| Age of Mythology (Mac) | 
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| From: MacSoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (70 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1631
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Macintosh
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 10307
UPC: 828068103071
EAN: 0828068103071
ASIN: B0000AK7C5
Release Date: November 17, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Age of Mythology May 6, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
We have two kids (age 8 and 10) who really like this game. They have other friends their ages that own it and like it also. Despite it's teen rating, we have felt the game was fine for our kids to play, and it familiarizes them with aspects of mythological beings. While there is warring that goes on, it does not involve guns and thus doesn't seem quite as violent as many of the other teen rated games.
The second mac game I ever played, and I absolutely loved it. April 12, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I think I'm what's known as a 'casual gamer'. I grew up (18 now) on pc games like Caesar 3 and the original Sims. Recently I received a macbook and bought this game. It's very fun. In the campaign mode you control a group of fighters and heroes who travel from place to place, building up towns and armies to defeat great civilizations throughout mythological history. It's real-time strategy, so it can really test your nerves, but you can choose from four levels of difficulty to work at your own pace. I would recommend this to anyone who likes rts games or who likes city-building games and is willing to try something new.
 Not much of an expansion pack, only exacerbates what was wrong with the first one February 1, 2007
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
See my review of Age of Mythology for further depth.
When compared to such expansion packs as the tiny Starcraft: Brood War, the even tinier Warcraft II expansion, the hearty Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, and the massive Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge, this one is more within the realm of Starcraft: Brood War.
While Brood War only introduced some new maps, a new campaign, and some new units, this expansion pack introduces a whole new race fully playable in both skirmishes and the campaign. This race is reminiscent of the Greeks, only with more ancient units such as Myrmidons (think Troy) and more Cretan/Minoan looking architecture. This is Atlantis.
While the new race has its own new system of units, and a very unique form of worker which doesn't need to return to a drop-off point, this isn't enough to deter from the problem plaguing the original game. With the existence of all-powerful myth units and god powers, what is the point of having a human army?
This is only further exacerbated by the presence of Titans...
Rather than be restricted, a new ability is open to any race with enough resources to reach it first---they upgrade to some new "Age" above Mythic (I forget its name, I think it is called Titan Age) in which rather than change anything, they get a mound of rocks to place anywhere on the map. Then they send as many villagers as possible to work on it, and when it is done, a Titan springs up, different depending on your race and what Major God you have chosen.
While the Titan is not invincible, he may as well be, because with the short population cap you have, you're not likely to build enough units to withstand a Titan with an army to back it up. Titans are super effective against most all infantry, other myth units, and buildings.
Sort of changing a small problem from the first, God powers can be reused depending on what they are. For example, while meteor strike and earthquake and tornado and such an only be used once, the more base god powers like Trees of Gaia can be used up to four or five times (though not all at once)
And so the expansion pack not only doesn't change the flaws of the original, but exacerbates them with more super units, and the grossly overpowered Titans.
This game is a major high! August 26, 2006
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I think it's a great game, and you can play online with other people around the world. It's good your're able to play online, because after awhile the easy level, gets to be boring. There are different levels to keep your intrest. The campains are really awsom. They never become boreing. The Mythology in it is real. This game is a real high, easily gets addictive. Days of fun.
WHY IS IT A GOOD GAME? June 18, 2006
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
There are alot of reasons so you dumb people that rtae it low probably never played it heres why i think its great.
WHY ITS GREAT:
-fun in editor to just mess around (no need to test map to have people fight)
-many units that can make diffrent stratadgies
-god powers are great
-many mythical units that make the game unique
-the Titans are crazzzzy
-you beat the campaign? well download the new free one online go to the main website of AOM =D =D =D
-beat every campagin that exsists? You can still play online make many skirmish wars and even make your own campaigns
-many fun maps
-can be easy or hard depending what difficulty's you choose so its great for everyone
-new armies/gods/powers all that good stuff =]
So basically this games greta buy it actually better yet buy the gold edition which has this expansion and the original which you need to use the expansion.
HAVE FUN
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