Rise of Prussia Demo

Back in the middle of the 18th century, Europe was plagued by a serious conflict between multiple great powers, including Austria, Sweden, Prussia, and France. Just like in every other war that took place in history, a lot of death was involved and nothing was certain until the end, especially because back in those days it was rather difficult to convey orders, or even receive the news.

Rise of Prussia is a grand strategy game that concerns itself with this war and it aims to provide you with a very detailed picture of Europe at the time. You also get to be a part of the conflict and do your best to come out victorious, employing all sorts of courageous military tactics. However, beside the main campaign, it is also possible to play a few other scenarios, including the annual campaigns that only include one year from the total of seven.

When it comes to gameplay, the action takes place in a semi real-time manner, given the fact that you can speed up the passage of time whenever you feel like it, or even pause it if you need more time to analyze the situation. The map is large and detailed, which means that you get to put complicated strategies into practice, as long as you can keep up with them.

There is a lot of content to keep you company, even if you manage to finish the scenarios and the campaigns a couple of times. Plenty of different units, rulers, maps and events enrich the experience by quite a lot, not to mention the replayability of the game itself, because no two scenarios will ever play out the same. There is also a Construction mode to try out, for when you get bored of the campaigns.

From a technical point of view, the game is about as simple as it can get when it comes to wargames, but simplicity can be good-looking as well. The maps are quite colorful and full of detail, even if they lack a third dimension and they are mostly decorated by lines and text. If you get into it, however, the graphics make no difference at all, since your full attention is focused on the gameplay.

In the end, Rise of Prussia features about as much complexity and options as possible, without making the game too difficult for newcomers either. Hence, if you really want a history lesson and a chance to be a brilliant general, then this is the way to go.