Age of Empires III

AGE OF EMPIRES 3: THE ASIAN DYNASTIES= GREAT EXPANSION

User Rating: 8.5 | Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties PC

By jettpack | Review Date: February 24, 2009

Age of Empires 3: The Asian Dynasties, is a great expansion for an excellent and classic game. The 3 new Asian races all look great, with excellent period architecture accented with beautiful Japanese temples and Chinese pagodas. Though not at the cutting edge of the pixel pushers like Crysis, the AOE3 graphics engine holds up well and can still impress with its excellent bloom effects, vivid coloring and great physics capabilities. One must remember that this AOE3 was originally released in 2005, and for a game that is 4 years old, it holds up phenomenally. _____
The new content is interesting, entertaining, and overall provides a great change in gameplay when using any of the 3 new civilizations. No matter your choice, Japanese, Chinese or Indian, the dynamics of the game will feel different to you. A welcomed slice of variety and a departure from the European civilizations that we have all played with countless times. Also, ES decided to bless AOE3 fans with a whole new continent worth of skirmish maps, including silk road, and Honshu. _____
The only complaint i can make against such an excellent expansion is that like The Warchiefs expansion before it, none of the asian home cities have the ability to customize its appearance the same way the European civilizations do. Which i find slightly sad because i personally had so much fun changing the citizens of my home city, having Quasimodo, the hunchback jump around Notre Dome or Jack the Ripper running around London. This however is really of no real importance at all because it does not affect the game play._____
Overal, AOE3:TAD is an excellent expansion with lots of new content. It looks better than ever, the multiplayer is just as competitive and fun as ever. If you have AOE3, then get this expansion. If you dont have the original, then get this expansion any way cause guess what! Its standalone capable!!

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• Rating:8.5

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