Age of Empires III Sally Tarabah CIS 487 Basic Info Developer Ensemble Studios Publisher Microsoft Game Studios Genre Real Time Strategy Price 49 95 Minimum Requirements Microsoft Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 128 MB of RAM Pentium 800 MHz or equivalent 28 MB 3D video card 1 5 GB of free hard disk space 32x CD ROM drive DirectX 8 0 compatible sound card 56 kbps Internet connection for online play Recommended Requirements Windows XP 512 MB of RAM 2 0 GHz CPU 64 MB 3D video card Direct X 9 0 Installation Quick Overview Set in the New World between approximately AD 1500 and 1850 The player has to develop a European colony from a basic settlement to an empire progressing through Ages technological development and destroying the enemy bases There are two main branches to game play economy resource collection unit production military conflict between nations Combat Resignation Reach a specific level story based campaigns single player skirmishes small scale conflicts online multiplayer skirmishes Two or more teams race to develop a powerful nation by producing and upgrading units and buildings Many ways to win Three modes of play Between human players and AI Map AI Skill Level Resource gathering speed can be modified Civilizations Special Features Native American Alliances Home City Advantage Shipments Cards Customizations Aesthetic Features Artwork TWO thumbs up Sounds Funny and Cute Music Bugs Duh Battles on water Game Review What is good fun about the game Take over the world What is bad not fun about the game Complex How does it compare to similar games in the same genre AoE AoE II AoE III Rise of Nations AoE III Rise of Legends Aoe III Empire Earth What is the appropriate audience for this game Teen violence Are any design mistakes present Ships travel sideways Funny accents Overall Summary Overall Strengths Graphics Originality Game Play Overall Weaknesses Confusing Complex Water Battles Worth purchasing Maybe not for 50 00 but definitely worth owning Improvements More civilizations Auto Explore
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