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Forget Warcraft III, check this out!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 69 / 82
Date: August 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am a big Age of Empires fan, and I think it is a great improvement going to 3D images in Age of Mythology. The basic idea is that you can choose one of three civilizations; Egyptian, Greek, and Norse. Each civilization has a choice to worship one of three main gods, and as you progress through the ages you can choose a minor deity to worship. Each god and deity gives your civilization technologies, unique units, and one god power. This can make the gameplay more diverse, even if two people are fighting with the same civilization.
A resource called "favor" has replaced stone, it is generated in different ways among the civilizations. Mythological units such as Minotaurs, Valkyries, and Giant Scarabs can be trained, provided you have a good amount of favor. There are so many differences between AOM and AOE, it would take a while to tell them all. Gameplay should be easy players to get used to, and even easier for AOE veterans. Bottom line: This game looks like it's going to be a hit! I recommend that anybody who likes strategy buy it.

This is a GREAT game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 49 / 58
Date: February 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game! I've just gone through the entire tutorial and wow, even IT'S great. The tutorial is more of a series of stories, based on Greek mythology, which take you through a learning process without being patronizing. Nor do you even notice that it's a tutorial ... you get so immersed in the game itself.

It is similar to the other war strategy games out there -- Civilization III and Empire Earth, but it's different -- from the mythic creatures you get to use in battle (medusa to cyclops to hydras), to the mini-movies in between that give voice to the characters you're using.

The tutorial gets progressively more challenging and more detailed -- it, in itself, can make you lose about 8 hours -- and incorporates the plot from the previous lesson you've learned. It furthers the storyline, in other words.

This game is huge. The tutorial is but one tiny part of its whole. You can then go on to play different combat scenarios; play as Greek, Egyptian or Norse fighters, and explore various worlds of mythology and its creatures.

The graphics are nice. Nothing like you'd get on Two Towers for XBOX, but with great detail and fluid motion, seamless design.

This particular collector's set comes with mythic posters, a little plastic minotaur, a dvd on how the game was made, along with a music CD and heirarchical settings map for the various cultural "teams" (Norse, Greek or Egyptian). I personally could have done without the extras, but for the keen game player, this might be the set for you.

But it also comes with a pretty neat little book about mythology.

The beauty of this game is not only the ease of play and the increasing challenges, but the fact that it's expansive ... HUGE ... you'll be playing it for a long time, as opposed to other war strategy games out there that have a finite playability.

Check it out. It's a great game.

3 more years of fascination coming up...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 36 / 41
Date: October 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If there is one thing the Age of Empires series achieved that almost no previous strategy games have, it's longevity. Games come and games go, but Age of Empires has remained installed on my computer for 3+ years and it still gets played regularly. This longevity has been achieved through supreme game balance, great variety, and amazing depth and complexity.

In this vein, Age fans welcome Age of Mythology, Ensemble Studios' latest strategy game that uses the core principles behind their previous games, but spices up the mix with ancient lore and mythology and adds all of the trimmings that go along with it. Greek heroes like Jason and Heracles join the fray against fierce medusas and enormous golden colossus beasts. Egyptian pharoahs fend off giant scarabs and powerful Avengers of Horus. Norse Valkyries and frost giants march into battle against mummies and war elephants. And this is just a taste of what the game has to offer.

Having taken part in the pre-release Alpha Test for this game, I can attest that the graphics are very nice. While maybe not as visually spectacular as Unreal Tournament 2003, Age of Mythology uses a very advanced engine where translucent waves gently wash upon the beach, units have detailed animations, snowflakes fall from the sky, sunsets bathe the world in an orange hue, and herds of animals go about their daily lives.

To sum up: if you enjoyed the Age of Empires series, or if you enjoy real-time strategy games in general, Age of Mythology is a must-buy. Just on time for the holidays too! This game will easily outlast all the other one-shot games that have been retired to your shelf to gather dust.

Great game. Buy it Now.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 24 / 28
Date: April 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Wow!!! This is an all around great game. For those who never played Age of Empires, it puts you in control to create an empire with real ancient civilization. You must either create an army and destroy you enemy, or you can build wonders and collect relics to win. Age of Mythology has much better graphics then Age of Empires. Age of Mythology has a feel of Age of Empires but is different in so many ways. In stead of collecting stone,one of the resources youe gathered in Age of Empires, you collect the favor of the gods. Anyway, Age of Mythology requires alot more thought and planning. The new addition of units makes it much harder. Besides regular soldiers, You now summon myth units which can easily conquer soldiers, but then there are heroes which can go through myth units with ease. The last difference is that when you advance through the ages you choose gods which can greatly change the odds. You can destroy towns with earthquakes, destroy armies with electical storms, summon the mighty norse dragon, casting eclipses over the world and making myth units grow stronger,or something more peaceful like enchanting farms and making them grow faster. Anyway enough said. Brilliant campaign, great new units, buildings, and options. Great game overall. 5 stars. A++++++.

The revolutionizing RTS game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was never really a big fan of RTS games just becuase they were the same things over and over. But this game has changed my mind completly. One of my favorite games and TOTALLY addicting....oh yeah one more thing if your still reading this review STOP and drive to you nearest store NOW.

Age of Mythology

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Age Of Mythology is a very exciting game. The graphics are extremly good, mugh better than Age Of Empires. The soundtrack and music is very good to. They have a varity of types of music. There are levels of diffuculty for when you play Age of Mythology. This comes in handy. Age Of Mythology is a learning experience and is very fun. I recomennd this game for kids ages 10 to 15.

Age of Mythology kicks...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am very suprised with age of mythology! The graphics are supreme. You can see every unit and building very clearly. The choice of animals is exclent. They have the approate animals for the approiate landscape. The sound track and music is awesome. when you click on a building you hear the approiate sounds. For instance if you click on a forge you hear a clang of metal. The units even say a few things if you click on them. skipon! overall Age of Mythology is very impressive. I am happy to have it. 5 stars for sure!

Best of it's kind!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you've played both Age Of Empire games then you will get a sense of what this game is like. It's the same type of game play with a twist, and it's much more difficult than Age Of Empires 1&2, which I could defeat in my sleep.
You basically spend most of your time gathering resources. Food does not feed your people but is used to fund villagers, military, and various improvements. Wood and gold is for buildings, etc. and to pay for items and improvements.
The best thing about this game are the Gods, God powers, and myth units. You first choose a culture(Norse, Greek, or Egyptian) then choose a God to worship. Each God comes with his own special power and set of improvements. Be careful invoking God powers, you can only use them once! But the myth units are the most fun to use. If there was no population cap, I would have my entire army made up of myth units. Ahhhh, there's nothing quite like the sound of your giant octopus crushing the docks and ships of your enemies!
Some of the cons about this game are the lack of more cultures(there are only three), and how many population slots some of the myth units take up( some take five slots!). The game also slows down quite a bit after you reach the Mythic Age and no longer have any improvements to research. It would also be great if some of the resources(trees and gold mines)could regenerate instead of slowly disappearing one by one. They made the schools of fish inexhaustible, why can't they do that with other resources?
Despite these problems, Age Of Mythology is a really great game and I would recommend it to anyone.

This is a great game, but not worth $30.00

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Age of Mythology is a good game, but it is not worth $30.00. The game play is a lot of fun. The trees fall over when villagers havest wood, and the mythical monsters are cool. There are short movies in between parts of the campaign that add suspense and help to keep you updated on the games happenings. The only problem with the game as far as I can tell is the campaign's length. It includes all the civilizations, but is two short. One other problem is the editor. I enjoyed creating campaigns of my own in Age of Empires, but it is harder in Age of Mythology

Next Home Run From Ensemble Studios

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is an amazing game. There's the similar gameplay to the Age of Empires series that has sold 100,000s of copies with more appeal and advancements. New, more realistic graphics such as falling snow and accurate attack movements make this game even more exciting than the Age series games before it. Getting to choose exactly how you advance through the game gives a whole new level of complexity. There are endless ways to play by simply picking different maps, opponents, ways to win, civilizations, and how to play those civilizations. The detail and gameplay is an enhanced version of the Age series that I still play though it has been out for years. This is a must by for anyone with an interest in strategy games. Also, it has a great deal of history, good for students like me.

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