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 Worth The Purchase Price, 2008-09-11
I was a fan of the old school Age Of Empires games so when this came out I knew I was going to purchase it. If you like the early new world time period then you will enjoy this game. The graphics are entertaining enough without being so overwhelming that you don't know what's really going on. Sure there are other RTS's out there that may have some better features but in my opinion this is a nice well rounded game.
P.S. It gets even better with the expansion packs that have already come out. If you can afford it buy a box set that includes the two expansions.
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 Disappointed, 2008-09-09
Why game companies push away from the 2d video game for the 3d feel game is beyond me. Most RTS games are shown from high up where you can zoom way down and control small battles or zoom out and control an army. AoE III took away the zoom out.. You are so in the face of everything you can't really see what you are doing. Maybe the 3d assets/textures would be too taxing on the system, but then thats a design flaw.. Anyways, decent game, but I got extremely frustrated with the camera.
This game ROCKS!!!, 2008-08-25
If your into strategy games then this game is for you. It has a great campaign game with a great story and you can also play online with god knows who. Plus, if you buy this game with the Asian Dynasties expansion pack the game gets even better. I don't own the Asian Dynasties expansion pack but I downloaded the trail software and it was great. I plan to purchase it.
 This game isn't all cracked up to be., 2008-07-31
This game is not really that good compared to the previous game.
The game play isn't that great and the fighting is kinda lame.
I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone.
Age of Mythology without the Mythology, 2008-05-31
Personally I was heavily bored and disillusioned by Age of Mythology. It had very little replay value for me, especially when human infantry are basically useless against Myth units.
Age of Empires III, rather than acting as a sequel to Age of Empires II, acts as a sequel to Age of Mythology. The engine is pretty much exactly the same. Perhaps thinking the ancients too stupid to build big buildings, all the buildings here are maybe 3 or 4 times the size of buildings in Age of Mythology, making the map seem very small and difficult to navigate as you seem to run out of space quickly. Even ships look cartoonish simply by how massive they are in comparison to the puddle-sized river you've just built them into.
About the best improvements made from Age of Mythology is the population... you can have more than a 50 man army at one time here.
There is nothing else revolutionary here... it's the same old s-word with regards to real time strategy---civilians dig gold, hunt animals or farm, cut wood, build houses, build barracks, build church or mosque or temple, build infantry, mass them, attack, upgrade, build another base somewhere else, repeat. The graphics look great, but they are highly unimpressive in battle... gunfire, cannon shots, explosions, are all unremarkable. The only positive aspect I can say here is that the buildings actually look like they're taking damage when under fire---losing roof tiles, chunks of concrete and masonry crumbling off.
Everything else is just ordinary. The sort of generic, unremarkable RTS of the next 3D generation, improving where Age of Mythology fumbled (that is, army battles), but breaking no new ground.
(Native Americans) Indians: They have some settlements littered around. You build a trading post next to them and you can train some of their soldiers. Mercenaries. The good thing is they don't count towards your population. Also you get a few upgrades that only give you a minor edge in battle.
In-depth Cities: Useless. It does nothing. You can't do anything with the cities. Instead you get bonus cards, which give you little tiny gifts that don't turn the tide of the battle massively unless you've got nothing left.
Everything else is about the same old s-word you'd find in Age of Empires II, Age of Mythology, and Rise of Nations. No innovation, no revolution, no increased challenge, nothing new. Status Quo all the way.
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