Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties

Ensemble Studios · Oct 23, 2007

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Players can now experience firsthand the rich and historical influences of Asia while commanding their units and expanding their empire in this Age of Empires expansion pack.

In addition to the introduction of playable Asian civilizations, the expansion pack provides new content and several new gameplay elements that include new ways of winning and trading, random map styles that feature remixes of classic "Age of Empires" game styles, and 15 new Asian "Wonders."

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Critic 7.8 (6 critics) · Gamer 8.4

Critic reviews

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Brett Todd · Nov 01, 2007
9.0
It's hard to believe that any two-year-old game could be livened up this much with an expansion pack, but Big Huge Games has pulled off this trick just about perfectly with The Asian Dynasties. While the core gameplay is still recognizable, this is a great facelift that makes an old friend look young again.
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IGN
Steve Butts · Oct 23, 2007
8.0
The units are colorful, the combat is exciting, and the story, though not as thrilling as Age 3 or as historically relevant as Age 2, is still strong enough to carry the action. It's true that the missions leave a bit to be desired in terms of but I don't want to come down too harshly on the campaign here because at the end of the day, Asian Dynasties is a heck of a lot of fun. I mean, the elephants alone are worth the price of admission.
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NATHAN MEUNIER · Oct 23, 2007
8.0
Aside from three new campaigns consisting of 15 scenarios in total, Asian Dynasties incorporates a ton of new content in the form of civ-specific units and abilities, additional maps, new cards, multi-player gameplay modes, and the wonderful return of Wonders, among other perks. It still looks about the same, it plays roughly the same, and ultimately it's just more of the same quality Age of Empires gaming fans have come to enjoy, only with three expansive new Asian civilizations to explore.
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GameSpot
Jason Ocampo · Oct 23, 2007
7.5
Like The WarChiefs expansion from last year, The Asian Dynasties does a good job of introducing distinct new civilizations to Age of Empires III--only this time, instead of Native American tribes, there are three iconic Asian civilizations to play with now. There's a fair amount here to dig into if you're a serious Age of Empires fan or someone who likes Asian civilization.
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Euro Gamer
Alec Meer · Oct 31, 2007
7.0
So, without doubt a must-have for the fans, but anyone with just a passing interest is probably best off waiting for the inevitable Age of Empires III Gold budget collection. That said, in the current fairly quiet RTS times (there's not a lot going on other than the upcoming Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance at the moment) it's worth a look if you're not sure what else to play. Big Huge Games has artfully awoken an RTS in danger of slipping into a coma with a hypo full of big, huge fun.
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Cptobvious · Nov 08, 2007
7.0
Les développeurs ont assuré le minimum syndical avec The Asian Dynasties, une extension honnête mais qui pâtit d'erreurs vieillissantes de moins en moins pardonnables. On prend toutefois du plaisir à contrôler ces nouvelles factions, même si ça ne dure pas.
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