Age of Empires III

Command one of eight mighty powers grappling to conquer the New World in this new generation of the landmark Age of Empires series.

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Features

Experience the Age of Discovery through amazing 3D graphics. Crush your enemies with devastating cannons and rifled infantry. Navigate your naval fleet to claim strategic waterways. Build cities with towering cathedrals, and forge a thriving empire with a booming economy.

Your Home City

This revolutionary new feature is unlike anything you've experienced before in a real-time strategy game.

Much like a persistent character in a role-playing game, your Home City is a support system that regularly sends you supplies or military reinforcements. As you get better, your Home City becomes stronger, allowing you to unlock new types of soldiers or buildings, broaden your tech tree, and customize the appearance of your city. You can even visit your Home City to watch its citizens, get an opinion on how you’re doing, or plot your next move.

Combat

Age of Empires III gives players an amazing amount of control over their side of the battlefield.

You’re in control of large and diverse armies of infantry, cavalry, artillery, Native American warriors, mercenaries, and ships. You can assign different formations to your army, like Volley, Charge, or Bombard, or have the game automatically choose the most appropriate formation for you.

The real-time physics cause infantry struck by cannon balls to get thrown like rag dolls, perhaps even over a cliff into the water. Cannon balls bounce and ricochet. Shingles, shutters, and whole towers may fly off a building and interact with the terrain. And, with hundreds of unique combat animations, you’ll never see the same battle twice.

Graphics

Age of Empires III isn’t just one of the best-looking real-time strategy games ever, it’s one of the best-looking games of any kind ever.

Tone mapping gives scenes a photorealistic look by balancing colors in a scene. Units and buildings cast realistic shadows based on the sun’s position. Water glistens like water, foams near the shore, and reflections change with the viewing angle, the angle of sunlight, and the motion of the water. Steep cliffs jut from the terrain like paintings from the American Southwest.

Single-player, Multiplayer, and Campaign

There are many ways to play Age of Empires III. Play against the computer on random maps. Play multiplayer against friends online, or play the Campaign in which you take the role of Morgan Black and his descendants as they struggle against the hostile wilderness, help the Aztecs resist the Spanish conquistadors, pit the French against the British and help Simon Bolivar lead revolutions in South America.

Technical Specs

Connections

  • Internet Access: Some Features Require Internet Access

Games

  • Multiplayer Mode: Online,LAN
  • ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Compatibility

Mac

  • Mac OS X v.10.3.9 or later
  • 512 MB RAM
  • Mac PowerPC G4, Intel processor or faster
  • 1.42 GHz or faster
  • 64 MB VRAM
  • 3D graphics accelerator card - OpenGL

Manufacturer Information

Warranty

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Part Number

  • UPC or EAN No.: 828068103248
  • Mfr. Part Number: 10324
 

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  • Age of Empires III

    5.0
    Good Addition
    • Written by CN from North Hollywood
    • Dec 1, 2006

    If you are a lifelong fan of AOE, this is definetly a good buy. It's simple to grasp if you are familier with the past versions, the graphics are a step forward, and the gameplay is very similar as well. It's great that it is now made for macs too.
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  • Age of Empires III

    5.0
    AWESOME!!!!!
    • Written by DS from ALEXANDRIA
    • Dec 17, 2006

    Five stars all around. I've been waiting for this since it was first announced three months ago and was well pleased when it came yeterday. My only complaint is that it won't work on an older eMac (32 vs 64 MB Graphics), so I can't play over the network. Great product, shows a large improvement over AOE2 in graphics and performance. FIVE STARS!!!!! More

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  • Age of Empires III

    5.0
    Finally here!
    • Written by NA from Kansas City
    • Nov 29, 2006

    GREAT GAME, no problems at all

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  • Age of Empires III

    5.0
    Love the game but Graphics issue on MacBook Air
    • Written by LK from Painesville
    • Jan 27, 2012

    I just got my Macbook Air last fall. The game works and looks great but the words on the menu block cannot be read. Love the game. Can anyone help me? More

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  • Age of Empires III

    1.0
    A serious downgrade
    • Written by SB from Warwick
    • Oct 28, 2011

    Compared to AoE II this game is amazingly easy. The campaign is boring, repetitive, and lack either Age of Mythologies story line, or Age of Empires II's historical and strategic value. Single player is a joke compared to previous games. Ig your going to buy an Age of ___ game, AoE II is the way to go (and it's cheaper too) More

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  • Age of Empires III

    5.0
    awesome
    • Written by AA from Spring
    • Jun 15, 2011

    it is the best game ever and has no problems

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