Strategy gamers can join the Prussian Kingdom or its Austrian, Russian, and French adversaries and re-create the Seven Years War in Rise of Prussia. There are 20 different playable scenarios, broken down into a dozen key battles, seven annual campaigns, and one grand scenario that spans the entire war. Players get a 2D view of the action, with the map broken into more than 1,000 different regions in which to wage war, and gamers can head into battle using over 200 historical leaders and more than 300 military units. The Unique Command System lets grognards customize their organizational structure, and a new unit construction feature allows for enhanced troop purchasing and control during the "Annual" and "Grand" campaigns.
Rise of Prussia is a follow-up to their historical strategy games Birth of America, American Civil War, Napoleon's Campaigns, and Wars in America. Rise of Prussia covers the European campaigns of the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763).
Gameplay
A preview image of Rise of Prussia showing the map, interfaces, and battle report.
Rise of Prussia features 200 new leaders with individual portraits and 300 units. Players have the option to select from two sides. There are Prussia and their allies led by Frederick II and opposing them are Austria and their allies. Each leader has their own individual abilities that will provide bonuses to their units. For example, Frederick II has movement bonuses makes his troops move significantly faster than other generals. There are 20 scenarios the player can choose from. 12 of these are battle scenarios centered on key battles, 7 span each year of the war, and the final Grand Campaign scenario spans the entire conflict. The map covers all of Germany and surrounding vicinity, with over 1,000 different regions.[1][3]
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