Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom

Publisher: Sierra Entertainment

Developer: Impressions Software, Inc.

# of Players: 1-8

Category: Simulation

Release Dates

N Amer - 09/10/2002

Official Game Website

GameZone's Review

9.3
GZ Rating

Gameplay	9.3
Graphics	9
Sound	8.8
Difficulty	Medium
Concept	9
Multiplayer	8.5
Overall	9.3

Reviewer: Michael Lafferty

Review Date: 09/10/2002

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom is a gorgeous, challenging and thoroughly enjoyable civilization game

Full Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom Review

Avg. Web Rating

7.9

News

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom Ships to Retail Stores in the U.S.
New Addition to Award-Winning City-Building Series Lets Gamers Build and Rule Cities Online

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom Demo Releases
Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of the Games division of Vivendi Universal Publishing, today released a special demonstration version of their upcoming city-building game, Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom(tm).

New Website and Beta-Test for Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom Announced
The site is packed with new information, screenshots, and background material. In addition, the site serves as the host for beta-test applications, also open today for immediate sign-up.

Sierra and Impressions Games Announce Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom(tm) First City-Building Game to Offer Multiplayer Competition
Sierra Entertainment, Inc. and Impressions Games today celebrated the Chinese New Year by announcing the development of "Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom(tm)," the newest addition to their award-winning City Building Series(tm) of games.

Description

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom brings city builders inside the Great Wall of China. Leaving the Mediterranean behind, the city-building series makes its first foray into Asia and immerses the player in brand new surroundings. China has existed for over 4,000 years, but its 4,000 year history has been marked with new technologies and ideas replacing - or enhancing - the old. This is the world in which the player will take the reigns of leadership and take their cities through the twists and turns of Chinese history. Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom offers gamers their first opportunity to play a city building game with their friends, online via the Internet. A great variety of both collaborative and competitive multiplayer games will be offered. Players may need to collaborate in building one of China's engineering marvels, or they may share a common goal to attain a certain level of affluence. In competitive multiplay, players take sides - or may be a side unto themselves - and fight for sole power over China.