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GREAT GAME GREAT VALUE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: November 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought aom, thinkning it was a WC3 clone and for ... bucks, what the hell. BOY WAS I WRONG, AOM HAS GREAT GRAPHICS, FUN CITY BUILDING, GOD POWERS ADD TONS TO THIS GAME'S ALREADY GREAT LOOKS. THE WAR IS EVEN MORE FUN, CRUSHING YOUR ENEMIES WITH 9 DIFFERENT GODS! (LOKI,ODIN,THOR,ZEUS,HADES,POSIEDON,SET,ISIS,AND RA) THIS GAME IS CHALK FULL OF HOURS OF SINGLE PLAYER GAMES WHERE YOU ASSUME THE ROLE OF A GREEK WARRIOR NAMED ARKANTOS AND SOMETIMES WITH DIFFERENT FRIENDS..(ODYSSYOUS, AJAX AND SO ON) AND AFTER YOUVE BEEN PRIVELIGED WITH THE SINGLE PLAYER MODE, GO ON TO MULTIPLAY, IT IS FAST FURIOUS AND FUN, WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAME MODES AND A RATINGS SYSTEM.

I TRULY BELIVE THAT THIS GAME HAS OUTDONE ITS BIG BROTHER
WARCRAFT III

OVERALL RATINGS
GRAPHICS:98.8%
GAMEPLAY:96.9%
SINGLEPLAY:99.2%
MULTIPLAY:97.3%
OVERALL:97.8%
THE NEW WAR CRAFT III KILLER HAS ARRIVED AND THIS BAD BOY IS SERIOUS...IT CAME, IT SAW, AND IT STRUCK WC3 DOWN WITH A HUGE LIGHTNING BOLT FROM ZEUS!

What can you do to improve on the first installment?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Admittedly, the first Age of Mythologies was a game with gobs of charm, especially for myth fans, and the expansion pack adds things that weren't there before. A new civilization; the Atlantians; steps worth, worshipping the Titans, eventually leading to the release and re-imprisonment of Kronos.
But that's basically as far as this installment goes. New civilization. New fighters, citizens, Gods and Myth units, and new missions, but virtually nothing else is added.
The only thing I noticed that was new about the OTHER races is that now the races can each summon a titan. But don't expect to see any new Norse, Greek of Egyptian units other than that.
That's my second-biggest problem with this installment. My first is that there was only ONE new civilization, and it wasn't even one that appeared in real myths. Atlantians were around in some of Plato's dialogues, but they were never said to worship the titans, and none of the new scenarios (such as the summoning of Gaia) can be found in conventional mythology.
Since Age of Mythology has come to be the only RTS to chronicle mythological worlds, it puzzles me that they should confine themselves, even in the add-on. The Titans, interesting though they may be as a God set, are still from Greek Legends. I had hoped the Sequel might get into some of the Russian or Gothic myths. Perhaps the Chinese or Japanese Gods, of even the Incan or other Native-American Gods. There were so many cultural myths left untouched by the first Age of Mythologies, and the Add-on does virtually nothing to correct that.
Still, although it isn't much of a step forward from the first installment, it's far from a step back. The additions increase the options the player has, and thus playability. Still, I thought that for an add-on, it was rather small-time.

SImply the Best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The depth of game play, quality of graphics and AI in this game make it the most outstanding RTS. The rich array of units and the well balanced differences between races and gods makes the game extremely challenging and multiplayer games totally rock. This game will win over all the Age of Empires fans and create a heap more. definitely the game of the year.

The second mac game I ever played, and I absolutely loved it.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I think I'm what's known as a 'casual gamer'. I grew up (18 now) on pc games like Caesar 3 and the original Sims. Recently I received a macbook and bought this game. It's very fun. In the campaign mode you control a group of fighters and heroes who travel from place to place, building up towns and armies to defeat great civilizations throughout mythological history. It's real-time strategy, so it can really test your nerves, but you can choose from four levels of difficulty to work at your own pace. I would recommend this to anyone who likes rts games or who likes city-building games and is willing to try something new.

Age of Mythology

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

We have two kids (age 8 and 10) who really like this game. They have other friends their ages that own it and like it also. Despite it's teen rating, we have felt the game was fine for our kids to play, and it familiarizes them with aspects of mythological beings. While there is warring that goes on, it does not involve guns and thus doesn't seem quite as violent as many of the other teen rated games.

Just as addicting as Age of Empires

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game plays similar to the Age of Empire games. The graphics are incredible and the mythical creatures look awesome. Few minor play details that I like better in the Conquerors expansion of the Age of Empire games that I would like to see incorporated here. Bewarned, if you like the Age of Empire games, you are going to be just as addicted to this one.

Age of Addiction

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I thought I was addicted when one year I played Resident Evil on Playstation for an entire Christmas holiday. Now I have discovered Age of Mythology.

Oh, there was a couple of frustrated hours spent working out why I couldn't run the game. But after finding the answer buried away in the help text and downloading a new video adapter from a manufacturers website, I was in and everything was forgiven.

But the game really comes to life when you go on-line and play against other people. I have played against some nice people and some rather rude people. The game allows players to message each other on-screen and even sent audio taunts. Last night's "Now, you die" text from my opponent just before I beat the player was particularly satisfying. It's fun too coming up against players from other countries, one night I played against people from Spain, Canada and France. At any one time there seems to be between 2000 and 3000 players, so waiting for someone to play with you is not a problem.

This was the best money I have spent on a game in a long while and one of the few that have kept me awake until 2am. I recommend it.

Will Not Run on Non-Administrator Accounts

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Beware: This program, like many other recent games, will ONLY run on an account that has administrator privileges on Windows XP or 2000. That means that in most common home settings, school settings, or in public facilities with shared computers most users will not be able to play this game. If you have configured your home PC, for example, so that only you can perform potentially damaging administrative operations and have protected it from accidental damage by your kids by giving them "limited" accounts (a recommended "best practice" you should certainly be following), your kids will not be able to play this game. Similarly, if you have configured computers in a school in the obvious way, with only certain staff given administrative access and all others limited to "user-level" access, then only the administrators will be able to play the game.

Note that although I agree with the general consensus that Age of Mythology is a good game, my feeling is that it this limitation is a fatal one that should have been noted on the box (it is not) and thus I cannot give this product more than a single star, because it simply does not work in scenarios that it should be expected to work, and there are no warnings to this effect anywhere on the box or in the documentation...

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Age of Mythology is awesome! Choose a major god of one of three civilizations. (9 in total). Advance through the ages under the worship of minor gods, and gain their favor. Favor is a new resource that is required to build some buildings and to create myth units and heros. The Greeks gain favor by praying at a temple. The Egyptians gain favor by building monuments. The Norse gain favor by fighting.
As you advance through the ages, you get god powers. You get four, and can only use each one once. The god powers include summoning a mighty Norse dragon or creating a meteor shower in your enemies territory.
ALL AGE OF EMPIRES PLAYERS SHOULD BUY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!

my review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you like the original Age Of Mythology then you will absolutely love the expansion.The new god powers look awsome,and there are some neat opportunities if you like to create your own scenarios.
So if you are into Age Of Mythology then you should definitely buy this game.

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