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a game by | Microsoft |
Platform: | PC |
Editor Rating: | 6/10, based on 1 review, 6 review are shown |
User Rating: | 6.8/10 - 22 votes |
Rate this game: | Welcome khổng lồ Ancient Greece. A time of legends - when you couldn’t move for would-be heroes traipsing off lớn gain riches và glory by slaughtering some poor deformed creature who’d just happened khổng lồ steal a few sheep. & what about the gods? Bastards the lot of them. Bored of the endless toga parties và fighting among themselves, they meddled in the affairs of men, until those mortals raised their fists to the heavens and defied them - whereupon they gleefully descended upon the earth bringing with them torture methods involving endlessly shifting boulders up a hill or having some of the squashier parts of ones anatomy repeatedly plucked out by the local wildlife. In fact the Greek gods aren’t the only ones getting the Age Of treatment, as the game also revolves around two other eras of gods & mortals, the Norse và the Egyptians. Và what better mythical times for the setting of Age Of Mythology, the latest title from Microsoft’s world famous, award-winning RTS series và its first 3 chiều strategy outing? Single-MindedI have lớn admit in Age Of Empires II: The Age of Kings, I only took a passing interest in the single-player campaign. It was solid but standard fare, và multiplayer proved to be much more of an interesting training ground. But in AoM things are very different. For a start there"s much more of an absorbing storyline to lớn the massive 36-mission chiến dịch (divided up into the three eras), akin to lớn the quality storyline in Warcraft III. This was frankly the last thing I expected to lớn see in a Microsoft RTS. Chơi game they vày well, but a unique storyline always seemed something that was previously left on the cutting room floor. In fairness, they have far better story-based material to work with this time around, considering that Greek, Norse and Egyptian mythology is full of rich and enthralling tales. In Microsoft’s interpretation, the single-player chiến dịch starts with the Greeks being called upon khổng lồ face down a number of threats to lớn their lands. Initially the danger comes from local pirates, but later you get to participate in the Trojan Wars & end up in pursuit of a mysterious maniacal Cyclops. After the main Greek heroes pursue the Cyclops into Hades and subsequently get stranded, they traverse the underworld & end up emerging in Egypt, & this seamlessly leads on khổng lồ the second part of the campaign, và subsequently onto the last Norse section. While there isn’t exactly character "development’ going on, there are key players throughout the story whose adventures you follow, and there are times when you could almost fool yourself into thinking you were playing an RPG. Old & NewMuch of the underlying game play of AoM will be familiar lớn fans of the series, as a lot of the basic structure is taken from the previous two games. Food is still gathered from berry bushes, farms, wild animals and fish. Wood is chopped from surrounding forests, gold is dug up from mines và stone is no longer part of the economic equation. The main economic buildings are still town centres, archery, stables, barracks và blacksmiths - the usual stuff. But Ensemble Studios has made a conscious effort khổng lồ make AoM"s chơi game much more distinguishable from previous titles (they’ve even included a map editor) & for the most part it achieves it in a way that Warcraft III didn’t fully pull off. There may only be three main sides, but much more effort has been put into making those sides as diverse as possible, both through giving the civilisations their own unique nhân vật units, and by making the way each side plays và evolves, different. The Greeks are the easiest to get lớn grips with, because they play more lượt thích the original sides in Age of Kings, & require a balance of all resources to lớn produce buildings and units, và adopt a similar style of gathering & upgrading. The Egyptians take a bit more time to lớn learn, as they don’t need wood for their basic structures, so things lượt thích houses, markets and drop sites are free. However they are slower khổng lồ construct buildings than the other sides, although faster at creating units. The Norse are probably the most chất lượng side of the three. Their gatherers vị just that - gather food. Dwarves can vị the same as gatherers, only slower, but they’re very fast at collecting gold. Building structures is left khổng lồ the military units, which means the Norse will make an awesome rushing side. Ye Gods!Rather than opting for multiple civilisations with predetermined strengths và weaknesses, the way a side develops is now reliant on your personal choices lớn a certain extent. This is mainly achieved by the introduction of gods and worship. The three main civilisations are divided into three sub-groups, rather like factions. For example, when you play as the Norse you get a choice of your major god of worship, Odin, Thor or Loki. While the Norse as a whole mô tả basic units & buildings, each god comes with their own benefits và powers. So this in effect means there are nine possible civilisations in the game, although they’re not as easily defined as those in Age Of Kings. But it doesn’t stop there. As you advance through the ages you get a choice of several minor gods to worship, which each bring their own advantages. The Norse have nine minor gods in all và with two being unlocked at a time as you advance through each age, although which two you get lớn choose from will depend on which major god you start with. It sounds complicated and it is at first, because it"s much more of an innovative way of developing your civilisation than before. One of the problems with Age Of Kings, particularly in multiplayer, was that the seasoned player would see what civilisation their opponent was playing & automatically know what units và strengths they had to lớn defend against. In AoM you’re never entirely sure just what you"re going lớn face, which makes multiplayer that much more interesting, and we"ll be testing that out fully next month in our online review. Ensemble Studios has obviously had a lot of fun developing the godly powers of each deity. The gods you use as your major & minor objects of worship will determine the quality mythical units your side can create, bestow innate benefits khổng lồ your side such as faster building or cheaper units, & also give you powerful spells that can be activated once in a game. These powers can bởi vì widespread damage lớn units và buildings such as the Meteor Storm power, help benefit your units in battle by channelling them with health or armour, as well as aiding things like speedier farming or faster mining. A New AgeWhat AoM does have by the bucketload is an unparalleled sense of atmosphere for an RTS game. This is not so much down lớn the graphics, which while still head and shoulders above Empire Earth, pale in comparison khổng lồ Warrior Kings and only really come into their own when there’s loads happening on screen. In the wilderness around your camp, deer, bear and rhinos roam; above birds and bats circle the air, while sharks prowl the surrounding waters và seaweed waves in the shallows.And the detail isn’t just confined lớn the landscape. Your troops look their best when in the midst of a good battle, and the new 3 chiều engine that Microsoft is so proud of really starting khổng lồ pay off. Egyptian Sphinxes rear up onto their hind legs, savagely mauling any unfortunate units that come near them with their front claws, Minotaurs và Cyclops toss their enemies through the air, breaking the trees all around them - it’s an impressive sight. Age Of Mythology contains everything you would expect from an award-winning kiến thiết team with such an impressive pedigree. I went in expecting good all-round và accessible gameplay, và I got that. But what I didn’t expect, was to be surprised by so many features, and as many a jaded reviewer will tell you, surprise is an all too rare unique to find. The storyline is great, the gaming longevity is endless và there’s an impressive level of detail throughout, from the environments, khổng lồ the movements of the individual units. While the visuals in Age Of Mythology might not be up lớn today’s standard, with games lượt thích Warrior Kings & Medieval shining brightly, the chơi game and especially the depth of detail is every bit as entertaining & challenging. Ensemble might not be the kings of RTS anymore, but the genre they helped lớn pioneer is all the better for Mythology and hopefully you’ll be able to see past the screenshots to lớn the beauty within. Mything LinkCall On The Gods to Bless You With Storybook Creatures lớn Fight By Your Side Mythical units provide some of the game’s strongest & most entertaining features. You gain the ability lớn build them by accumulating favour points through worshipping the gods. Each side has a different way of doing this; Greeks send their villagers khổng lồ worship in a temple, Egyptians build monuments to lớn the gods & the Norse gain favour by engaging in hunting and battle. Myth units are very strong & can only really be effectively faced down by heroes. The type of mythical units you create depend on the god you choose to lớn worship, but some of the more interesting include Hydras, which grow more heads the longer they fight và Medusas which turn other units to lớn stone. Combine this with mythical units lượt thích the Colossus, Cyclops, giant lions & Minotaurs và battlefields start khổng lồ look like an explosion in a Ray Harryhausen workshop. |