Age of Empires III reviews

This game is good, very good infact. It is in my opinion the best AOE yet. The units are a little bit more comical than in the previous two AOE games, as you can see from the screenshots, but that in it's self makes the game much more fun to play anyway. Downside: the graphics aren't the best unless you have them on near full, especially the lighting, otherwise it's a great game.

I have played both AOE I & II, and by far most enjoyed this one. If you are familiar with the previous AOE games you will be familiar with the controls, style and fighting system (Spearmen good against cavalry ect), however it includes many new features. The graphics are really good, if you have the computer to run it. With people still playing online its a good game to buy.

Its a game that should always be played! No matter what age you are! :)

I have been playing this game for 3 years now, went onto Warchief expansion, then later Asian Dynasty expansion. and came back to the original.

Over the years it had received 12 patches and is currently the most balanced AOE.

Online community is still strong so you can easily find a game, be it 1v1 or team game. various mods are also avaliable, – custom scenario etc.

For history fans, this one is less dedicated as previous installments, but there are plenty of unofficial scenarios depict historical events.

Thought I'd try to counterbalance the enthusiasm of others. I played AOEI – great, AOE2 – above average and AOM – just wonderful and I play it still.

AOE3 seems to be too “politically correct”. So the graphics are good. So the game ic sort of cute. Why is it set in the “New World”? Face the fact: most warfare is in Europe. So the answer has to be – to sell it to the US audience. Very nice and very laudable but totally transparent. And warfare in the New World just isn't that interesting. I played it a couple of times and went back to RTW or AOM.

Don't waste your money.

Difficulty with some aspects of this game

Another addition to the great classics.

This is definitely a must buy for any real time strategy gamers!!