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RISE & FALL: CIVILIZATIONS AT WAR is the first real-time strategy game to place a player directly in the heart of combat as a heroic general fighting side-by-side with his or her troops. Players can completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world as in a traditional RTS, but can also use Rise & Fall's innovative Hero Mode to enter the battlefield as one of history’s eight greatest heroes, controlling the likes of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar or Cleopatra, as they slash through the enemy ranks to turn the tide of battle.

POWERFUL CIVILIZATIONS
Choose from four of the ancient world's mightiest empires: Persia, Greece, Egypt or Rome.

REALISTIC UNITS AND WEAPONS
Enlist more than 80 unique units, including footmen, archers, cavalry, siege and massive triremes. Use realistically-scaled siege towers, ladders, and battering rams to annihilate city defenses and clear the way for ground forces.

NAVAL COMBAT
Fight for control of the seas by boarding and ramming enemy naval vessels using massive, accurately-scaled warships. Outfit warships with infantry, archers, ballistae, or catapults, depending on the player's strategic objectives.

HERO MODE
Engage in awe-inspiring feats of heroism by joining troops during climactic battles and personally turn the tide of battle. Control one of eight unique Heroes including Julius Caesar, Germanicus Caesar, Cleopatra, Ramses the Great, Achilles and Alexander the Great, each with special abilities and weapons.

IMPROVE CIVILIZATIONS
Recruit craftsman, scientists, artisans, and advisors who will help enhance civilizations both militarily and economically. Capture new territories and establish outposts to increase your recruiting ability and train new formations of soldiers rapidly.

MULTIPLAYER
Up to 8 players will battle it out across numerous multiplayer game types, including a team-based mode where one player manages resources while the other unleashes the full fury of his hero and troops.

HERO MODE EXPERIENCE: fighting on the front lines with your troops on the battlefields and seas of the Ancient world.

UNEQUALLED TECHNOLOGY: thousands of units fight on land and sea with the best graphics and special effects of any RTS in 2006.

ENDLESS REPLAYABILITY: dozens of multiplayer maps support up to 8 players at a time, making for years of continued play after launch.

 

• OS: Windows 2000/XP

• Intel P4, 1.5ghz or AMD Athlon XP 1500 processor or greater

• RAM: 512mb RAM

• Video Card: 64MB VRAM minimum. Directx 9.0b compatible, including the following: ATI 8500, All-In-Wonder 8500, 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, X300, X600, X800. NVidia Quadro, Quadro 2, Quadro 4 series, GeForce 3, 3Ti, GeForce 4, 4Ti, Geforce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950, 6600, 6800.

• Sound: DirectX 9.0c compliant sound card.

• DVD: 4x speed.