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List Price: $39.95
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Seller: Ardale Games
Rating:  234 reviews
Sales Rank: 3816
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Platform: Windows XP
Genre: real_time_strategy_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: RJX-00016
Model: RJX-00016
UPC: 882224531108
EAN: 0882224531108
ASIN: B000U92L7G
Release Date: October 23, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Lives up to the expectation!! July 13, 2009
Stephen Schultz (Greenville, SC USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Age of Empires 3 is the sequel to the award winning Age of Empires 2. Number 2 was set in the middle ages and number 3 is set in colonial times. Both are extremely fun to play, however the publishers left out a couple things that are in the second game.
First of ,when your villagers are gathering supplies, they don't need a lumber camp or mining camp to collect it. They just keep chopping or keep mining until the source is gone then they go to find another. it's like they have a black hole in their bag. This is good as well as bad. It is good because it makes it easier to get supplies. It is bad because it makes it less realistic. Secondly, when the men stand on the tracks of the caravans on the trade routes, the trains or buggies run right over them but don't hurt them a bit. Deffinatly unrealistic, but hey it's still a fun game.
Other than that I thought it was top notch. There are a lot of different things in this version and instead of explaining them all to you I'll let you find out for yourself. Go download the demo for Age of Empires 3 from Microsoft's internet page (it's free). That's what I did first off. It gave me a great feel for what the game feels like. I can almost promise you that you will love it right from the start if you like RTS games.
It has single player campaigns and random maps, it has multiplayer and it has a map builder where you can build your own maps. Everything from the previous ones and more!! Hurry out and buy it after you've tried the demo, just to be sure. I give it 5 stars and I hear rumors that they're making a fourth one. Can't wait!!!
this is a Fun, Great looking RTS June 30, 2009
Dyers_Eve (Northern California)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Fun Game. Just got it and I find it a lot more fun than C&C Zero Hour or Frozen Throne. The Physics graphics are a great compliment to the game. I love watching infantry getting bowled over by Artillery. The improvements made since AOE 2 are great. It's got it's moments of being really frustrating and fun at the same time.
I'ts kinda frustrating that you have to start with a whole new home city for the difference between playing a Supremacy Game and a Deathmatch Game.
As for as the Death match AI difficulty? It is fast. You start a deathmatch game and within a few minutes the AI has built a massive city and tons and tons of troops, you have got to be quick to survive.
The Home City with it's deck of cards is interesting because a few cards can literally change the outcome of a battle. If you can resource faster through the use of the right cards at the right time it can really give you an edge against your opponent. Deciding what cards to add to your deck before the battle even starts can be as important as any other aspect of the game.
The AI taunts are pretty funny especially when you win lol. In my opinion anyone who's an RTS fan or a fan of games like Rise of Nations, Frozen Throne, Starcraft or even Command and Conquer will enjoy this game.
Great game June 26, 2009
CG (Louisiana)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is great if your a fan of strategy games. A little slow at times, but it picks up. So far ive had a great experience with the campaign mode. Also, The multiplayer experience is different, but better, than any other strategy game i've played. Take it from a normal guy, if you like fun stragtegy games like warcraft III and starcraft, you'll love Age of empires III
 Good game May 26, 2009
C. E. Cesare (Oklahoma City, OK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good game but there's one segment of a campaign that doesn't play properly. It really doesn't take too much away from the game tho.
Amazing sequel to Age of Empires 2 May 26, 2009
B. Heider (Missouri)
For a long time Age of Empires 2 was my favorite game, and I still get urges to play it once in a while. When I first played AoE 3, I didn't think it was that great, but after going through the campaigns and playing it a bit, I almost like it better than Age of Emipires 2.
The game play is a bit more fast pace, and most games can be finished in 30 minutes to an hour, which is one thing I like better than AoE 2. There are fewer civilizations, but they are all have more differences. Another difference is that in the single player, you earn stats for each civilzation and have to play them a few times before you get more advantages. The multiplayer also isn't quite as good as Age of Emires 2.
Overall though, I love this game. I don't know why it has such a poor rating on Amazon. It is an amazing rts game and a must have for Age of Empires fans.
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