Both the Chinese zodiac and the concept of Feng Shui play a role in Emperor. In competitive multiplay, players take sides – or may be a side unto themselves – and fight for sole power over China. Players may need to collaborate in building one of China's engineering marvels, or there may be a common goal for all cities to attain a certain affluence. A great variety of both collaborative and competitive multiplay games will be offered. Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom offers gamers their first opportunity to play a city building game with their friends, online via the Internet. For the first time, multiplayer gameplay.These are but a few of the sights upon which the player will feast his eyes in Emperor. Entertainers in richly decorated costumes march down the street to celebrate the New Year. Buddhist monks leave their strikingly beautiful pagodas to enlighten the city's residents. A flock of pheasants with brilliantly colored feathers flies away in fear of the hunter's sharp arrows. This is the world in which the player will take the reigns of leadership and take their cities through the twists and turns of Chinese history.
China has existed for over 4,000 years, but its 4,000 year history has been marked with new technologies and ideas replacing – or enhancing – the old.
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Leaving the Mediterranean behind, the city-building series makes its first foray into the Orient and immerses the player in brand new surroundings. Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom brings city builders inside the Great Wall of China.