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Dark Reign: The Future of War - Rise of the Shadowhand

A colossal war between the Imperium and Freedom Guard is annihilating your world. To save your civilization, you must enter the heart of an empire at war. Command over 35 units with specific orders and deploy…

31 March 1998

Dark Reign: The Future of War - Rise of the Shadowhand is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Activision, released 31 March 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Dark Reign: The Future of War - Rise of the Shadowhand is

Dark Reign: The Future of War - Rise of the Shadowhand is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Activision and released in 1998. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A colossal war between the Imperium and Freedom Guard is annihilating your world. To save your civilization, you must enter the heart of an empire at war. Command over 35 units with specific orders and deploy suicide bombers, hostage takers, saboteurs and more. Use precisely calculated battlegrounds to your strategic advantage and play against a highly responsive and unpredictable AI that detects and adjusts intelligently to your tactics. Vanquish the military powers to alter the destiny of a galaxy.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did Dark Reign: The Future of War - Rise of the Shadowhand come out?
Dark Reign: The Future of War - Rise of the Shadowhand was released on 31 March 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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