Age of Empires III: The War Chiefs Expansion Pack

by Microsoft

Product Features

• ENG NA DVD BOX CD

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000HCQJZQ
• Item Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 17, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,869 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC

MODEL- MS-CD25988WI VENDOR- MICROSOFT FEATURES- Age of Empires III: The Warchiefs Try the new expansion pack for the best-selling real-time strategy title of 2005--Age of Empires III from Ensemble Studios and Microsoft Game Studios. Microsoft Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs--the new expansion pack for Age of Empires III--will engage gamers of all ages and types in epic warfare in the Americas where they will lead the proud native civilizations to expand their empire and fight for control of the Americas.* Playable Native American civilizations Lead one of three proud Native American civilizations. Each civilization has its own unique units buildings and a distinct approach to their Home City feature.* Gripping new single-player campaign Play through 15 new missions with a rich story and a cast of characters that interact with real historic figures and events.* Enhancements to European civilizations The expansion pack will also provide exciting additions to existing European civilizations with new Home City content new units and new ways to look at your card deck.* Extended gameplay Experience more of everything including new random maps in unique locations in the Americas additional native allies and units more statistics tracking and new ways to play. REQUIREMENTS- 1.4 GHz or faster processor 256 MB of RAM 2 GB of available hard-disk space Windows XP

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be careful this is adictive..., May 13, 2007

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John J. Adams (Ormond Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs Expansion Pack (CD-ROM)

I've been playing this game since it was first released and added the expansion pack as quickly as it came out. I just don't get tired of it. I highly recommend it.

The newest release builds on the past two with all of the fantastic strategy included in the earlier games. The new improvements are vast and I'm sure that other users and reviews will be able to expand on them more directly. However, if you've played AoE games in the past, this one will not disappoint. They've dropped some of the more esoteric and mundane steps (like villagers constantly returning to town center) and have added simplifying features but haven't sacrificed any of the strategy. I think version three finally brings it all together.

There are a few features which are lacking, however, the scenario game play is a little weak in AoE III and I didn't see any addition in the expansion pack. Also, the scenario creator has so much potential for active users to build situations that others might like to play but requires so much time and effort as to be useless.

On the whole, I certainly recommend this game and the expansion pack to anyone who is interested in strategy games.

31 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great X-Pak to a great game!, October 17, 2006

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David A. Rivadeneyra "Sunburned Buyer" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs Expansion Pack (CD-ROM)

It's obvious that Mr. RTS doesn't know what an X-Pak is, so I will explain it. To clarify to all those out there who don't know what X-Paks are:

An Expansion Pack adds to existing features by adding new content. Not new features, not new physics.

Even then, Warchiefs adds new content AND new features. From the three new Indian civs that play remarkably different from each other and from the europeans to the addition of needed units for various strategies, to new maps, new play types, new victory conditions, new no-rush abilities...the list of new content and features for Warchiefs is enough to fill several pages.

In short, if you like Age of Empires 3, you need this expansion pack. Even if you don't like Age 3, this X-Pak may possibly bring you around. Age 3 is a great addition to the series and this is almost as fine an X-Pak as the Conquerers was for Age2.

Warning: It comes with several new bugs, but unlike what the previous reviwer stated, it actually fixes several problems (Ott endless barracks glitch, German settler wagon pathfinding issues to name a few) from Age3. Buy it, play it, get it patched, and you'll find this is beyond a brilliant game.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything in moderation? not in this case, January 19, 2007

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Antal Mak "Tony" (bellingham, Ma United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs Expansion Pack (CD-ROM)

This deserves the expansion of the year award... i dont believe there is such a thing as too much fun... in this case it may be true; three new civs, new units, more to do in home cities, more cards, and a whole new campaign! i will admit the natives are lacking in some areas such as construction but other than that this was a great buy, its worth the money and anyone who disagrees is seriously confused. i would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys any AOE especially AOE3, it basically completes the game and it really brings some closure to the live of the blacks
sincerely,
tony

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