-- Overview
-- Civs
-- Units
-- Buildings
-- Gods
-- Resources
-- Technology
-- Relics
-- Tips
-- FAQ
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Age of Mythology (AoM) is the latest game designed at Ensemble Studios, the creaters of Age Of Empires and Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings, as well as the expansion packs for these amazing games. AoM is published through MacSoft.
There are 2 versions of the game. The standard edition contains 2 CDs, a small manual and a fold out tech tree detailing the civilizations and their god choices and technology trees. The collecters edition is a limited edition (each numbered) that has all of the stuff from the standard, and throws in A DVD, a CD with the music from the game, a copy of Bulfinch's Mythology, a poster and a figurine. Since I was dumb and only bought the standard edition, I may have made some mistakes with the collectors edition.
AoM brings some new game play to the RTS (Real-time Strategy) gaming table. It supports a full economic model, unique civilizations, technology to research and standard units. However, it also adds twists like god powers (think a one time magic spell), and mythology (duhh!) in the way of powerful units like the troll, the Anubite, and Medusa. Although the game can be played and won without ever creating a mythological unit, they certainly add a new dynamic to the battles that are fought. Other cool inovations introduced in AoM includesettlements (you can only build a new town center (TC) on a free settlement) and ESO, an online game matching service. With ESO you can connect to other players with a similair rating (skill level) and play out the battles of myth! Also included is a hero system through which some truely powerful humans are brought forth. An interesting new twist on food gathering in AoM is the concept of fattening, whereby the longer a herdable animal lives, the more food it will provide when it is finally killed.
AoM also contains a great single player experience in the campaign. There are 32 missions in the main campaign and 3 or 4 training missions. In the story of the main campaign, the player puts on the sandels of Arkantos, an Atlantean hero whom uncovers a terrible plot to restore an ancient evil to the world. Ok so it is a bit cliched, but still a good story with lots of plot twists. It does a good job of introducing the player to each of the god choices and powers as well as the three civilizations.
