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Strategy / tactics

Age of Empires III

by Tantalus Media·published by Xbox Game Studios

18 October 2005Teen26
PCWindowsMac

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About

Age of Empires III is the third installment in the series of real-time strategy games. The main idea of the gameplay remains unchanged: with the limited amount of resources and a handful of settlers, you must think about the expansion of your colony. Besides the strong economic thread, you should also think about the development of your army. Like in the previous games your people start in an early part of humanity's history and progress to new ages (up to the industrial age) with better weapons and other possibilities.

The game offers you a complex single-player campaign that is divided into 24 missions and three acts. You take the role of Morgan Black and his family which struggle against a mysterious European cult. You can also challenge yourself in the multiplayer mode where you can command one of the eight European powers (from French to Russian). A new addition to the game mechanics is the home city in Europe which regularly sends supplies or military reinforcements. It is persistent and after multiplayer successes you gain the ability to upgrade it through a tech tree.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative

Together

Online co-opLAN

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Engine

BANG!Havok PhysicsPhysX

Players

8 offline · 8 online

DLC

Expansions

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean

Included in

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The Complete HistoryAge of Empires: 25th Anniversary Collection

Pack contents

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – Hero Cosmetic Pack: Lizzie

Remaster of

Languages

13 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)—
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese—
Korean—
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian—
Spanish (Spain)
Turkish—
Vietnamese—

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Supported Systems/Models

x86 (32-bit)

Drivers/APIs Supported

Direct3D, Hardware TNL

Media Type

CD-ROM

Input Devices Required

Mouse

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Additional Hardware Required

3D Accelerator

Multiplayer Options

Internet, LAN, Modem

Multiplayer Game Modes

Bots, Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS), Team

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

Number of Online Players

2-8 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium III

Min. OS Class Required

Windows XP

Min. RAM Required

256 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 9.0c

Min. Video Memory Required

64 MB

Video Modes Supported

Full screen

Video Resolutions Supported

1024×768, 1920×1080

Box art

Also known as

Age of Empires 3 — Informal name

AoE III — Abbreviated title

AoE3 — Common abbreviation

Rocket — Internal development title

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Facts

Also worked on it

Forgotten Empires LLC

Released

18 October 2005

Platforms

PCWindowsMac

Age ratings

ESRBTeenPEGI12USK12ACBPGDJCTQ16

Standing

Top 1% by 24hr peak players

Tags

Diagonal-downFree cameraReal-timeReal-time strategy (RTS)Multiple units/characters controlPoint and selectAge of Discovery / EnlightenmentEuropeHistorical eventsNorth AmericaSouth America