<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fantasy	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
made	O
by	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
retains	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
from	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
,	O
like	O
city	O
building	O
,	O
borders	O
,	O
attrition	O
,	O
assimilations	O
,	O
non-depletable	O
resources	O
and	O
the	O
Conquer	O
The	O
World	O
(	O
CTW	O
)	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
new	O
features	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
city	O
districts	O
,	O
heroes	O
,	O
dominances	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
simplified	O
economy	O
(	O
with	O
only	O
two	O
resources	O
)	O
and	O
neutral	O
,	O
siegeable	O
units	O
and	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
which	O
offered	O
the	O
player	O
18	O
civilizations	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
,	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
has	O
only	O
three	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
the	O
technological	O
Vinci	B-Application
,	O
the	O
magical	O
Alin	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
alien-like	O
Cuotl	B-Application
,	O
who	O
replace	O
the	O
Wealth	O
resource	O
with	O
Energy	O
,	O
offering	O
a	O
new	O
gather	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
AGEIA	B-Operating_System
PhysX	I-Operating_System
physics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
unique	O
features	O
that	O
set	O
it	O
apart	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
RTS-type	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
starts	O
with	O
a	O
city	O
center	O
and	O
expands	O
from	O
there	O
,	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
gives	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
city	O
center	O
,	O
but	O
adds	O
a	O
second	O
,	O
distinct	O
building	O
class	O
:	O
Districts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
Alin	O
and	O
Vinci	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cuotl	B-Application
utilize	O
a	O
Reactor	O
district	O
to	O
gather	O
their	O
Energy	O
resource	O
,	O
which	O
negates	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
caravan	O
unit	O
by	O
directly	O
adding	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
coffer	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
reactor	O
districts	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
neutral	O
sites	O
owned.Palace:Used	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
city	O
in	O
size	O
,	O
which	O
affects	O
the	O
overall	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
city	O
districts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
districts	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
base	O
price	O
of	O
250	O
Timonium	O
(	O
or	O
150	O
of	O
each	O
,	O
energy	O
and	O
Timonium	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Cuotl	B-Application
)	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
district	O
costing	O
75	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
increasing	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
effectiveness	O
,	O
upgrading	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
or	O
great	O
city	O
unlocks	O
more	O
powerful	O
unit	O
types	O
and	O
research	O
abilities.Magus:Only	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
Alin	O
,	O
this	O
district	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
researching	O
new	O
technologies.Industrial:Only	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
Vinci	B-Application
,	O
this	O
district	O
unlocks	O
special	O
upgrades	O
and	O
increases	O
construction	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vinci	B-Application
control	O
the	O
Land	O
Leviathan	O
,	O
also	O
upgradable	O
to	O
the	O
King	O
Leviathan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cuotl	B-Application
hold	O
the	O
City	O
of	O
Vengeance	O
,	O
upgradable	O
to	O
Great	O
City	O
of	O
Vengeance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moon	O
Gorilla	O
is	O
a	O
giant	O
relative	O
of	O
the	O
Cuotl	B-Application
Sun	O
Idol	O
with	O
a	O
powerful	O
attack	O
and	O
siege	O
attack	O
ability	O
,	O
supplemented	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
air	O
attack	O
and	O
devastating	O
trample	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yet	O
another	O
unit	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
acquired	O
in	O
another	O
map	O
,	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
Moon	O
Temple	O
,	O
is	O
Ix	O
the	O
Moon	O
God	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
Cuotl	B-Application
deity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
player	O
game	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
campaigns	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
race	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
"	O
player	O
character	O
"	O
throughout	O
all	O
three	O
campaigns	O
is	O
Giacomo	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Vinci	B-Application
hero	O
,	O
whose	O
appearance	O
and	O
army	O
changes	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
campaign	O
is	O
being	O
played	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
these	O
sections	O
are	O
colour-coded	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
representing	O
which	O
race	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
Alin	O
campaign	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
army	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
Vinci	B-Application
and	O
Cuotl	B-Application
campaigns	O
)	O
controls	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vinci	B-Application
use	O
research	O
points	O
to	O
upgrade	O
units	O
to	O
more	O
powerful	O
versions	O
;	O
the	O
Alin	O
use	O
research	O
points	O
to	O
upgrade	O
various	O
statistics	O
across	O
their	O
army	O
or	O
across	O
a	O
unit	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
unique	O
races	O
in	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
-	O
the	O
research-driven	O
Vinci	B-Application
,	O
the	O
magic-using	O
Alin	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
technologically	O
advanced	O
Cuotl	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vinci	B-Application
are	O
a	O
highly	O
technological	O
,	O
steampunk	O
civilization	O
,	O
whose	O
buildings	O
and	O
armed	O
forces	O
rely	O
heavily	O
on	O
the	O
steam	O
engine	O
,	O
clockwork	B-Application
and	O
gunpowder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
designs	O
are	O
highly	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
century	O
Italian	O
Renaissance	O
inventor	O
and	O
artist	O
,	O
Leonardo	B-Application
da	I-Application
Vinci	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
led	O
by	O
Giacomo	O
,	O
the	O
Inventor	O
of	O
Miana	O
,	O
who	O
provides	O
the	O
Vinci	B-Application
with	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
creations	O
to	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
Vinci	B-Application
adversary	O
is	O
the	O
Doge	O
of	O
Venucci	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
created	O
a	O
giant	O
city-leveling	O
cannon	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Doge	O
Hammer	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Giacomo	O
's	O
brother	O
,	O
Petruzzo	O
,	O
Lord	O
of	O
Miana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vinci	B-Application
national	O
power	O
is	O
Industrial	O
Devastation	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
giant	O
bores	O
and	O
drills	O
to	O
rise	O
from	O
beneath	O
the	O
earth	O
,	O
damaging	O
anything	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
,	O
throwing	O
smaller	O
units	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
and	O
prohibiting	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
buildings	O
on	O
that	O
area	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vinci	B-Application
also	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
unique	O
form	O
of	O
currency	O
,	O
"	O
Prototype	O
Points	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
are	O
gained	O
by	O
building	O
Industrial	O
Districts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
civilization	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Arabian	O
and	O
Middle	O
Eastern	O
mythologies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
1001	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
units	O
such	O
as	O
Giant	O
Scorpions	B-Application
,	O
Salamanders	O
and	O
Dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
Kalahese	B-Application
desert	I-Application
,	O
mainly	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
city	O
of	O
Azar	O
Harif	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
King	O
and	O
his	O
daughter	O
Arri	O
,	O
a	O
master	O
of	O
fire	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
Alin	O
territories	O
are	O
"	O
infected	O
"	O
with	O
Dark	O
Glass	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
magical	O
element	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Genie	B-Language
Sawu	O
when	O
a	O
mystical	O
object	O
fell	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
(	O
it	O
was	O
actually	O
a	O
powerful	O
,	O
and	O
destructive	O
,	O
piece	O
of	O
Cuotl	B-Application
technology	O
)	O
,	O
that	O
drove	O
him	O
to	O
madness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
larger	O
bulk	O
of	O
Cuotl	B-Application
civilization	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
subjugated	O
indigenous	O
humans	O
,	O
the	O
race	O
is	O
headed	O
by	O
an	O
alien	O
civilization	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
ancient	O
Mayan	O
civilization	O
and	O
the	O
ancient	O
astronaut	O
theory	O
from	O
Chariots	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
name	O
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Aztec/Mayan	O
God	O
Quetzalcoatl	O
,	O
and	O
indeed	O
a	O
Cuotl	B-Application
air	O
unit	O
is	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
Quetzal	O
Fighter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
Cuotl	B-Application
beings	O
,	O
possessing	O
high	O
technology	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
magic	O
,	O
installed	O
themselves	O
as	O
gods	O
over	O
the	O
tribes	O
of	O
the	O
Aio	O
rainforest	O
:	O
Ix	O
,	O
the	O
Moon	O
God	O
;	O
Xil	O
,	O
the	O
Sun	O
God	O
;	O
Shok	O
,	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Storm	O
;	O
and	O
Czin	O
,	O
God	O
of	O
Death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Cuotl	B-Application
army	O
have	O
both	O
Mesoamerican	O
and	O
science-fiction	O
influences	O
to	O
their	O
design	O
,	O
seemingly	O
constructed	O
from	O
both	O
metal	O
and	O
stone	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
feature	O
energy	O
shields	O
or	O
personal	O
cloaking	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cuotl	B-Application
are	O
logistically	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
civilizations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
collecting	O
Wealth	O
via	O
caravans	O
,	O
the	O
Cuotl	B-Application
harvest	O
Energy	O
through	O
reactors	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
buildings	O
and	O
fund	O
heroes	O
 '	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
purchasing	O
neutral	O
sites	O
with	O
Wealth	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
civilizations	O
do	O
,	O
the	O
Cuotl	B-Application
expend	O
Timonium	O
to	O
"	O
subjugate	O
"	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cuotl	B-Application
national	O
power	O
,	O
Star	O
Bolt	O
,	O
summons	O
a	O
contracting	O
halo	O
of	O
intense	O
light	O
,	O
which	O
damages	O
all	O
enemy	O
units	O
and	O
structures	O
within	O
its	O
circumference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
pieces	O
of	O
Cuotl	B-Application
technology	O
are	O
dangerous	O
or	O
unstable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yet	O
another	O
piece	O
of	O
Cuotl	B-Application
technology	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
Doge	O
of	O
Venucci	O
,	O
who	O
incorporated	O
the	O
destructive	O
laser	O
cannon	O
into	O
his	O
personal	O
walker	O
;	O
this	O
cannon	O
overloaded	O
when	O
Giacomo	O
pulled	O
some	O
wires	O
from	O
it	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
Doge	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
area	O
of	O
Aio	O
(	O
occupied	O
by	O
the	O
Vinci	B-Application
,	O
Alin	O
and	O
Cuotl	B-Application
)	O
also	O
contain	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
neutral	O
factions	O
,	O
which	O
often	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
army	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
captured	O
,	O
purchased	O
or	O
subjugated	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
neutrals	O
are	O
the	O
unindustrialized	O
Vinci	B-Application
men	O
who	O
still	O
ride	O
on	O
horses	O
and	O
live	O
in	O
castles	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Condottieri	O
,	O
the	O
tribal	O
nomads	O
of	O
the	O
northern	O
mountains	O
,	O
clockwork	B-Application
units	O
created	O
from	O
scrap	O
metal	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Scavengers	O
,	O
and	O
Cuotl	B-Application
humans	O
who	O
have	O
refused	O
worship	O
of	O
the	O
false	O
gods	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Fallen	O
Cuotl	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
as	O
Lord	O
Petruzzo	O
,	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
Vinci	B-Application
city	O
of	O
Miana	O
,	O
his	O
brother	O
Giacomo	O
,	O
and	O
General	O
Carlini	O
are	O
sent	O
with	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
soldiers	O
to	O
recover	O
an	O
object	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
mine	O
shaft	O
that	O
is	O
making	O
the	O
miners	O
sick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giacomo	O
wants	O
to	O
know	O
more	O
about	O
these	O
"	O
aliens	O
"	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
travels	O
to	O
Cuotl	B-Application
Rainforest	O
,	O
where	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
reports	O
of	O
them	O
being	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
arrives	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
Ix	O
,	O
the	O
Moon	O
God	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
False	O
Gods	O
that	O
rule	O
the	O
Cuotl	B-Application
,	O
searching	O
for	O
an	O
object	O
like	O
the	O
ones	O
mentioned	O
before	O
,	O
now	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
pieces	O
of	O
Cuotl	B-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
Kakoolha	O
,	O
rightful	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Cuotl	B-Application
,	O
in	O
his	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
Cuotl	B-Application
gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Vinci	B-Application
city-states	O
,	O
statues	O
of	O
Giacomo	O
are	O
made	O
in	O
remembrance	O
of	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
Lenora	O
is	O
now	O
tasked	O
with	O
the	O
matter	O
of	O
unifying	O
the	O
Vinci	B-Application
under	O
a	O
single	O
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cuotl	B-Application
,	O
under	O
Kakhoola	O
's	O
rule	O
,	O
are	O
adapting	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
technology	O
the	O
False	O
Gods	O
spread	O
among	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
38	O
Studios	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
and	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
when	O
it	O
acquired	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
38	O
Studios	O
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
2012	O
its	O
rights	O
to	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
at	O
an	O
auction	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
presented	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
with	O
their	O
2006	O
"	O
Best	O
Art	O
Direction	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Interface	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
ninth-best	O
computer	O
game	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
only	O
one-third	O
as	O
many	O
copies	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
and	O
also	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
bigger	O
team	O
and	O
budget	O
.	O
</s>
