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Age of Empires III Gold (PC) | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £34.99
Buy New: £29.79
You Save: £5.20 (15%)
New (3) Used (2) from £26.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 700
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.3
MPN: RJX-00008
UPC: 882224531023
EAN: 0882224531023
ASIN: B000VWWKRI
Release Date: November 2, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: YOU WILL RECEIVE THE UK VERSION IN ENGLISH UK - THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT - FACTORY SEALED - RECORDED DELIVERY FROM LONDON UK - AIRMAIL TO EUROPE
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| Features:
| • | Age of Empires III gives players the opportunity to pick up where Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings left off, placing them in the time period of roughly 1500&ndash1850 | | • | As players work to establish their empire, they will take on the role of a European power struggling to explore, colonize and conquer North and South America | | • | In addition, players will also have the chance to engage in epic warfare in the Americas with Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs, where they will lead proud, playable native civilizations to expand their empire and fight for control of the Americas | | • | Age of Empires III, which launched in October 2005, quickly became one of the best selling titles in the franchise&rsquos history, and has garnered numerous awards, including GameSpy&rsquos 2005 Top Ten PC Games of the Year and PC Gamer&rsquos RTS Game of the Year | | • | It has sold more than two and a half million copies to date and is currently among the top selling Games for Windows titles |
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Product Description
Age of Empires III gives players the opportunity to pick up where Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings left off, placing them in the time period of roughly 1500&ndash1850. As players work to establish their empire, they will take on the role of a European power struggling to explore, colonize and conquer North and South America. In addition, players will also have the chance to engage in epic warfare in the Americas with Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs, where they will lead proud, playable native civilizations to expand their empire and fight for control of the Americas. Age of Empires III, which launched in October 2005, quickly became one of the best selling titles in the franchise&rsquos history, and has garnered numerous awards, including GameSpy&rsquos 2005 Top Ten PC Games of the Year and PC Gamer&rsquos RTS Game of the Year. It has sold more than two and a half million copies to date and is currently among the top selling Games for Windows titles.
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Minimum age : 12 years
Game setting : Historical
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Violent : Yes
Multiplayer mode : Yes
Network mode : Yes
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Amazon.com
In this highly anticipated next installment in th e franchise from Ensemble Studios , places players in the time period of roughly 1500-1850, picking up where "Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings" left off. As players work to establish their empire, they will take on the role of a European power struggling to explore, colonize and conquer North and South America.<>p introduces exciting new game play elements, including the all-new Home City and an incredible combat system. Players will find new civilizations to discover, random maps to conquer and a single-player campaign unlike any other. Players also will find stunning graphics as a result of a revolutionary graphics engine that pushes the limits of PC graphics technology in an entirely new way.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Was OK on a mobile phone... September 14, 2008
2 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is rubbish. Utter and complete rubbish. I'll tell you why:
Firstly, it was difficult to install on my computer. The auto-install doesn't start - I had to launch it manually - and then it doesn't complete properly, leaving me with a `ghost' application in the taskbar and no icon on the desktop. So even getting the thing to run was a trial.
Secondly, the gameplay. What gameplay? This is no better than a version I had on a mobile phone! Where are the fantastic graphics and the strategic battles it talks about? The graphics are terrible: I kept losing my explorers in the woods because I couldn't see the tiny figures amongst the enormous trees. I would go as far as to say that the illustrations on the packaging (which are presented as if they were screen-shots) are deceptive. And as for the battles: I don't call dragging a box around a bunch of soldiers to select them, and then right clicking to launch them at a bunch of enemy soldiers particularly strategic! The gameplay is boring and uninteresting.
Thirdly, and this is my biggest complaint, it broke my computer! After I had finally figured out how to get out of the game (not easy in itself), I found I was unable to shut down the computer. It just hung in the `Windows is closing down' screen. And after a forced restart (I had to pull the plug on it!), it wouldn't run properly, refusing to launch any applications. I had to roll it back using a system restore to get it working again.
So in summary: if you want to pay a lot to strain your eyes, get bored, and break your computer, then buy this game. Otherwise, buy something cheaper and better. Civilization maybe?
 Great game August 22, 2008
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a big improvement over previous versions. I bought it to use on my Vista laptop as Amazon say it works on Vista. believe me it does not. A pity Amazon can't get its facts right.
 great Expansive Game play August 9, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game gives you a feel for were to attack and how to expand an empire
 A O E 3 April 16, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Firstly, the graphics are stunning. Amazing attention to detail and the gameplay is pretty damn good too.
Well worth the 35 I payed because both games are brilliant
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