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2	->''"Civilizations may rise and fall, but heroes never die."''
3	-->-- '''Official ad motto'''
4	''Rise and Fall: Civilizations At War'' is a RTS game produced by (now defunct) Stainless Steel Studios and Creator/MidwayGames. You have the choice of playing four different factions, each having their own strengths and weaknesses. The following civilizations are AncientPersia, AncientEgypt, UsefulNotes/AncientGreece and AncientRome. Each of these factions have two specialized "historical" Heroes, but the player can only pick one to play as.
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6	!! ''Rise and Fall: Civilizations At War'' contains the following tropes:
7	* ArtificialStupidity:
8	** The game's unit path-finding can range from mediocre to pretty terrible.
9	** Units have terrible threat recognition and disregard orders to attack specific enemies with regularity.
10	** The enemy AI has no idea what to do about double lines of walls.
11	* AlternateHistory:
12	** In Alexander's campaign, his nemesis is General Memnon, rather than Darius III.
13	** In Cleopatra's campaign, [[spoiler: she will manage to kill Octavius, and free Egypt from the Roman Republic. [[BittersweetEnding She dies from her wounds sustained in her fight]], instead of [[DrivenToSuicide using an asp to commit suicide to escape capture by the Romans]] in RealLife.]]
14	* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Sargon II of Akkad and King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon are portrayed as the leaders of the Persian faction, despite actually being non-Persian and unrelated to the Persian Empire in RealLife.
15	* ArrowsOnFire: Archer units and watch towers can be upgraded to use flaming arrows. As he levels up, UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat's arrows can spread AOE flames across multiple enemies (depending on his level).
16	* BattleCry: Germanicus can unleash a mighty bellow, which can terrify the enemy army into temporarily routing.
17	* BowAndSwordInAccord: All Heroes are equipped with their respective melee weapons, as well as bows.
18	* CoolMask: Sargon wears a dark veil over his face, while Ramses wears a [[BlingOfWar golden face-plate]].
19	* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Invoked in Cleopatra and Ramses's clothing.
20	* GlassCannon: Cleopatra, Sargon, and Nebuchadnezzar.
21	* HistoricalBadassUpgrade: Cleopatra VII.
22	* JackOfAllTrades: Julius Caesar and Alexander function in this role as Heroes.
23	* LadyOfWar: Cleopatra VII is depicted as a heroic ActionGirl in this game, rather than a [[NonActionGuy hands-off]], [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[TheVamp temptress]] as she is usually shown as in other media.
24	* LogicalWeakness: Both Germanicus and Ramses are slower than other Heroes and most units. The former is weighed down by his armour, stout stature and weapon, while the latter is hindered due to his [[{{Myth/EgyptianMythology}} Battle Axe of Ra]]. Nebuchadnezzar, Sargon and Cleopatra are [[FragileSpeedster fragile speeders]] due to their minimal armour.
25	* ThePaladin: UsefulNotes/RamsesII functions in this role, as his ''Imhotep's Blessing'' ability grants him an AOE heal to himself and his army (based on his level and his proximity to his soldiers).
26	* MacrossMissileMassacre: Julius's special ability to direct a catapult barrage onto any location that is within his line-of-sight.
27	* MightyGlacier: Germanicus and Ramses II are the toughest Heroes in the game in terms of their melee power and durability, but they are very slow, compared to other Heroes.
28	* NoArcInArchery: Averted.
29	* RainOfArrows: The archer units will fire upwards to hit enemies who are on higher elevations.
30	* ReusedCharacterDesign:
31	** The in-game model for Memnon in Alexander's campaign is Nebuchadnezzar.
32	** Julius Caesar looks completely identical to his nephew, [[{{UsefulNotes/Augustus}} Octavius]] in Cleopatra's Campaign.
33	* SwordAndSandal
34	* SinisterScimitar: Sargon wields one.
35	* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard:
36	** NotPlayingFairWithResources: At higher difficulties, the AI can easily outlast you via infinite resources.
37	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Cleopatra is the only female Hero in this game.
38	* ThirdPersonShooter: The game mixes RTS with Third and [[FirstPersonShooter First-Person Shooter]] mechanics when playing as your Heroes.
39	* VeteranUnit: The Greek, Roman, and Persian factions possess this trait. The Greek soldiers can be levelled up via special trainer units, the Roman legions get stronger from killin enemies, and the Persians can permanently designate a formation of units to be an EliteArmy.
40	* WeaponSpecialization: Germanicus's weapon of choice is a hammer.
41	* WhiteMage: The only civilization in this game that can produce Healers is Egypt. The Healers are completely defenseless, and they are quite [[SquishyMage Squishy]]. Their main uses are to use heal injured allied units to full health (provided that the Healers have enough energy to mend the wounds), and resurrect fallen comrades (if the Herbalist Advisor has been researched). [[ShootTheMedicFirst Strategically, the Healers should be targeted first, as they can easily keep an entire Egyptian army effectively immortal as long as they are still healing]].

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