Microsoft Age of Empires Expansion: The Rise of Rome is the stand-alone add-on to the award-winning, real-time strategy game Age of Empires. Focusing on the legendary Roman Empire, the Rise of Rome will challenge veterans and novices alike to wage war on an epic scale. It features four additional civilizations (Carthage, Palmyra, Macedonia, or Rome), several unique units, new technologies, and new campaigns, including the showcase campaign that focuses on the Rise of Rome itself.In this demo you can: guide the Carthaginian into battle with the Romans in a classic "Punic War&quot\; campaign\; battle your friends on the Microsoft Internet Gaming Zone in a multiplayer game\; command new units such as the Slinger, Camel Rider, and Fire Galley\; and shape your empire with the all-new Roman building set, including the Roman Wonder of the World--the Colosseum.This is a stand-alone trial verion, meaning you don't need the original Age of Empires to play it.