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Age of Empires III (PC Games)
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4 customer reviews
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AU$49.95
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Stock status:  In stock now in New Zealand
Delivery: Usually ships within 1-2 days. (Allow 3-6 business days for delivery.)
| Publisher: |
Microsoft |
| Developer: |
Ensemble Studios |
| Format: |
PC CD-ROM |
| Current Sales Rank: | #413 in Games | | Current Sales Rank: | #3808 Overall | | All-Time Sales Rank: | #24 Overall |
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Product Description
In this highly anticipated next installment in the "Age of Empires" franchise from Ensemble Studios, "Age of Empires III" places players in the time period of roughly 1500 1850, picking up where "Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings left off. As players work to establish their empire, they will take on the role of a European power struggling to explore, colonize and conquer North and South America.
"Age of Empires III" introduces exciting new gameplay elements, including the all-new Home City and an incredible combat system. Players will find new civilizations to discover, random maps to conquer and a single-player campaign unlike any other. Players also will find stunning graphics as a result of a revolutionary graphics engine that pushes the limits of PC graphics technology in an entirely new way.
Engage in epic strategic battles. As players control the action, they can experience a new level of exciting combat with realistic physics effects, and have the option of engaging in battle with blades, gunpowder or both. Victory depends on the player's strategic battle plan.
Develop and strengthen a unique, customized Home City. The Home City represents a player's capital back in Europe and plays a supporting role in the attempt to control the New World. The better the player performs in the New World, the more powerful his Home City becomes. Players can customize their Home City to reflect unique personality traits, making the Home City a vital character in the game.
Explore a vibrant New World. Players can take advantage of elements of the colonial time period, including the ability to ally with Native Americans. They also can explore and find new resources in the Amazon rain forest, recover buried treasure from Caribbean islands, hunt bison on the Great Plains, compete to establish trade routes, and fortify the coast of New England.
Experience stunning graphics. Players will witness new lighting effects and shadows while immersed in a world that feels bright and sunny, yet which has a softness and depth that is revolutionary to PC games. Thanks to the new physics engine, players will never see the same scene twice.
Discover culturally diverse civilizations. Gamers can play as the British and have a stellar economy, or play as the French and easily ally with Native Americans. They can choose to play as the Spanish and have more support from their home country in Europe. Players have the option of playing as one of eight civilizations and, whichever one is chosen, players are guaranteed a unique and fulfilling experience.
System Requirements
* Microsoft® Windows® XP
* PC with 1.4 GHz equivalent or higher processor
* 256 MB of system RAM
* 2 GB available hard disk space
* 32x speed or faster CD-ROM drive
* 64 MB video card with support for hardware transformation and lighting required
* Sound card, speakers or headphones required for audio
* Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
* 56.6 Kbps or better modem for online play
Customer Reviews
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Dull
 Reviewed by Jonathan from Waitakere NZ on September 30th, 2006
Thought I'd try to counterbalance the enthusiasm of others. I played AOEI - great, AOE2 - above average and AOM - just wonderful and I play it still.
AOE3 seems to be too "politically correct". So the graphics are good. So the game ic sort of cute. Why is it set in the "New World"? Face the fact: most warfare is in Europe. So the answer has to be - to sell it to the US audience. Very nice and very laudable but totally transparent. And warfare in the New World just isn't that interesting. I played it a couple of times and went back to RTW or AOM.
Don't waste your money.
WHOA!
 Reviewed by Anonymous from Christchurch , NZ on October 30th, 2005
Being lucky enough to get my hands on the new Age of Empires III I decided to share my thought with the rest of Gameplanet. The grapic are right on the money being so realistic . Features in this game are much more exciting and not only can you use your fists but also a gun of some kind. Something I espicially liked about AOE3 was by far the steam trains as they are one of the most realistic unit on the game.
Go out there right now and buy Age of Empires III of Gameplanet is it is much cheaper and certainly very reliable ;) .
played trial verion/good game
Reviewed by Anonymous from Auckland, NZ on October 24th, 2005
i've played trial version from the official website
and it is good game.
This game have good visual but does not require very-high suppa duppa system.
theres new elements that wasnt in the previous version such as exp/lvl system and "home city" shipment system and etc.
you will enjoy it :)
Its ok I suppose
 Reviewed by Anonymous from Gisborne, NZ on October 19th, 2005
Well I have been lucky enough to get a copy of AOE3 nine days before the release date. The gamplay is set during the colonial times which is a disappointment for me as I liked the old hack and slash style of the old one :P. Its actually really smooth and fast right until the point where you have a battle wit about 20 or more people the framerate drops quickly and your left standing almost wondering what happened. Its also fairly linear as its kill this kill that, well done! capaign mission complete! Speaking of campaigns the first mission would be downright impossible for newcomers as you are put straight into a battle with about 10 crossbowman and thats it, while trying to hold off a hord of infinite muskateers. Your 10 crossbowmen get decimated quickly and you have to build units in 5 barracks 5 at a time. that may sound like a lot but when you are building 5 at a time and they die almost instantly its no fun, almost seems like theres no stratergy involved. Enough critisising now for the good stuff. There is a much bigger limit to the population is 99 for each kind of unit as far as I know. There are other things too which are too numerous and complicated to explain in a review, you'll just have to wait and see for yourself. Ah well that me hope you enjoy AOE3 when you get it heh heh.
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Release date: 5th November, 2005.
List price: AU$49.95.
Catalogue number: 1472446.
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