Rise Of Nations: Gold Edition
The Rise of Nation game series includes some really great games like Rise of Nation: Thrones and Patriots and Rise of Nations: Gold Edition. This epic real time strategy game is developed by Big Huge Games. This game is based on the historical events of time and travels back to almost 6000 years of ancients. Main features include heavy Warfare, city building, governance, troops, battles, thrones, trade and merchandise etc. This super amazing RTS game never lets you feel like you are wasting your time while playing this game. Graphics and game-play are quite like Age of Empires. Storyline and user interface are a bit different. Rise of Nations expansion pack offers new nations, campaigns for single players, more troop units and some really great new wonders and government types to choose. This amazingly wondrous and engaging game can be played only on PC.
#1 Civilization
Civilization or also known as Sid Meier’s Civilization is a popular 4X Grand Strategy video game by MPS Labs. The objective of the game is to build a whole new Empire in the era of 4000 BC, expand the Empire, and slowly move from the Ancient Era to the Modern Times. Initially developed as a PC video game that could only be run on DOS, Civilization has undergone loads of extensive revisions, and it ported to more platforms over time including Windows, Mac, Amiga, Atari ST, Super NES, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and N-Gage and now the game is available in multiple versions as well. With a Turn-based gameplay, Civilization offers both Single and Multiplayer gameplay modes and allows the players to take on the role of the Ruler of the Civilization. The players get tasked to start off the building process with one or two Settlement units, grow them up using all of the available resources and compete against two to six other Civilizations. To outsmart the other Civilizations, the Ruler must use the element of Micromanagement and complete various tasks such as Exploration, Warfare, and Diplomacy, and make decisions about the settlements of new Cities, and about all the requirements to build them. Barbarian attacks on the settlements is a really big issue and to resolve this issue, the players will have to find ways to eliminate the threat. In the beginning, the game allows the players to select any ancient race to continue with and offers choices such as Mongols, Romans, Americans, Aztecs and allows the players to lead the tribes as a famous historical figure. With a colossal historical scope of the game that begins from 4000 BC, before the great Bronze Age and lasts through the Space Age in 2100 AD, Civilization is one huge Grand Strategy video game that allows the players to immerse themselves in the gameplay deeply and enjoy it.
#2 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is an Action video game that offers Hack-and-Slash elements as well, developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by EA Games for multiple platforms. The game introduces both Single and Multiplayer modes and it offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor, but differs by including the several storylines, new playable characters and increased the interaction with environment. It features a two-player co-op mode for specific missions. There are several playable characters available and each character has its unique skills and abilities. The player needs to choose his playable character and simulates the detailed environment from a third-person perspective to complete the variety of missions. Each character in the game has a ranged attack and a killing move, which he can use to kill enemies to score the points. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King includes prominent features such as Third-person Action, Hack-and-Slash Gameplay, Detailed Graphics, and Brilliant Controls. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#3 Conflict Zone
Conflict Zone is an Adventure, Strategy, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Ubisoft. Throughout the game, the player plays as an unnamed character who has to battle for peace. The game has offered two playable campaigns, such as the Ghost campaign and the International Corps for Peace campaign.
All the missions take place in multiple locations where, once, fictional wars have occurred, like the civil war in Ukraine, conflicts between Indonesia and Malaysia, Nigeria and Niger, etc. Almost every mission requires the player to build a base and complete objectives for completion of the task. Conflict Zone uses a unique system where the player has to come with entirely different strategies for a unique challenge towards the opponents.
The players have to gain popularity points and unlock advanced units and buildings for making the base more strengthen. In some cases, the player has to employ AI commanders to perform extraordinary duties. Each commander has a specific strategy for attacking, defending, etc. By allocating resources, the player can perform various operations for victories.