The second depicts Admiral Yi Sun-sin's battles against the invading Japanese in the Imjin War. The first campaign follows Richard the Lionheart's ahistorical revolt against his father, King Henry, and war with Philip II of France.
The editor used to create Empires is packaged with the game, which allows the player to create original levels and campaign scenarios.Ī screenshot from the Admiral Yi campaign showing from left to right Kim Shi-min, Gwak Jae-u, and Admiral Yi.Įmpires features three single-player storylines called "campaigns", each of which depicts major events in a civilization's history. These follow Richard the Lionheart's medieval wars in France Admiral Yi Sun-Sin's defense of Korea against Japanese invasion in the early modern period and General George S. In addition, the game contains three single-player storylines called "campaigns", each of which depicts major events in a civilization's history. The player wins a match by destroying all opponents' means of production, or by constructing and successfully defending a "Wonder", such as the Notre Dame de Paris or Brandenburg Gate.Įmpires allows up to eight players (or artificially intelligent opponents) to compete in two modes: the shorter, battle-oriented Action mode or the longer, defense-oriented Empire Builder mode. For example, a player of the premodern Franks must transition to modern Germany or France. Four civilizations are playable from the medieval to the Imperial age at the beginning of World War I, the player transitions their civilization to one of the remaining five. During a match, the player must gather resources to progress their civilization to a new historical era, after which more advanced technologies and units (land-, sea- and airborne) become available. A mini-map is included as well.Įach of the nine civilizations features a unique style of play: for example, the French and English have powerful defensive capabilities, while Chinese structures are mobile. A three-dimensional (3D) camera system allows the player to view the action from any perspective, including isometric and first-person angles.
Players use a mouse cursor interface (or hotkeys) to direct their units, which range from crossbowmen to King Tiger tanks.
As in many RTS titles, the player collects natural resources, erects buildings, and trains and maintains a military. Empires: Dawn of the Modern World is a real-time strategy (RTS) game in which the player guides a civilization through five historical periods, from the Middle Ages to World War II.