Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Expansion Pack

by Destineer

Product Features

• Playable Asian Civilizations - Command one of three fierce Asian civilizations - the Indians, the Chinese or the Japanese each with its own unique armies led by powerful warrior Monks, Daimyo, Mansabdars and other special units
• Single Player Campaigns - Play through three new mini campaigns with new heroes and villains
• New Ways to Play - With the addition of Wonders of the world and the new Export resource, Age of Empires III - The Asian Dynasties injects an intriguing level of depth to existing Age of Empires III strategy. If used wisely, these new features can mean the difference between rousing a victory or a humiliating defeat.
• An Immersive World - Explore an exotic Asian setting over 11 new Random Maps, three new Home Cities, and interactions with new native civilizations, all while battling opponents in new game modes, including King of the Hill, Regicide, and Treaty No-Blockade.
• 15 monumental Asian Wonders

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001AH1B2I
• Item Weight: 5.1 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: August 5, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,928 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
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Product Description

Platform: Mac

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The Dawn of a New Age.

Command one of eight mighty powers grappling to conquer the New World in this new generation of the landmark Age of Empires series.

Experience the Age of Discovery through amazing 3D graphics. Crush your enemies with devastating cannons and rifled infantry. Navigate your naval fleet to claim strategic waterways. Build cities with towering cathedrals, and forge a thriving empire with a booming economy.

Play in single-player, multiplayer, and campaign in the There are many ways to play Age of Empires III. Play against the computer on random maps. Play multiplayer against friends online, or play the Campaign in which you take the role of Morgan Black and his descendants as they struggle against the hostile wilderness, help the Aztecs resist the Spanish conquistadors, pit the French against the British and help Simon Bolivar lead revolutions in South America. The new Home City feature is unlike anything you've experienced before in a real-time strategy game. Age of Empires III gives players extensive control over their side of the battlefield.

There are many ways to play Age of Empires III. Play against the computer on random maps. Play multiplayer against friends online, or play the Campaign in which you take the role of Morgan Black and his descendants as they struggle against the hostile wilderness, help the Aztecs resist the Spanish conquistadors, pit the French against the British and help Simon Bolivar lead revolutions in South America.

Experience the Age of Discovery through amazing 3D graphics. Crush your enemies with devastating cannons and rifled infantry. Navigate your naval fleet to claim strategic waterways. Build cities with towering cathedrals, and forge a thriving empire with a booming economy.

Command one of eight mighty powers grappling to conquer the New World in this new generation of the landmark Age of Empires series.

Graphics

Age of Empires III isn?t just one of the best-looking real-time strategy games ever, it?s one of the best-looking games of any kind ever.

Much like a persistent character in a role-playing game, your Home City is a support system that regularly sends you supplies or military reinforcements. As you get better, your Home City becomes stronger, allowing you to unlock new types of soldiers or buildings, broaden your tech tree, and customize the appearance of your city. You can even visit your Home City to watch its citizens, get an opinion on how you?re doing, or plot your next move.

You?re in control of large and diverse armies of infantry, cavalry, artillery, Native American warriors, mercenaries, and ships. You can assign different formations to your army, like Volley, Charge, or Bombard, or have the game automatically choose the most appropriate formation for you.

The real-time physics cause infantry struck by cannon balls to get thrown like rag dolls, perhaps even over a cliff into the water. Cannon balls bounce and ricochet. Shingles, shutters, and whole towers may fly off a building and interact with the terrain. And, with hundreds of unique combat animations, you?ll never see the same battle twice.

Tone mapping gives scenes a photorealistic look by balancing colors in a scene. Units and buildings cast realistic shadows based on the sun?s position. Water glistens like water, foams near the shore, and reflections change with the viewing angle, the angle of sunlight, and the motion of the water. Steep cliffs jut from the terrain like paintings from the American Southwest.

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, historical and overall great game!, September 30, 2008

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bookreader (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Age Of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (CD-ROM)

Yes you need Age of Empire III and that is because this is an expansion pack, this means you add the levels of this game to the original game. In anycase this is a great expansion pack and truly adds to the Age of Empires series. Plus the computer game play is well managed a big plus. Well worth your money even if you have to buy the base pack.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good game but...., December 22, 2008

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John M. Herberger (St.Louis, Mo.) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Age Of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (CD-ROM)

Age III was a great game and I was looking forward to adding more civilizations. I never ever had problems with Age III until I added the Asian Dynasties. Now almost every game is interrupted with freezes that can only be fixed by shutting the whole system down. I have reinstalled the game twice and it hasn't fixed anything. I am waiting for a patch, but don't see anything yet. Anybody else having this problem on Macs?

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Weak Single Player Campaigns, but nice improvements to game engine, November 2, 2008

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H. Wade (Florida) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Age Of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (CD-ROM)

This expansion pack for Age of Empires III has several improvements to the AOE III game engine that will be appreciated by all those who have played the forerunners in the series.
The big letdown was in the single player campaigns. They were far shorter and left me quite dissatisfied. There are three "Acts" and if you were to combine all of them together they would have made one good "Act".
Multiplayer, however, does benefit from the new variations allowed by the additional nations and their associate characteristics.

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