Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends

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Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends
80

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 10 expert reviews
  • Excellent:
    4
  • Good:
    4
  • Average:
    1
  • Bad:
    1
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Expert reviews and ratings

By PC Advisor on 70

Legends is a good RTS, but were not convinced it makes a major leap forward. Loyal fans will love it, but newcomers may find it too much like hard work. This is a shame because the game play is immensely satisfying. Michael Haynes Lowest online...

By CNET Australia on 80

Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends is the latest release in the Rise of Nations series. The variety of characters and gameplay differentiates it from similar games on the market. It will have a long shelf life with a plenty of new features and playing...

By Game Chronicles Magazine on 86

Rise of Legends may be one of the last great traditional RTS titles in a quickly changing genre. This game ties together many of the great aspects of earlier titles (national borders, heroes, mega-units) seamlessly. The new fantasy setting, with its...

By Gameplay Monthly on 90

Microsoft We had an error in the process of posting the review. A new review should be up shortly. We apologize for the inconvenience. Game Score 9.0 Reviewed By:...

By Pocket-lint on 60

For anyone with even the mildest of misgivings, you might want to wait till the price...

By Trusted Reviews on 90

When was the last time you played an RTS that showed any real imagination?I’m not suggesting for a minute that we haven’t had any good ones in the last few years, just noting that the best – Rome: Total War, Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War,...

By cnet on 76

Spec: Strategy, 1 Player, Teen

By GameZone on 91

I loved the original Rise of Nations game because it had some really unique ideas and the game was really well implemented. This game took the best of both worlds by taking the in-depth strategy of turn-based strategy games and added the...

By Strategy Informer on 75

My favorite part of Rise of Legends is the fact that nothing in the races is stereotypical. No space marines, no WWII anything, no Tolkien themed elves, dwarves or other sword slingers. In exchange we get three unique civilizations that use familiar...

By Atomic MPC on

In 2003, Rise of Nations was crowned the year’s best RTS by many international sources and won a special place in the hearts and minds of gamers. Remarkably, even with its kind of weight on its shoulders, Big Huge Games has (thankfully) resisted...

International Review By Clubic on 80

Reprenant à son compte tous les concepts qui ont fait loriginalité de Rise Of Nations, son ancêtre, Rise Of Legends partait bien évidemment sur de très bonnes bases. En partant sur un trio de factions qui nest pas sans rappeler celles du génial...