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The Settlers: Rise of Cultures

Olympus had it enough with those stupid humans and doesn't want them to use his name for anything anymore. But his two counsel angles convince him to give the humans a last chance to regain his respect. So now…

28 August 2008

The Settlers: Rise of Cultures is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Blue Byte, released 28 August 2008 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Settlers: Rise of Cultures is

The Settlers: Rise of Cultures is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Blue Byte and released in 2008. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Olympus had it enough with those stupid humans and doesn't want them to use his name for anything anymore. But his two counsel angles convince him to give the humans a last chance to regain his respect. So now the Bavarians, Scots and Egyptians need to complete some objectives for Olympus while an evil Bavarian General and the Goddess Sachmet try to sabotage their doings.
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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.

What it launched against

The Settlers: Rise of Cultures launched on 28 August 2008, within three weeks of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Rock Band 2 and The Witcher: Enhanced Edition.

Released around the same time: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Rock Band 2, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

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When did The Settlers: Rise of Cultures come out?
The Settlers: Rise of Cultures was released on 28 August 2008 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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