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From Ensemble Studios, the creators of Age of Empires and Age of Kings, comes Age of Mythology, a game that transports players to a time when heroes did battle with monsters of legend and the gods intervened in the affairs of mortal men.
Taking on the role of one of nine ancient civilizations, players guide their people to greatness by commanding all aspects of their empire: gathering resources, raising massive armies, waging war against enemies, establishing profitable trade routes, building new settlements, enhancing production or military might with improvements, exploring new frontiers, and advancing through four distinct ages.
In their struggle for supremacy, players can use mythological creatures like Minotaurs and Cyclopses to bolster their armies' strength. Players may also call upon the gods for assistance in flattening enemy towns with meteors or scattering opposing troops with lightning storms.
All of this is brought to life using a revolutionary 3D engine developed by Ensemble Studios. The engine is capable of providing the most realistic, beautiful, and immersive world ever seen in a real-time strategy game.
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Review by: kiwireviewer-01
Dated: 3rd of August, 2004
I love RTS (Real Time Strategy) games. I was first introduced to this genre when I played Dune 2 by Westwood Studios, since then i've played just about every RTS I could find and then I found Age of Mythology. This is an RTS with a difference.
First you have your normal collect resources to build stuff, plus on top of that you have deities(Gods) who help you increase through the Ages. Each age has a couple of Deities associated with it and you must choose one to follow for that age.
Each Deity has it's own pros and cons and it's up to you to weigh up the choices and choose the right one. In the single play Campaign you play as the Atlantians (following Greek Gods) add into this 3 unique races in the multiplayer option (Greeks, Norse and Egyptians) and this makes for a wonderful gaming experience.
Add to this a vast resource of addon maps, scenarios and units plus the "Titans" Expansion Pack and you've got a game that will hold you attention for a while to come.
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