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 | Title : Age of Mythology
Author : Microsoft
Release Date : 20021031
Binding : CD-ROM
Regular Price : $49.99
Amazon.com Price : $34.00
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Editorial Reviews :
From the makers of Age of Empires comes a strategy game where the line between history and mythology has been blurred. In Age of Mythology heroes do battle with monsters of legend, and the gods intervene in the affairs of mortal men.
Age of Mythology players wage war as leaders of a Greek, Norse, or Egyptian civilization with a customized pantheon. Players use human armies and diplomacy, progress through development ages, enhance military and economic performance with improvements, and manage economics through resource gathering and trade. Mythology enters the mix when players call upon the gods to act on their behalf or reinforce their armies with more than 20 mythological creatures such as jackal-headed Egyptian warriors or mighty minotaurs.
Age of Mythology's revolutionary 3-D engine provides the game with gorgeous environments featuring lifelike rolling terrain, beautiful waves and water, realistic sunlight, and lush forests. The units roaming these environments are incredibly detailed, move naturally over the terrain, and come to life through hundreds of fluid animations. Amazing special effects change the look of this beautiful world when the gods get involved: all grows dark as an eclipse takes effect, funnel clouds twist and grow as a tornado sends buildings spinning toward the heavens, and meteors streak in from the heavens to send people and armies flying.
An entertaining tutorial, an intuitive interface, and logical game rules allow anyone to quickly and easily learn to play. Once started, there is a lot to explore: an epic 36 scenario single player campaign, easy-to-use multiplayer gaming online, single player games against the challenging Age of Mythology AI opponents, more than 15 different random map types that help make the game infinitely replayable, nine highly differentiated civilizations, multiple difficulty levels to allow players of any skill level to have an enjoyable game, and a fully functional scenario editor. Age of Mythology offers something for everyone: a fun game for any playing style or skill level.
Buyer Reviews :
AOM is one of the worse games Ensemble Studios has put out to date. The game is nothing but a poor remake of the AOE series.
If you like the RUSHING in the Age series then you'll feel right at home with this game for sure.
The 3 civs you have a choice from are the 'Egyptian' which are very weak, the 'Greeks' which are the easiest to learn and play but still stink compared to the 'Norse' civ which are to overpowering.
The single game has 3 lvls of difficulty, Easy, Moderate and Hard. You will have very little trouble winning on the Easy lvl, but beware on the Moderate lvl. The difficulty makes a big jump from easy to moderate. And thats not even counting the AI cheating, just like it did in the Age series.
I gave this a 1 star rating because I feel the reviews were not telling the whole truth about the game. :( And I read just about all of the reviews I could find before the game went on the shelves.
Save your money and spend it on Christmas gifts for your family.
Disappointed ~*Marie~*
(by Marie)
Features/Technical Specs :
* Age of Empires strategy combined with ancient mythology
* Lead a Greek, Norse, or Egyptian civilization with a customized pantheon
* Mythological units, each with a unique special ability, change the character of your fighting force
* Epic 36-scenario singleplayer campaign and easy-to-use multiplayer gaming
* Dynamic 3D game engine beautifully renders battles, creatures, and the miracles of the gods
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