<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
is	O
the	O
official	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
games	O
by	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
had	O
its	O
premiere	O
release	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2004	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
up	O
with	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
as	O
the	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extended	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
includes	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
Steamworks	O
integration	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
expanded	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
monuments	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
Wonders	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
nations	O
,	O
governments	O
,	O
and	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
still	O
remains	O
similar	O
to	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
wide	O
span	O
of	O
ages	O
and	O
players	O
still	O
manage	O
and	O
expand	O
their	O
nations	O
at	O
the	O
macro	O
and	O
micro	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
has	O
campaigns	O
which	O
offer	O
more	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
features	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
make	O
decisions	O
outside	O
of	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
,	O
with	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
being	O
able	O
to	O
fill	O
slots	O
at	O
the	O
server	O
host	O
's	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Train	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
,	O
stated	O
that	O
various	O
features	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
balance	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
armed	O
caravans	O
and	O
merchants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
claimed	O
that	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
 [ which ] 	O
gets	O
better	O
,	O
"	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
and	O
other	O
critical	O
reviews	O
also	O
praised	O
many	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
noted	O
deficiencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
players	O
control	O
various	O
units	O
during	O
battles	O
,	O
including	O
land	O
,	O
sea	O
,	O
and	O
aerial	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
progress	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
in	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
by	O
using	O
various	O
means	O
including	O
espionage	O
,	O
political	O
strategy	O
,	O
technology	O
races	O
and	O
population	O
growth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
added	O
six	O
new	O
nations	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
 '	O
situation	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
enhanced	O
by	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
nation	O
—	O
the	O
Dutch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
added	O
four	O
new	O
"	O
Conquer	B-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
"	O
campaigns	O
:	O
Alexander	O
the	O
Great	O
,	O
Napoleon	B-Device
,	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Napoleon	B-Device
campaign	O
challenges	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
conquer	O
Europe	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
diplomacy	O
,	O
alliances	O
,	O
conquest	O
,	O
and	O
bribing	O
with	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
have	O
intuitive	O
leadership	O
in	O
this	O
campaign	O
because	O
faulty	O
decisions	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
force	O
themselves	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
Napoleon	B-Device
,	O
into	O
exile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
campaign	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
either	O
the	O
Americans	O
,	O
a	O
European	O
power	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
Native	O
American	O
tribe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
campaign	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
either	O
United	O
States	O
or	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
,	O
It	O
also	O
introduces	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fire	O
nuclear	O
missiles	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
map	O
and	O
initiate	O
espionage	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
modes	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
,	O
with	O
AI	B-Application
filling	O
spots	O
at	O
the	O
server	O
host	O
's	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	B-Application
Technologies	I-Application
had	O
hosted	O
matchmaking	O
and	O
other	O
servers	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
played	O
online	O
through	O
their	O
dedicated	O
server	O
until	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
,	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
,	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NPD	O
sales	O
figures	O
for	O
May	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
full	O
month	O
of	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
showed	O
it	O
as	O
fourth	O
in	O
PC	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
needed	O
for	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
going	O
from	O
twelfth	O
in	O
sales	O
in	O
April	O
to	O
fifth	O
in	O
sales	O
in	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
and	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
had	O
passed	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
product	O
included	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
and	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
official	O
servers	O
for	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
were	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
GameSpy	B-Application
Technologies	I-Application
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
officially	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programs	O
like	O
GameRanger	B-Operating_System
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
online	O
without	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
official	O
game	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
assets	O
and	O
intellectual	O
property	O
of	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
,	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
trademark	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
bankruptcy	O
auction	O
of	O
38	O
Studios	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gross	O
proceeds	O
of	O
the	O
auction	O
totaled	O
$	O
320,000	O
.Rise	O
of	O
Nations	O
:	O
Extended	O
Edition	O
is	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
Steamworks	O
integration	O
which	O
will	O
add	O
cloud	B-Architecture
saves	I-Architecture
,	O
Steam	B-Application
Trading	O
Cards	O
,	O
achievements	O
,	O
Twitch	O
integration	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
with	O
Elo	O
ranked	O
matches	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionRise	O
of	O
Nations	O
:	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
about	O
two	O
points	O
shy	O
of	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
claimed	O
that	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
 [ which ] 	O
gets	O
better	O
,	O
"	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
declared	O
that	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
is	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
essential	O
pieces	O
of	O
any	O
strategy	O
gamer	O
’s	O
collection.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
claimed	O
that	O
,	O
even	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
 '	O
additions	O
,	O
the	O
framework	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
still	O
feels	O
excellent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
for	O
"	O
managing	O
the	O
individual	O
movements	O
of	O
units	O
and	O
citizens	O
...	O
strategically	O
brain	O
dead.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
of	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
had	O
some	O
lag	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
on	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
reported	O
problems	O
with	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
in	O
both	O
the	O
single	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
of	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
and	O
IGN	O
both	O
awarded	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
"	O
Best	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
"	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
publication	O
acclaimed	O
the	O
additions	O
of	O
more	O
playable	O
nations	O
and	O
new	O
government	O
mechanics	O
that	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
did	O
n't	O
have	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Conquer	B-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
"	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
nominated	O
Thrones	B-Application
and	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
for	O
its	O
2004	O
"	O
Expansion	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Call	O
of	O
Duty	O
:	O
United	O
Offensive''	O
.	O
</s>
