Rise & Fall: Civilizations At War DVD-Rom

by Midway

Product Features

• Choose from four of the ancient world's mightiest empires - Greece, Persia, Egypt or Rome
• Engage in awe-inspiring feats of heroism by joining troops during epic fights in third-person perspective, and personally turn the tide of battle!
• Control one of eight unique Heroes including Julius Caesar, Germanicus Caesar, Cleopatra, Ramses the Great, Nebuchadnezzar, Sargon, Achilles and Alexander the Great, each with their own unique abilities and weapons.
• Enlist more than 80 unique units, including footmen, archers, cavalry, siege units and massive triremes.
• Use realistically-scaled siege towers, ladders, and battering rams to annihilate city defenses and clear the way for ground forces.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GAOPAU
• Item Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: July 7, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,130 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #11 in Software > Graphics > Home Publishing
  • #25 in Video Games > PC Games > Strategy > Real-Time
  • #44 in Software > Home & Hobbies

Product Description

Empires rise and fall.  But heroes live forever.

Product Information

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is a thrillingreal-time strategy game that places you in command of the ancient world's greatest armies.  From the dusty battlefields of Persia to massive naval engagements on the Mediterranean, you guide your Civilization on its path to worlddomination.  Only you can lead them to victory.

There are two single-player campaigns in Rise & Fall, along with skirmish and multiplayer modes.  If you've played any other major RTS game, you'll be able to quickly pick up andplay Rise & Fall.  During the course of the game, you'll gather Wood and Gold, accumulate Glory, build and expand cities, engage your enemies in death-defying combat, and unlock new technologies that enhance your ability to wage war.

Choose your side in multiplayer - play online on 24 maps designed for grand-scale battles with up to 8 players at a time!  Fight on the battlefields and seas of the ancient world as one of 8 heroes, each with unique attributes and skills! Design your own maps with the included editing tools and bring to life your own epic legend!

Wield the weapons of the mightiest warrior-heroes, command an army on the field, sail an armada to enemy lands, and battle alongside your troops andsecure your place in history!


Product Highlights

Hero Command:  Your ultimate super weapon, Hero Command lets you take direct control of your Hero from a third-person perspective for short periods oftime.  While in Hero Command, your Hero is capable of performing astonishing acts of battlefield heroism and can defeat hundreds of enemy soldiers within a short period of time.

Naval Battles: A powerful navy was an importantpart of an ancient civilization's war machine, a

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars MEDIOCRE RTS - DEFINITELY *NOT* WORTH THE StarForce RISK, November 18, 2007

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NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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

I knew this one sported StarForce (thanks to Amazon Reviewers with brass ones - and not intimidated by the gaming industry hyenas); yet, I found it in a electronics megamarket bin for $3 and could not resist. (Goes to show what the value of ridiculously "protected" games becomes in less than a year).

StarForce aside (and after subtracting 2 stars for its intrusive risk to our systems), this RTS seems undecided as to what it aimed for.

Trying to combine strategy with action is not new, WARCRAFT 3 (for one) did it much better. You have your hero (Alexander or Cleopatra) and then you build up your army to complete the corresponding campaign.

You build your base and your workers gather wood and gold. When strong enough you go (or get thrown) into battle - to earn the third resource: glory. All three are needed to advance to the next eras.

The graphics can be adequately good if run on high settings; low settings are pretty disappointing. The units are well designed though, and their movements and spilled blood give a realistic taste.

The controls will take you some time to get used to as, not only do they take up quite a chunk of the screen, but are temperamental in responding as well. Selecting units, especially in the heat of the battle, can be tricky too, as more often than not, workers receive by mistake the order to run into the front line and fight hand-to-hand with the armed enemy: an expensive short-lived sight.

The only thing that keeps this game afloat is, well, its naval warfare. Most RTS avoid them as too messy and complicated (haven't seen a solid effort since C&C: RED ALERT 2), however R&F:CaW demonstrates well designed ships, historically (more or less) accurate naval warfare techniques and quite enjoyable animations.

All in all: not a bad game that, unfortunately, is hardly worth the StarForce trouble it brings to our systems.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Game..., December 19, 2009

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Fun Lover (United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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

Before I go into the review I would like to say something. This game WILL NOT WORK ON VISTA! I installed it, restarted my computer and it crashed. I am very tech savy and even with all my exp. all I could do was reinstall the ENTIRE operating system (I reverted to XP) without recovering ANY files! Make sure your OS is compatible.

Alright, about the game. This game uses one of my favorite gaming engines, the Titan. The graphics are very good. Gameplay is very similar to Empires Dawn of the Modern World (great game by the way). What makes this game incredibly unique is it's group formations which makes it easy to command large numbers of people, it's naval warfare which has a unique spin on it letting you control your units while the ship moves, and the ability to goto third person view of your hero and fight side by side with your men (with sword, bow, etc). I love this game and I find few flaws with it. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good rts.

5.0 out of 5 stars my all-time favorite computer game, July 28, 2011

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Jackie Daml - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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

this game was the first computer game i had ever bought with my own money. i saved up and purchased the game when i was 8 and since then me and my best friend still play this high addictive game. very fun!!!!