
In the original Age of Empires III, as well as in the game’s first expansion, The WarChiefs, you could control European and Native American civilizations in a battle for supremacy in the New World. But this second expansion named The Asian Dynasties focuses on the other side of the world. However, this new add-on won't just offer you a new civilization to play with. Since The Asian Dynasties is being produced by Big Huge Games, the creator of Rise of Nations, in cooperation with Ensemble Studios; the game is a merging of two strategy powerhouses, with both companies putting their own styles to the game.
The Asian Dynasties introduces three new civilizations: China, Japan, and India. Each will have its own story campaign of five missions each, that covers different periods of time in their history. There are a bunch of new maps, covering the Silk Road, Borneo, Siberia, and more. You can also, take any of the Asian civilizations and play with them in skirmish mode against other Age of Empires III civilization on any map and if you have the WarChiefs expansion, you can play against those civilizations as well.
Big Huge Games changed the gameplay, allowing users to take more decisions during the game. For example, Age of Empires III players figured out what cards or special shipments to play and in what order. The first card that most players used was the one that requests two or three more settlers because, as you already know, settlers are the backbone of any economy. When you're in a race to gather resources and construct buildings, the more settlers you have the better. But, the Chinese civilization will make you think twice about playing such a card early on because the Chinese card ties the number of settlers that you get with the number of villages and town centers you have. Villages are the Chinese version of houses, so if you're playing as the Chinese, you'll want to build as many villages as possible before playing that card to maximize the benefit.
From the looks of this, Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties promises to be a good game that will bring new features to the AoE III series, but we will have to wait and see.
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties has not been rated yet by ESRB.




