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Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom

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4.7/5

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4.7

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Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
Description
Your People Shall Build You a Great Empire if You Rule Them Wisely. Start with a plot of land by the Yang-Tze and end with the Earth’s mightiest empire. Help your people thrive. Discover new technologies. Set taxes, control trade, raise huge armies. Invade other cities and make them yours. Decorate...
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( 244 Reviews )

4.7

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Product details
2002, Sierra, ESRB Rating: Everyone...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 1 GB available space...
Time to beat
60.5 hMain
74.5 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
67.5 h All Styles
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Description
Your People Shall Build You a Great Empire if You Rule Them Wisely.

Start with a plot of land by the Yang-Tze and end with the Earth’s mightiest empire. Help your people thrive. Discover new technologies. Set taxes, control trade, raise huge armies. Invade other cities and make them yours. Decorate. Do you have what it takes to build the Great Wall? Will you remember to honor your ancestors? Your throne awaits!
  • Build and rule ancient China wisely.
  • Get to know your citizens: Each has a personality, and they're smarter than ever to make your life easier.
  • Keep back the horde! New combat controls offer more intense fun in battles.

© 2002 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision is a registered trademark and Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom is a trademark of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

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manual campaign creator guide
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

Please Note: Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom only supports multiplayer connectivity over LAN or direct connection.

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

Please Note: Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom only supports multiplayer connectivity over LAN or direct connection.

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
60.5 hMain
74.5 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
67.5 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2002-09-09T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
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Size:
482 MB
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Everyone (Violence)

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Posted on: December 7, 2020

Camiliom

Games: 29 Reviews: 1

好游戏,童年回忆

10/10 fun fact lm chinese and my father introduced this game to me. what a wonderful game.


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Posted on: March 30, 2021

hfontana

Games: 5 Reviews: 1

Best city management game

I must have played hundreds of hours of this game a decade ago. Now I'm buying it again. It's simply the BEST! I wish they could make a sequel, or a remaster of it.


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Posted on: July 25, 2019

humman27

Verified owner

Games: 350 Reviews: 1

One of greatest citybuildiers

Compared to Zeus separated agriculture fields where you can plant different plants with different harvest time add lot of depth to food management. Also internal walls and gates for dividing city to districts are great addition.


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Posted on: December 9, 2023

ElktheHorni

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Games: 363 Reviews: 9

2 steps forward 1 step back

This game wasn't made by the OG founders of the franchise, this game was developed by BreakAway Games and they did a spectacular job in refining the mechanics of the franchise and refining the previous title. The Chinese aesthetic is a welcome change from the Eurocentric settings constantly shoved down our throats; with Ai pathfinding improved, an improved trade system and a realistic farming mechanic that reflects pre industrial societies (genius). Many of the positive reviews are valid but I want to point out how this game is sadly a step back compared to other Impression games & even compared to other builders/trading games. Many stated the game is easier not due to the high polish and no bugs but due to the unmentioned Cons: Emperor RotMK only has 13 levels of housing compared to 20 in Pharaoh, Emperor RotMK has more decoration but lower requirement's for neighbourhoods, Emperor RotMK has 3 temples & 12 unhappy gods that offer useless blessings and they constantly damage your city which is a shame as Zeus perfected religion, Emperor RotMK has less Goods & Services but lower requirements for housing evolution, Don't get me wrong this game is wonderful but its more for people new to the genre not for veterans This game isn't good with modern systems requires slight tweaking *Step 1 - download this and extract your desired screen resolution to the original GoG game folder and yes overwrite the files. *Step 2 - right click on the shortcut of Emperor RoTMK> properties> compatibility > 'Run this program in compatibility mode' choose windows 95 *Step 3 - in the compatibility tab look down to 'Change high DPI settings' click it then tick the 2 white boxes then click 'ok' then 'apply'. *Step 4 - Have Fun My Boujee Neighbourhood https://imgur.com/gallery/rugSWCk


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Posted on: February 18, 2024

Liska1998

Verified owner

Games: 484 Reviews: 2

A pleasant suprise!

Generally I'm not into city builders or management games, but I've fallen in love with this gem. The graphics still hold up pretty good, especially given to it's age. The setting in ancient China is simply brilliant. It has a suprisingly deep building system. And for this price? It's a dream come true. I defititely recommend to give it a try, even of you don't like the genre!


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