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Whistle Stopper - Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Expansion Pack
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List Price: $29.99
Our Price: $22.39
Your Save: $ 7.60 ( 25% )
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Manufacturer: Microsoft
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
Amazon Minimum Age: 144
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Microsoft
EAN: 0882224531368
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Feature: Playable Asian civilizations. Lead one of three unique Asian civilizations ? Japan, China or India ? to expand its empire and fight for control in the Eastern world. Each Asian civilization, led by powerful leaders, will have unique groups, armies and wonders, as well as buildings that reflect the culture's architectural style
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Label: Microsoft
Manufacturer: Microsoft
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: Microsoft
Release Date: 2007-10-23
Special Features: nv:Software Type^Games
Studio: Microsoft
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Features
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Playable Asian civilizations. Lead one of three unique Asian civilizations ? Japan, China or India ? to expand its empire and fight for control in the Eastern world. Each Asian civilization, led by powerful leaders, will have unique groups, armies and wonders, as well as buildings that reflect the culture's architectural style
New gameplay elements. Extending the innovative gameplay of Age of Empires III, Age of Empires III - The Asian Dynasties will introduce new ways of winning and trading, random map styles that feature remixes of classic Age of Empires game styles, and 15 new Asian Wonders.
Exciting new single-player campaign. Returning to the historical, civilization-based single-player campaigns, Age of Empires III - The Asian Dynasties will offer gamers who enjoy the solo experience a chance to engage in strategic combat with Japan, China or India through several engrossing scenarios.
Expanding a successful formula. Age of Empires III - The Asian Dynasties is the second expansion pack for the massively popular Age of Empires III, one of the fastest-selling titles in the franchise history, leading and innovating the real-time strategy genre through exciting and revolutionary gameplay features. Games for Windows franchise. This expansion pack will also ship as a Games for Windows title, offering easier installation, reliability standards and support for key features of Windo
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great But...
Comment: It's a great expansion pack but I still like Warchiefs better. Warchiefs I find is more entertaining, and Dynasties you can get tired easily. I would buy Warchiefs first if you want to buy Dynasties.
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Summary: The hours just fly by
Comment: This game is great! I was completely impressed! I was a huge fan of Age of Empires II and played it constantly, bought III but I think my computer was a little slow, so I wasn't able to really say much about III. After a new computer and the expansion coming out, I am completely sold on it and spend hours and hours on it. Whether it's the campaigns or endless skirmishes. The detail paid to the historical accuracies is great!
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Summary: So-So
Comment: This is not all that great, but does give a few more scenarios. I am disappointed that a company with such capabilities would not take a step up with this game. I find my self playing The Conquerors from Age 2 most of the time. But then I am a grouchy old lady; perhaps the younger folk like these new versions. I was disappointed.
However the product was delivered in a most timely manner. It is the product I am unhappy with not the service.
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Summary: AOE 3 is not like the last 2.
Comment: I have the first 2 in the AOE series. This one is not as historic, as far as I can tell. The stories aren't the same and it seems more like WarCraft than the last 2 games. Still, some of the graphics are great and the game itself is simple enough for younger audiences, despite the "T" rating. My wife also likes the background music.
This addition was nice because it had more in it than the War Chiefs, 3 story lines, as opposed to only 2. That ups the value in my book.
One drawback I do see is that it deals with the Chinese sailing to the Americas. While there is some speculation about this among historians (yes, I watch the History Channel), there still isn't enough evidence to support it. Plus the game shows them landing on an Eastern shore. Some archeologists are actually looking for a Western landing. So there's more fiction/speculation than previous iterations. If the hype dies on the Chinese bit, that sort of makes this a little mediocre.
Then there's the Indian saga. That one has a little more historical relevance to it. So to me, it was actually better.
Still, if you're into AOE, this is certainly more graphically stunning but stories are not on par with earlier versions.
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Summary: Great Game to Waste Many Hours At!
Comment: I am an original Age of Empires user - back when they came out with the very first one, I had it so this review might be a little biased. I love Age of Empires and play it with friends every now and then.
This game is fairly complicated but my 11 year old brother gets it pretty well. Basically you start off with villagers and a town center. The whole goal of the game is to gather resources to build up an empire. The more wood, gold, and food you get the more people, buildings, soldiers you can create.
This game is fairly PC intensive so if you have an old system don't count on getting the full effect of the game. I have a Quad 2.4Ghz system with a Nvidia 8800GT card and with all the settings turned up the fans are going 100%. That being said, the graphics are very impressive if turned up all the way.
The Asian Dynasties Expansion pack is pretty sweet - adds the Chinese, Japanese, and other Asian countries. The way they build is completely different than how the other empires build (say the British). If you already have a British city - create a Japanese one just to try them out, you won't be disappointed. This expansion pack adds a ton of units and options to purchase while playing. Get it!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Japan, China, and India still wield significant power and influence over the world economy and thought in the 21st century. It's astounding to witness their evolution over millenia as powerful dynasties. Add this RTS to your version of Age of Empires 3! "Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties" is the second expansion pack for the massively popular "Age of Empires III" from Ensemble Studios and Microsoft Game Studios, which has sold over 2.5 million copies to date. Engaging gamers of all ages and types in epic warfare in the Eastern world, "Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties" will lead Japanese, Chinese and Indian civilizations to expand their empires. "Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties" is the latest installment in the award-winning "Age of Empires" franchise, developed collaboratively by Big Huge Games and Ensemble Studios for the Games for Windows platform.
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