The entire span of Human History in your hands!Product InformationDominate 6000 years of history from the Ancient Age to the Information Age.Which forces will you deploy to lead your nation to global prominence? Tradeespionage diplomacy…war? Whichever path you choose you’ll experience thepulse pounding thrill and speed of real-time gaming combined with the epic scopeand depth of turn-based strategy games – brought together for the first timeever in Rise of Nations.  Secure victory through military or quasi-militarystrategies.  Expand your Nation and play on a real world map.  Hoursof additional gameplay with Rise of Nation: Thrones & Patriots ExpansionPack.  Includes unique multiplayer mode with up to eight players on theInternet or over the LAN.Product Title Included Rise of Nations Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots Expansion PackProduct OverviewRise of NationsRise of Nations is a new historical real time strategy game developed by BigHuge Games’ Brian Reynolds designer of PC game classics such as Civilization2 and Alpha Centauri.  In Rise of Nations you'll create new citiesimprove city infrastructures and expand national borders. Conquer foes throughmilitary might using everything from sling-shots to cannons to stealth bombersto nuclear weapons; corner the market on key commodities and consolidate powerunder your rule; wheel and deal across time with history's eminent cultures.More than 200 military units appear in Rise of Nations. Each of the 18 nationshas at least special units of its own and all share several types of units incommon. Each military unit looks slightly different depending on which nationdeploys it and will change in appearance over time.  18 nations and over200 military units combine in Rise of Nations and move through 8 epochs ofhistory. Each nation also has its own special units. The thousands of variationswithin the game's eleme