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HARD TO IMPROVE ON PERFECTION

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It really is hard to improve on perfection. There are a few games that come out every year that make you say Wow, now this is what a PC Game should be. Then there are a few very special games that you find every 3-4 years that seem to stay on your hard drive for several years. This is one of those games. Age of Mythology is a masterpiece. Its one of those titles that us RTS buffs drool over but its also a game for those folks that strategy games just dont appeal. There is something for everyone here. The 3D Engine that powers this game is amazing. As soon as the opening movie starts you know that this is something special. This game has the most realistic terrain, water, special effects ect... to date from a strategy or any other game type. The cimematics are beautiful and move a truly impressive storyline. The online game has a new proprietary matchmaking system as well that keeps a good balance for all skill levels making it much easier for novice players not to be so outmatched playing the online community. If you have played the Age of Empires series of course you will be right at home but this game is so much more. Three separate civilizations each managed in their own unique way throws curves at you just when you think you have it all figured out! The "God Powers" Tornados, Meteors,Lightning, (just to name a few) that turn the game in an instance is also incredible, be wise though because you can only "invoke" each power once per game. The characters are also very unique. They move as if they are truly real, not to mention the mythology creatures! If you want a title that you will not soon forget, look no more.

definitely the best game microsoft has ever produced

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

well age of mythology is perfect in all aspects.the storyline,the video,the way u had to please gods to get their special powers and gameplay was excellent.no complaints from this one.

Enter Age of Empires 3...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

We'll it might as well be called that. This game follows the tried and true gameplay of Age of Empires and add's a few more twists to it such as god favor(a resource to manage) and god powers(abilities to help your civilization grow). The single player is long enough and very fun. Each civilization is very varied, however, there are only a few civilizations like in Warcraft 3. Still this is a great spiritual successor to age of empires and a great rts.

The end of an era.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When is comes to RTS, it doesn't get much better. Unfortunately, I think this format has run it's course. The designers of Empire Earth tried to put a new twist on things, but it was still just a glamorized version of Age of Empires.

AOM pushes the graphical detail about as far as noticeable, and threw in a few extras for gameplay, but after all is said and done, it's just another glamorized version of AOE.

If you're a die-hard AOE fan, you'll enjoy the eye-candy of a very familiar game. If you're looking for something totally new in the RTS genre, you'll probably have to keep looking.

good game... bad online play

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The game itself is pretty good. The graphics are very nice and detailed and the singleplayer campaign is pretty good and lan play is good too. But i rate it 3 stars because the "Ensemble Online" network for online play is terrible! the community is very small (compared to battlenet/wc3) and you can't even join any online games at all if you are behind a shared internet connection (ICS, NAT, proxy/router) !!... even with the latest patches i still cannot join any online games. this is the case not only on my pc, but my family's pcs (all behind shared internet) and my friends computers that are also behind shared internet access. Hopefully they will fix this with a patch (although from the reading the readmes in the latest patches it seems like they are avoiding the problem).

So overall its a good solid game if you like playing alone or on the lan, otherwise expect trouble if you access the internet behind a router/nat and wish to play online.

It's only the best game that mankind has invented.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

To make a long story short I'll just say I have never ever played a beter game.

Fun but short

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

As much as I enjoyed this game, I was saddened that it only took a little over a week to beat.

The single player campaign was very interesting to play. My favorite section of course was the Eqyptian campaigns.

I HIGHLY recommend this game to anyone that enjoys the "Age of _____" series.

Impressive Graphics, smarter story-line

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

With the Age of Mythology Ensemble studios have a winner, like the Age of Empire series before. The Age of Mythology is a logical part of the Age of XYZ series.
I have played all the scenerios of this game and here is my impression on the game:
1. Graphics Quality
This is the most impressive part of the game. I played the game at 1280x1024 - 32bit, the graphic details were gr8. The characters were wonderfully rendered, the scenery was my lively, say the ripples on the water, very nice. Graphics have come a long way from the Age of Empire, perhaps a shade better than Sierra's Empire Earth.
2. Story Line
This time Ensemble have done a smart thing. The storty line has been split into smaller scenerios. As a result, most of the scenerios can be completed in lesser time, unlike the hours it took in Age of Empires. And if you are looking for a lot of mythological characters you get all of them here, Mendusa, Cyclops, Giants ...... from Atlantis, Greece, Egyptian and Norse mythology.

Overall this a nice game. However the story line is short. It does not have Indian, Chinese or Persian mythology, perhaps it will be there in Age of Mythology 2

Happy Gaming :-)

System Config: Athlon 1.1, 512 MB SDRAM, GeForce3, Win XP.

The best game so far in strategy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am a big big fan of military warfare and mythology and I loved the trial. The graphics I believe are better than the well known Empire Earth. A must buy game!!

Starts great, gets repetitive, not a real whole pile to do..

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The game starts well much like any of these RPG Sim games do. Build your town, increase its population, build more structures, updrade everything, develop an army, send them all off to war. Direct who they should fight along with some strategy.

However for all its upsides and fun the game has a lifespan of about a week or two at best and unless you really love it you may find yourself quickly looking for another game for variation. To be honest I enjoyed 50% of this game but then it just got too repetitive to continue playing it any more and the point + click... see how it works, sometimes becomes just straight forward button bashing and sending men off in droves to fight some war and really, that is it. Create buildings, create creatures, create men and send them off to war and keep an eye on the basic utilities so that you do not run out of wood, food and gold.

Good but not exactly a ground breaking RPG game although it is a lot better than other RPG games out there, but sadly the initial joy becomes bordom. This was actually one of the few highly-rated 5 star games that did not live up to the hype for me and I wanted it to. I really wanted to enjoy this game but it does not tax the brain enough and the tug-of-war monotony does come on pretty fast.

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