MacSoft ships Rise of Nations: Gold Edition
updated 10:05 am EST, Fri December 10, 2004
Rise of Nations: Gold Ed
Destineer's expansion pack. The historical real-time strategy (RTS) game combines the epic scope of traditional turn-based strategy (TBS) games with the fast-paced action of RTS games. It allows players to create new cities, improve their city infrastructure and expand national borders. Players have the option to win through military might or they can corner the market on key commodities as they wheel and deal with a wide variety of nations. The $50 title is expected to be available in most retail stores in North America the week of December 13th and in Europe the following week.
The Thrones and Patriots expansion adds several new features to the original game, including 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 periods of time from the Ancient Age to the Information Age.
The Mac version of Rise of Nations: Gold Edition was developed by Westlake Interactive. It requires 600MHz or faster processor running Mac OS X v10.2.8 or higher.
