Customer Reviews

Age Of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

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.

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?

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.

Following are the great things about the game:
~ Continues to have the same kind of detail level that made AOE III so popular. At some points it is even better
~ Buildings are more detailed and its nice to see that the details behind the architecture have been looked into. The buildings in the Indian campaign is really nice!
~ The theme music has been nicely mixed to include Indian instruments such as the Sitar and Tabla. That was a pleasant surprise
~ Campaigns are just about the right length. They have not been made unnecessarily long.
~ Faster loading times

Cons:
~ For the Mac version, it hangs at times and at those times, there is no other option but to do a Force Quit
~ It takes a while (sometimes) for the system to understand that the objective has been met.

Overall, this game lives up to the standards that have been set by its predecessors. Give it a 4 star overall.

VERY good. One of the few iMac games that are fun and available. It provides many hours of fun for teens and adults, from beginner to pro. A great continuation of the 1st Age of Empires game.

Some original material including, Japanese, Chinese and Indian civilizations, but some older cultures and scenarios are included. Sometimes hard to win even on Easy setting. If you liked earlier Age of Empires games, you will like this one.

Great expansion, playing it online is awesome, the game is played by Gameranger the server for mac, is great. U have to buy this game!!
Highly recommended, been playing for days now...

Well I was about to install the Asian Dynasties on my Mac when I noticed that the installer was looking for the original AOE III, but there isn't any specification here at the page that mentions that this is a must to install Asian Dynasties, so now can't play it.

Age of Empires is one of the best computer game series in the history. It is fun and involves a lot of thinking and planning. Asian addition adds extra dimension of the game, in term of adding more civilization as well as game plays.

An excellent upgrade. A little hard to get used to, when your people don't need to hunt. Vegetarians. Who can understand them? Anyway, as the inventors of gunpowder enter into the game, things get more explosive. A fun romp.