new features are fun but RTS mode is boring
In Rise and Fall: Civilzations at War there are four nations, Egypt, Rome, Greece and Persia. The main thrust of the Rise & Fall experience is the blend between strategy and action.There are two campaigns that ship with Rise and Fall; one about Alexander the Great and one about Cleopatra.
Rise and Fall brings two major innovations to the table: Hero Mode and Naval Combat.The main feature, of course, is hero mode, and there are mixed reactions as to whether it was pulled off well.What hero mode basically is, is where your hero gets enough "stamina" to enter a special mode where you control only your hero, from a third-person perspective, like an action game.
Naval Combat in Rise and Fall is like nothing else seen before in a RTS game.Ships in Rise and Fall can be use to transport, and train units. In addition ships can also ram and grapple other ships. If you maneuver your ship into the position where you can ram another ship, you can send it to the bottom in one swift action.
rts mode is simple,I hate the old-style it is played. Just like age of empire, you "build" bunch of workers and send them to cut down trees and gether gold.
The graphics are not bad, everything is colorfull and is in 3-D. But things could be more polished and smoothed out. The enviroments are pretty nice though and esspcally the movement of the water and the ships.
overall: this game is not superb but good for a weekend.