the 4 mightiest empires the world has ever known
• Fight alongside your troops in the revolutionary Hero Command mode
• Wield a superhuman combination of leadership and fighting abilities

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BT1BUS
• Item Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: July 7, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,493 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Alexander. Achilles. Sargon. Nebuchadnezzar. Ramses. Cleopatra. Caesar. As a legendary hero-god of the ancient world, you will command one of the four mightiest empires the world has ever known, building your civilization from the ground up. But as only the best rulers can, you will fight alongside your troops in the revolutionary Hero Command mode, wielding a superhuman combination of leadership and fighting abilities, turning the tide of battle and bringing you eternal fame.

In Rise & Fall, players assume the role of one of history’s greatest heroes and build a civilization from the ground up. Amass enough glory, and Rise & Fall lets the player fight alongside his troops in Hero Command mode, laying waste to carefully prepared enemy plans, formations, and fortifications with an almost supernatural combination of leadership and martial skill.

Product Description

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is a detailed real-time strategy game that lets players completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world: Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Persia. Rise & Fall allows players to fight alongside their troops as one of history's eight greatest heroes, and bring victory to their nation on the battlefield.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars StarForce!!!, June 19, 2006

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PC Gamer (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Rise & Fall: Civilizations At War (DVD-ROM)

This game has StarForce copy protection, which is software that you do NOT want on your computer. Reportedly, it replaces your CD and/or DVD drivers, and often causes extreme hardware and software problems. I've been a victim of the software problems, it basically crippled my very expensive SCSI scanners and it was extremely difficult to figure out what was doing it. It could be the best game that's ever been produced, but anyone who's had the StarForce experience is going to steer clear. I don't know why a company would knowingly try to sell you software that is known to cause so many problems, it's downright malicious.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Game Doesn't Run, October 28, 2006

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F.J. Witherspoon (Allentown, PA USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Rise & Fall: Civilizations At War (DVD-ROM)

Just got done installing the game, which took about 30 minutes. Running a Pentium D 3.0Ghz, 2GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce 6800 system with Windows Vista and the game doesn't work at all. Tried running in XP compatibility mode. No such luck.

I even had to install their malicious and infamous StarForce Protection Software - for what? Not only does this game not run, it locks up my system. Don't waste your money paying for this garbage. This is the first and last time I'll buy a Midway game. They clearly have no idea what they're doing.

Pros: None
Cons: Doesn't work. Locks up Windows

30 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This game has software that can harm your computer., June 27, 2006

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Epicles - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Rise & Fall: Civilizations At War (DVD-ROM)

Starforce is a copy protection program that can harm your computer. It eats up CPU power, and causes slow downs. This cannot be removed. Stay away from this.