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Age of Empires III

Awesome

Written by ML from Wakefield

Aug 29, 2007

This was a huge step up from the other two Age of Empires games. The graphics are amazing, the missions are fun, and after you gain experience, it's even more fun online. This game is a must.

44 of 65 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

Crashes every 5 minutes

Written by SG from Los Angeles

Aug 23, 2007

I have an iMac Duo-Core 2 2.16 with 256 MB nVidia 7600GT and 2 GB Ram.

I downloaded the new patch to fix the crashes and it did not make any difference.

I Bought also a PC version and run it on windows side of mac and still the same.

What do you expect?. IT IS MICROSOFT.

46 of 112 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

Good Game.

Written by BT from Fairfield

Aug 15, 2007

Age of Empires 3 for Macs is very entertaining and challenging. The time period (1500s - 1800s) is very exciting to a history buff like myself. The campaign with colonel George Washington adds historical realism to a fictional campaign of the Black Family. There are a few things I am not too crazy about such as France's leader which should not be Napoleon as he did not fight under the Fleur de Lis which was a symbol of the monarchy. The game is different from AOE2 which is sometimes good and sometimes bad. Overall it's a great game worth 5 stars. The game runs good on my iMac which has these specs: 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo, 1 GB DDR2, ATI Radeon x1600 128MB. The game runs good at 1280x800, Anti-Alias Low, Shader Medium, Shadow On, Water Reflections & Bloom Effect On, High Poly Models & Terrain Details On, Particle Quality Normal, Tracer Effects On, Footprints On, Texture Settings on High. Turning VSync on causes the game to Crash on my computer. The Warchiefs is next on my list to buy. It's features such as Revolution and Native American civilizations promises even more excitement.

51 of 84 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

Doesn't feel like Age of Empires

Written by ZN from El Cajon

Aug 3, 2007

I was extremely disappointed by this game. The new round maps make it feel like age of mythology (another game which I didn't love) and the gameplay doesn't feel like the previous AOE games.

53 of 104 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

One of the best games you'll ever own!

Written by JG from Mountlake Terrace

Jul 16, 2007

Beautiful Graphics, intense gameplay, interesting and fun campaign. It was my first time playing a strategy based game and I love it. I'm planning to purchase the expansion pack tomorrow! I'm running it at almost the maximum settings and it doesn't slow down at all!

15" 2.0 Intel Core Duo Macbook Pro/200GB HD/2GB RAM/Superdrive

61 of 86 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

A W S O M E

Written by GC from Oklahoma City

Jul 14, 2007

i got this game after playing it at my freinds house and when i got it for my B day it was cooooooooooolerrrrrr i would suggest this to any one how wants a mixture of every thing

39 of 60 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

The Best !!!!!!

Written by RM from miami

Jul 6, 2007

Taking Serious, this game is THE BEST, the graphics are incredible, the sounds are so real. Is easy to learn how to use the cultures, also is easy to control the cultures. I recommend to buy this game. You will think that this game is little expensive, but you have to buy it if you liked the previous versions, because this version is THE BEST.....

49 of 67 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

THIS GAME ROCKS. APPLE SELL THE EXPANSION PACKS

Written by PT from Portola Valley

Jun 30, 2007

This game is the best. I just can't wait till the expansion packs come out. TWC's is out but its not selling on apple yet. Only bad part if your looking to play it online with a PC person you can't.

56 of 77 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

runs better on core2duo

Written by MN from greensboro

Jun 5, 2007

I have a mac mini 1.66ghz with core duo and 1 gb of ram, this game lags way to much and just getting it started is a pain.

I just purchased a macbook 1.83 with c2d and 1 gig ram. game runs very nice on this machine. no lag at all.

the campains seem a little odd but u got to remember the year they are in. this is basically a civil war era game. graphics are good but AI cheats and is very very fast every on easy.

the rts is great though 200 people per side on macbook no lag.

40 of 62 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

got 1000 years to waste?

Written by JF

Jun 1, 2007

online gameplay is slower than your grandma. i was sooooooooo hopeful and, sooooooooooo let down . one of the worst rts i have ever seen . whoever thought up that lame explorer you get in the game should have to watch thier first born shot from a catapult. thank you , and good night.

26 of 126 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

This Is A New Age

Written by AN from San Rafael

May 31, 2007

THIS IS THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

34 of 67 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

Meh!

Written by RP

May 13, 2007

I bought this game expecting much more. What I now realize is that I could have saved my money. It looks just ok, but I am disappointed at how I can't zoom out more and that the graphics unit-wise are very poor. In addition, the campaigns are a snore fest compared to Age of Empires 2.

Go with something else, there are much better strategy games on the Mac than this.

41 of 97 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

Unbelievable

Written by MS

Apr 20, 2007

The Demo was great, and the actual game took that greatness and injected it with steroids.

47 of 62 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

Hold P + V for less than 64MB vid

Written by CM from Adelaide

Apr 16, 2007

Best game I have on my iBook G4 - maybe if I had a really good mac Quake 4 would run better, but... Anyway for those who are interested it runs on the iBook (2006), but for those who are having troubles getting past the Proccessor and Vid card checks, just hold 'P' and 'V' when starting up the game- a little trick I learnt via trial and error. And, for all those who have been waiting, the expansion pack is coming out soon (Spring in US, Autumn in Australia) to give more functionality to this great release. A must-buy!

40 of 61 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

Amazing!

Written by PF

Apr 11, 2007

I bought this game in December and have enjoyed playing through the campaigns and skirmishes. The campaigns have clear objectives, but also allow the player to explore the area and take their time. The skirmishes have the same qualities for both Deathmatch and Supremacy and incorporate even more freedom and intense action. I played this on a PC once, after i bought this, and noticed how much more vivid the game ran on a mac. I run this game very smoothly on my 1.83 GHz Macbook and also play the game on my G5 iMac through LAN. Although the graphic must be turned down for these computers, gameplay does not suffer (and really neither do the graphics), and if the RTS field of gameplay is fun for you, you won't notice the graphics differences. The game follows the style of Age of Empires II, but brings the style of gameplay into the 21st Century.

46 of 58 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

best game ever...

Written by MS from Granada Hills

Mar 30, 2007

Ever since I saw the trailer I wanted to get this game so bad and was debating on getting aom or this. I am happy with my decision. This game has really good graphics and runs smooth with all of the special grapic settings turned on high or on. I have an iMac 2GHz c2d 1gb of ram with a radeonX1600 video card. Works great, no complaints except that you can only play with other mac users in the multiplayer. This game has come such a long way since the first aoe and weather you've been a devoted fan or are just looking for a new game to play this is sure not to dissapoint. GET IT its well worth the money.

40 of 54 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

A Masterpeice

Written by JM from Holliston

Mar 29, 2007

This game is a great update to a classic franchise. It feels fresh and new but still retains the elements that mad previous games of the series so fun to play. The visuals are breathtaking, from individual leaves falling from the trees in New England, to the flash on muskets. It runs just fine on my 2.1Ghz imac G5 w/isight. If you are a fan of the series, or enjoy RTS games in general do not pass this game up!

37 of 46 people found this useful

Age of Empires III

Good update to a favorite

Written by KW from Lisle

Mar 24, 2007

Plays fine on my MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac G. Graphics rock on MBP. Immense replay value. Easy setting is easy and games are short (I can often beat the opponents while on my evening train home). It's fun to play.

58 of 71 people found this useful