For example, a player of the premodern Franks must transition to modern Germany or France. Four civilizations are playable from the medieval to the Imperial age at the beginning of World War I, the player transitions their civilization to one of the remaining five. During a match, the player must gather resources to progress their civilization to a new historical era, after which more advanced technologies and units (land-, sea- and airborne) become available. A mini-map is included as well.Įach of the nine civilizations features a unique style of play: for example, the French and English have powerful defensive capabilities, while Chinese structures are mobile.
A three-dimensional (3D) camera system allows the player to view the action from any perspective, including isometric and first-person angles. Players use a mouse cursor interface (or hotkeys) to direct their units, which range from crossbowmen to King Tiger tanks. As in many RTS titles, the player collects natural resources, erects buildings, and trains and maintains a military. The game was later released on GOG.com in May 2017.Įmpires: Dawn of the Modern World is a real-time strategy (RTS) game in which the player guides a civilization through five historical periods, from the Middle Ages to World War II. The sales of Empires, when combined with those of Empire Earth, totaled 2.5 million units by 2004. However, certain reviewers disliked its single-player mode, and opinion clashed on the game's level of uniqueness compared to competitors such as Rise of Nations. Empires was positively received by critics, who enjoyed its multiplayer component. Customer surveys from Stainless Steel's previous game, Empire Earth, were used as a starting point for Empires: these inspired the team to take a more minimalist design approach, and to include civilizations without overlapping styles of play.
Set in a world-historical period that extends from the Middle Ages to World War II, the game tasks players with guiding one of nine rival great civilizations to victory.
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World is a 2003 real-time strategy video game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and published by Activision.
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