Reviewed by Sean, [A-]. "Everything good from other RTS games and brought it together cohesively."

Previewed by Kyle Ackerman. "Overall, Rise of Nations already looks like quite a slick game, and Big Huge Games have a lot of time yet to help the game fulfill its potential."

By David Latham, [83%]. "The diversity of gameplay options ... will keep an open-ended mind amused for plenty of awe-inspiring hours."

Previewed by Dunjin Master. "You can look forward to spanning the centuries without spending almost as long to play."

Previewed by Dave Kosak. "The whole of human history on our lunch hour? We can't wait until lunch."

Previewed by John Callaham. "While this build only gave us a brief glimpse of the final product, the fact is that this version of Rise of Nations is a lot of fun to play on its own terms."

Previewed by Dan Adams. "Either way, at this point, it's really looking good."

Previewed by Tim Bradshaw. "Words cannot start to describe it."

Preview by Michael Askounes. "...it's almost a lock to say that Rise of Nations will be a must-have game for any fan of civilization-building titles."

Previewed by Angel Spineman. "...a very innovative and unique game with many features that cannot be found in any other [RTS] game on the market."

Previewed by Ryan Newman. "Without a doubt, this one will be huge."

Previewed by Eric Eckstein. "Rise of Nations sounds hot..."

Review by Jim McHugh, with screen shots.

[9.3/10]. "Lives up to the hype it created for itself."