''Rise of Prussia'' is a

grand strategy wargame A grand strategy wargame or simply grand strategy game (GSG) is a wargame that places focus on grand strategy: military strategy at the level of movement and use of a nation state or empire's resources. It is a genre that has considerable overlap ...

developed by AGEOD and published by

Paradox Interactive Paradox Interactive AB is a video game publisher based in Stockholm, Sweden. The company started out as the video game division of Target Games and then Paradox Entertainment (now Cabinet Entertainment) before being spun out into an independen ...

. It was announced on April 24, 2009 and was released on March 9, 2010.Rise of Prussia Listing
Paradox Plaza The game covers the European campaigns of the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763). A remastered version of the game, ''Rise of Prussia Gold'', released on May 8, 2013. This edition featured fixes and improvements to the original game while adding three new scenarios that expand the length of the game.

Gameplay

''Rise of Prussia'' features 200 leaders with individual portraits and 300 units. Players have the option to select from two sides. There is

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...

and its allies led by Frederick II and opposing them are

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

and its allies. Each leader has their own individual abilities that will provide bonuses to their units. For example, Frederick II has movement bonuses that makes his troops move significantly faster than that of other generals. There are 20 scenarios the player can choose from. 12 of these are battle scenarios centered on key battles, 7 span each year of the war, and the final Grand Campaign scenario spans the entire conflict. The map covers all of

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

and surrounding vicinity, with over 1,000 different regions.Rise of Prussia First Look
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Reception

''Rise of Prussia'' received mixed to negative reviews upon release. On

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, the game holds a score of 54/100 based on 6 reviews.

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