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Very good simulation, very fun
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 1 / 4
Date: May 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User
A good simulation in the typical build and achieve goals mode. Some fun mythological beasts, soldiers, etc., Gods to pray to. Gives a bit of a history lesson as well.
The Titans Add On
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 5
Date: November 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User
It was a very fun game. It would definitly be on my Christmas list. It might have done better though with more civilizations, but not so many that you haven't played them all.
Beware: Administrator Privileges Required!!!
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 1 / 8
Date: February 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User
Because this game requires "Administrator Privileges" to run (not just install) I can not recommend this game if you share a computer with others -> especially younger others who may inadvertently do damage as "administrators".
You would think Microsoft would have the brains to figure this out! Their game, their OS, why the handcuffs???
AWESOME
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 1 / 9
Date: September 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User
This game is the best and should be bought right away. This collectors edition includes the regular game and an extra book with some myth stories. This AOM is a big improvement from the last AOE. There are more sophisticated game play and an improved AI machine. Great. Great. Great. I'd give this a ten if I could.
check the system requirements!
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 1 / 9
Date: July 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User
This game requires not just OS X, but OS X 2.6 or higher! I have OS X 1.6. I had no idea that the game wouldn't work with my version of OS X. But it didn't. Complete waste of time; I'll have to give the game away. It may be fun for all I know, but do make sure your computer can handle it.
EXCITING! but...
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 1 / 9
Date: October 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User
I think in my personal opinion AOM is a fun, interactive game. with nine major gods to chose from I was imadetly was adictid to the game being 10 years old I loved the the game adrealin compared to the games that I play on gamecube. The one thing I don't like aboute this game is the the begining. often times whan my vilages are colecting resoces I often find my self bord and soon I turn off the game. overal Age Of Mytholagy is a fun. action-paced game. BUY IT NOW!!!!
good but there is better
3
Rating: 3,
Useful: 1 / 13
Date: October 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User
if your love age of empires and things like that dont bother to read this review because i dis it a lot. there is starcraft, warcraft 3, 3d pong if i dare say. what im trying to get at is that if your going to buy a game get ethier starcraft or warcraft 3 made by blizzard my favorite company (kick microsoft's ***. this game didnt feel like the graghis arnt warcraft 3 and the play didnt feel like starcraft and if you dont get a good game and your getting out ranked by starcraft an old game that i still like then dont buy this game my about any game made by blizzard and your going to be happy
OMG!
1
Rating: 1,
Useful: 4 / 108
Date: October 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User
I bought this game expecting the best RTS game to date but instead I got a rehash of every game of this nature ever released. This game is boooooooring. I beat it my first day playing it, on the hardest level because it's so easy. The characters/units are uninteresting and there is nothing really that good to say about the battles.
Warcraft 3 or AOM?
3
Rating: 3,
Useful: 1 / 19
Date: November 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User
I'm thinking of buying a game. I'm not sure which one I should get. Anybody have any suggestions. Which one is more action paced, more exciting. Which game plays faster? Basically, which is the overall better game?
Good but not great
3
Rating: 3,
Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User
Noone awaited the release of AOM more than me. I've played AOE and AOK for years now, and still my favorite game to play online is AOK with the expansion pack. But this game, however, left me a little disappointed. If I could rate half-stars, I'd give this a 3 1/2.
Don't get me wrong, it's still a *good* game. But it's not worlds better than AOK, and might not even be a better game at all. Indeed, after wading through each campaign mission I find myself putting back the AOK Conquerors CD to play a game or three.
What's not to like ? Well, let's start with the single player campaign. The campaign plays out a LOT like Warcraft III's campaign, down to the whole routine about 3 civilizations (races) somehow intertwining to defeat this one super-evil power. But the cut-scenes in AOM are poor compared to W3, and the voice-acting is awful. And the campaign missions are trivially easy - I'd almost say boring, even on the harder settings.
I found a number of bugs - for instance, when setting a patrol path it seems my waypoints are NOT where I click them, but somewhat displaced.
Contrary to what someone else here wrote, the keyboard commands are NOT the same as AOE/K. If there's a way to enable compatibility mode, someone please tell me. But the hotkeys are not the same. In AOM, to build a temple, it's "T". In AOK, it's "B-T". Small, but different, and I can't help but wonder why they'd do that to seasoned vets of their previous games. We should be rewarded, not punished.
Also, there seems to be no way to shortcut units' formations and stances. It seems that you have to mouse-click to get your units to, say, "stand ground", for instance, which is BRUTAL and nigh impossible when there's a lot of action going on. I KNOW the AOK shortcuts don't work here, and the icon for each stance does NOT suggest a shortcut. As it stands, most of my units run around willy nilly because it's prohibitively difficult to control their stances and formations. This may be an unintended boon to the beginning player but seriously screws up the advanced player.
The manual provided is pathetic. There are lots and lots of units you can build, but you can't read about them in the manual - you have to poke through the online guides. Consequently, I find myself faced with units I don't know that much about and can't look up quickly in my manual - sometimes in the heat of battle. Guys, I paid good money for this game. Please give me the things I need to play the game properly.
Now, maybe I'm just oblivious and there's a way to overcome the keyboard shortcut shortcomings. But I looked hard and could not find them, and the absence of a real manual means I can't look it up there. I think the removal of a huge number of keyboard shortcuts will in the long wrong leave the best strategy gamers still playing AOK with the expansion pack.
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