From Ensemble Studios/Microsoft - From Ensemble Studios, the creators of Age of Empires and Age of Kings, comes Age of Mythology, a game that transports players to a time when heroes did battle with monsters of legend and the gods intervened in the affairs of mortal men.
Taking on the role of one of nine ancient civilizations, players guide their people to greatness by commanding all aspects of their empire: gathering resources, raising massive armies, waging war against enemies, establishing profitable trade routes, building new settlements, enhancing production or military might with improvements, exploring new frontiers, and advancing through four distinct ages.
In their struggle for supremacy, players can use mythological creatures like Minotaurs and Cyclopses to bolster their armies' strength. Players may also call upon the gods for assistance in flattening enemy towns with meteors or scattering opposing troops with lightning storms.
All of this is brought to life using a revolutionary 3D engine developed by Ensemble Studios. The engine is capable of providing the most realistic, beautiful, and immersive world ever seen in a real-time strategy game.
From Guide - Age of Mythology continues takes the popular Age series in a different direction. With enhanced 3D graphics, you select one of 3 ancient civilizations Norse, Greek, and Egyptians. Each made even more unique by the gods you choose to follow in your civ. These variety of Gods makes for a much larger variety than one would think with just 3 civs. Online multiplayer capability is supported in the actual game rather than over the Zone like in the previous Age titles.
