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- Price: Free to try (Limited civilizations, maps, scenarios); $49.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
- Date added: November 14, 2002
- Total Downloads: 739,594
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 291 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Because its gameplay stays true to its genre, Age of Mythology can immediately be played by any real-time strategy fan. The game's excellent tutorial and streamlined interface make it even easier to learn. Adding ancient Greek to the mix offers a few new tricks, however. The best is access to God-like powers such as weather control and resurrection; along with the usual strategy tasks such as training soldiers and gathering supplies, the decision of when to use these extra powers adds an intriguing level of strategy. Once installed, the demo reigns over nearly 500MB of drive space. Thankfully, it's packed with top-notch graphics, an inspiring soundtrack, and enough single-player campaigns to justify the resources it consumes. Arcade and puzzle fans should probably skip the mammoth download, but anyone with at least a passing interest in real-time strategy should consider this a must-have.Publisher's description
From Microsoft Games :Age of Mythology preserves the familiar elements popular in previous Age of Empires games. Wonders, civilization bonuses, technology trees, resource gathering, empire building, and large armies clashing on fields of battle all are at the heart of the game. At the same time, a number of entirely new gameplay features are introduced.
In Age of Mythology, players wage war using human armies and diplomacy, enhance military and economic performance, and manage economics through resource gathering and trade. Mythology enters the mix when players call upon the gods to act on their behalf, or to reinforce their armies with more than 20 mythological creatures.
In the trial version, you can wield Zeus's famous lightning bolt while playing in one of the nine civilizations featured in the retail version. Advance through the third age on two random maps, or play through five scenarios in this demo.
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- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 291 votes
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Age of Mythology demo
"Great game - My favourite rts"
Pros: Vastly different civilisations.
Good graphics and sound (or a tleast I think they are).
Plenty of units and upgrades.
Cons: After one year random maps have become a little repetitive, but I still play it.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Age of Mythology demo
Pros: didnt have to be a tec head to figur it out :)
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Age of Mythology demo
Pros: I own the real game. In the demo u can't advance past the third age. The real game has 16 gods and 5 ages. The last one (the 5th) is my favorite because you can get huge, 50 foot tall titans which are near to indestuctible (unless you attack it with another Titan) and will destroy everything the touch. I reccommend You go out and by the game. I'm totally addictied.
Cons: nothing! THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST RTS GAMES EVER INVENTED!!!
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Version: Age of Mythology demo
Pros: i love this hole game its sweet
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Version: Age of Mythology demo
Pros: Just everything: quality of picture, real-time strategy, story, easiness and so on.
Cons: Nothing, it's just so great!
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