RainOfTerror
09-16-2005, 02:30 PM
Age of Empires III is set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus "discovered" the new world. The single player campaign follows American history up through 1850, and in multiplayer mode, you'll be able to choose from among eight different civilizations, and there will include free-for-all and team-vs-team matches for up to eight players. WorthPlaying (http://www.worthplaying.com) had the chance to play with a recent AoE III build, here is a snip :
Another new addition is the inclusion of trade routes. Trade units and routes cannot be destroyed or interrupted, but they can give you quite an advantage if you build trading outposts along the route, providing you with extra experience, food, wood, or gold. There are only a limited number of locations to build a trade outpost, and if you get an outpost on all of them, you gain a monopoly and gain all sorts of bonuses. There are also different treasures scattered around the map that are under guard by animals or other types of enemies. Check the full Age of Empires III preview (http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=28227) over at WorthPlaying.
Another new addition is the inclusion of trade routes. Trade units and routes cannot be destroyed or interrupted, but they can give you quite an advantage if you build trading outposts along the route, providing you with extra experience, food, wood, or gold. There are only a limited number of locations to build a trade outpost, and if you get an outpost on all of them, you gain a monopoly and gain all sorts of bonuses. There are also different treasures scattered around the map that are under guard by animals or other types of enemies. Check the full Age of Empires III preview (http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=28227) over at WorthPlaying.