Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends

Critic reviews

• Games Radar+

  Matt Peckham · Jun 24, 2012

  8.0

  Strut your ego online, however, and you'd best have octopus arms. Literally swarming with hotkeys, Rise of Legends has enough multistroke macros to make flight simulators quiver with envy. That's a compliment if you're hardcore, but a warning if you don't play competitively. The guy with the steel trap memory and piano fingers will smoke your mouse pokes every time.

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• IGN

  Steve Butts · May 19, 2006

  8.2

  Given how much I liked the first title, more Rise of Nations isn't a bad thing. Fortunately, Rise of Legends improves on the original in a few key areas. First, the introduction of the new unique races and their distinctive abilities and art styles helps give the game a much needed fantasy flavor. The graphics are pleasant to look at and offer a wide range of cool effects and distinct environments. The RTS mechanics take a while to get used to but they're relatively solid and undeniably enjoyable.

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• GameSpot

  Brett Todd · May 16, 2006

  7.6

  Since Rise of Nations was so fantastic and innovative, it's only natural to anticipate that Rise of Legends would be similarly ground-breaking. That it isn't is disappointing. But those looking for a quirky RTS with great races and well-balanced units--that also somehow manages to pack all of that into a more-of-the-same design--will find a lot here to like, as long as they're not too hung-up on great storytelling.

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• Euro Gamer

  Kieron Gillen · Jun 14, 2006

  8.0

  I'm aware that I'm not selling this as well as I could, and everything I say seems to be undercutting Rise of Legends appeal. I need to stress that even when it abstractly fails - like the campaign mode - it falls comfortably above the vast majority of its peers. When it excels it excels in the same way as an aged whiskey or a finely made leather sofa does: it exudes quality and craftsmanship. Rise of Legends is an extremely-good-to-great game. Give it time and you'll love it.

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• jeuxvideo.com

  Superpanda · May 30, 2006

  8.5

  Vous cherchez un jeu de stratégie qui sorte un peu des sentiers battus de l'heroic fantasy et des conflits historiques ? Alors ne cherchez plus ! Rise of Legends bénéficie d'un univers très original. Mais plus que le contexte dans lequel il se déroule, ce titre offre une excellente durée de vie, un gameplay très au point et une réalisation de tout premier ordre. Bref, on vous encourage à ne pas passer à côté de ce soft.

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