Product Description

Age of Empires III
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.

The War Chiefs Expansion Pack
Age of Empires III: The War Chiefs is the new expansion pack for the best-selling real-time strategy (RTS) title of 2005: Age of Empires III. Age of Empires III: The War Chiefs will engage gamers of all ages and types in epic warfare in the Americas, where they will lead proud, playable native civilizations to expand their empire and fight for control of the Americas.

• Includes Age of Empires III and The War Chiefs Expansion Pack

Age of Empires III features:

• 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.
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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #915 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Microsoft
• Released on: 2007-11-02
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: Windows XP
• Dimensions: .94 pounds

Amazon.com
In this highly anticipated next installment in th e franchise from Ensemble Studios , 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.

<>p introduces exciting new game play 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.

Manufacturer's Description
Age of Empires III Gold Edition bundles the exciting Age of Empires III and its respective expansion pack, Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs, for one compelling gaming experience at a great value.Age of Empires III gives players the opportunity to pick up where Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings left off, placing them in the time period of roughly 1500-1850. 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. In addition, players will also have the chance to engage in epic warfare in the Americas with "Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs," where they will lead proud, playable native civilizations to expand their empire and fight for control of the Americas.

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Customer Reviews

It's realy a great game...
I installed this game on my AMD Phenom Q4, XP pro machine without any problem in 7 minutes. Graphics are stunning, game play is easy. I played AOEI, AOEII but this one is more complicated and better. The best thing is the gameplay is not changed much. It's a real fun to play this game. I recommend this game to everyone who likes this type of games and who wants to relax while playing.
This is my first purchase from Amazon UK and they are fast.The game gets 4 stars and Amazon UK gets 5 stars from me...
Excuse me of my english....

Age of Empires III
If you liked the extra military controls you had in Age of Empires II you will find Age of Empires III incredibly frustrating. Simple commands such as setting formations and "Stand Ground", "Guard", "Follow" etc. are no longer available for some reason. I can't help but feel that because of this it misses the whole point of Imperial age warfare - lining up ranks of musketeers and rifleman, being covered by artillery and cavalry is virtually impossible. Instead of having organised lines, the infantry units run around like headless chickens, and duly get massacred!

The other aspects of the game are quite good, and the additional political aspects are an interesting development, but reducing the military controls really seems like a huge backwards step, especially given the historical period it is meant to convey.

Over all I was very dissapointed.

Good game, good game............
Excellent game, hours of game play. Graphics are superb, the whole game is a massive improvement to the previous AofE. Easy to install and runs smoothly on a basic computer. Thoroughly enjoyed it. As others have mentioned, cardboard sleeve was very thin and arrived in a sorry state but game was undamaged.