Rise Of Nations Gold Edition (That's Hot)

Absorbing game, harder than it looks. With the expansion, many new campaigns. One of those that makes time fly!

This is a must buy for all those who love Real Time Strategy.
It has a far more engaging combat system that if played at a high difficulty becomes a real key to your sucess.
Also with many different game types it lengthens the play time dramatically

I am new to this form of strategy game, so was pleasantly suprised to find a Manual that actually was easy to follow. The game itself was easy to come to terms with, and I enjoyed developing an understanding of its concepts and the strategies needed. I am now hooked on this form of game. Cannot recommend it enough!

This probably is my favorite RTS yet, because of its features and lack of classic-RTS-bugs. It also spans all of human history.

Resources don't run out and can be set to infinite without cheats! No buggy garrisoning inside ships; units can become
their own ships! Players can only build in their own territories! Build wonders to earn special powers such as free troops!

A downside is the number of resources. There are 5 to collect, some not until a certain age e.g. oil. There are also special resources scattered across the map which earn you resources and bonuses to keep track of.

The 5 campaigns are also not story-based. They are Risk-style take over the world campaigns. Therefore, they are a lot more re-playable, but contain NO story whatsoever.