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Age of Empires III

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Gameplay is accessible, easy to learn and very polished, but too often Age of Empires III has a "been there, done that" feeling.

Genre: Strategy
Release date: Oct 18, 2005
Published by: Microsoft
Developed by: Ensemble Studios

Min system requirements: PIII 1.8GHz or equivalent, 512MB RAM, 2GB HD space, 128MB DirectX 3D video card
Recommended system: P4 3.0GHz or equivalent, 1GB RAM, 256MB DirectX 3D video card
Features: Widescreen Support
Multiplayer Modes:

Online

8 player VS

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Age of Empires creator building new titles

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Review

Take the fight to the New World

Mar 9, 2006

The original Age of Empires sold a gazillion copies by ushering in the idea of epochs in real-time strategy games (where you slowly move your civilization through a series of technological ages). Since then, Age of Mythology and Age of Empires II each offered incremental changes, and Age of Empires III keeps the streak alive. That's both good and bad: the gameplay is accessible, easy to learn and very polished, but too often Age III has a "been there, done that" feeling. The single-player ...

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Age of Empires III

To be this good takes Ages, quips PC Gamer

Oct 6, 2005

Familiarity breeds contentment. That seems to be the message from Ensemble Studios, the creators of strategy games whose successes are measured in millions of copies. This is the fourth Age game, and still its fundamental structure is the same: build structures, collect resources, churn out soldiers, attack the enemy."We wanted it to be familiar but not the same," admits Bruce Shelley, Age senior designer. "It's the Age of Empires II gameplay that'll keep you coming back." It's surprisingly ... » Read Full Age of Empires III preview

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