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Age of Empires III

Ensemble Studios

2005•Strategy•PEGI 12

Taste attributes: fantasywarhistoricalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesslowunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA weighty, fantastical strategy game: dark and expansive. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

78 / 100

463 ratings

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About This Game

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 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 have new civilizations to discover, random maps to conquer, and a single-player campaign unlike any other. Players also find stunning graphics as a result of a revolutionary graphics engine that pushes the limits of PC graphics technology in an entirely new way.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The story-based campaign mode consists of related scenarios with preset objectives, such as destroying a given building. In Age of Empires III, the campaign follows the fictional Black family in a series of three "Acts", which divide the story arc into three generations. All three acts are narrated by Amelia Black (Tasia Valenza). Instead of playing as one of the standard civilizations, the player controls special civilizations linked to the character or period that each Act portrays: the Knights of St. John for Act I, John Black's Mercenaries for Act II, and the United States for Act III....

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyWarHistoricalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentaryTroubled leads

Keywords

Real time tacticsManagementSequel

Where to play

Steam

Details

Developer: Ensemble Studios
Publishers: Destineer, Microsoft Game Studios, MacSoft Games
Released: 18 October 2005
Series: Age of Empires
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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