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''Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots'' is the official expansion pack to the real-time strategy video game ''Rise of Nations''. The game is the second in a series of ''Rise of Nations'' games by Big Huge Games. ''Thrones and Patriots'' had its premiere release for Microsoft Windows on April 27, 2004 in North America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Main page on ''IGN'' for ''Microsoft Windows'' version of ''Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots'' )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 ''Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots'' Expansion Pack )〕 It was ported to and released for Mac OS X in November 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Main page on ''IGN'' for Mac version of ''Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots'' )〕 ''Rise of Nations: Extended Edition'' was released on Steam on June 12, 2014 and includes both the original game and ''Thrones and Patriots'' with updated graphics and Steamworks integration for multiplayer.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=''Rise of Nations: Extended Edition'' Coming June 2014 )〕 ''Thrones and Patriots'' expanded on a variety of features in the original game, such as new monuments (called "Wonders"), nations, governments, and campaigns.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=''Rise of Nations : Thrones and Patriots'': Government Information )〕 Gameplay still remains similar to ''Rise of Nations'', with its wide span of ages and players still manage and expand their nations at the macro and micro levels.〔 However, ''Thrones and Patriots'' has campaigns which offer more turn-based strategy features than the original and the ability to make decisions outside of combat. Up to eight players can play in multiplayer matches, with artificial intelligence being able to fill slots at the server host's choice.〔 Tim Train, executive producer of ''Thrones and Patriots'', stated that various features were added to the game in an attempt to balance gameplay, including the addition of armed caravans and merchants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots Developer Interview 1 )〕 IGN claimed that ''Thrones and Patriots'' is "a great game () gets better," in reference to its predecessor ''Rise of Nations'' and other critical reviews also praised many features of the game, though some noted deficiencies.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=''Rise of Nations : Thrones and Patriots'' review at ''1UP.com'' )〕〔 〕 As of 2013, ''Thrones and Patriots'' has received a compilation score of 87.86% and 88% on Game Rankings and Metacritic respectively.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=''Rise of Nations : Thrones and Patriots'' Reviews )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=''Rise of Nations : Thrones and Patriots'' Reviews )〕 ==Gameplay== Within ''Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots'' players control various units during battles, including land, sea, and aerial units. Units used during gameplay include slingers, musketeers, tanks, large Persian war elephants, aircraft carriers, and nuclear missiles. Players progress in different ways in ''Thrones and Patriots'' by using various means including espionage, political strategy, technology races and population growth. The gameplay takes place from ancient history to modern times. Players are able to lead their nations at the macro and micro levels, and build their nation up and expand it throughout the game. ''Thrones and Patriots'' added six new nations to the original ''Rise of Nations'' of game. The 'New World' situation playable in the game was enhanced by the introduction of the European nation—of the Dutch. Three North American nations were added, the Americans, referring to the ex-colonial civilization, and two Native American nations were added, which were the Lakota and the Iroquois. Two Asian nations, the Indians and the Persians, were introduced. The other nation to be added was the Dutch. New Wonders were made available for building, such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Forbidden City, and the Red Fort.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=''Rise of Nations : Thrones and Patriots'': Features )〕 New features of the game were added to the new nations, for instance the Lakota, which is unable to build farms to generate food, instead receive a constant food supply for each of their citizens, scouts, and cavalry units. They can make buildings in any region that is not possessed by their enemy, can raze buildings quickly, receiving a full refund. Additionally, they receive resources when enemy resources are destroyed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=''Rise of Nations : Thrones and Patriots'': Lakota Nation Information )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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