Face It-It Gets Boring!
User Rating: 7.5 | Age of Mythology PC
Unlike Rise Of Nations and other strategy games I've played, this game gets boring really fast. Here is a breakdown of the whole game: Gameplay: Gameplay is solid, but it is the same old-same old. Microsoft actually advertised this as Age Of Empires with "new" gameplay. This is mostly untrue. The game uses the same gameplay techniques like Age Of Empires. Of course the new features can't be ignored either. There are many Gods to choose from for each individual Civilization, and each one has their own special god-powers, and myh-units. The tutorial is helpful, but if you have played Age Of Empires, it is really not needed. It leads straight into the Campaign, which is a nice touch that makes the tutorial matter more. Graphics: The graphics are STILL a pleasure to watch. They are the selling point of this game. Fortunately they don't take too much resources from the PC to run. The cutscenes in-between scenarios are made with the game engine, but they look awesome, so the engine's strength really shows. The different units in the game are animated nicely and when they get killed there are some death-animations that are a pleasure to watch. Overall the graphics are awesome. Sound: Not much improvement from Age of Empires while playing, but the cutscenes have great voice-acting. The music might get repetitive though. Value: It takes a long time to beat this one. I finished the Campaign, but towards the end, instead of getting more excited, playing it felt like a chore. 36 scenarios is a big chunk of gameplay. Instead of leaving me wanting more, I was glad when the Campaign was over and quickly uninstalled the game. Tilt: The game runs smoothly most of the time. Not many bugs to speak of. Game gets boring towards the end and many might not have the patience to fnish though. Overall this is a good game. 
