Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom vs Empires!
A side-by-side look at Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom and Empires!. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom is a city-building game set in ancient China, developed by BreakAway Games and published by Sierra Entertainment in 2002. Players take on the role of an imperial official tasked with building thriving cities through zoning spaces, managing resources, and keeping citizens happy.
Empires!
Empires! is a 4X turn-based strategy game set in the classical antiquity period where players build empires by founding cities, gathering resources, building armies and conquering opponents. The game features detailed historical accuracy and gives players control over economic, technological, diplomatic and military aspects of their empire.