Each upgrade to a higher Age unlocks new units and technologies for the player, which strengthens their settlement. Players advance their tribe through four 'Ages': starting in the Archaic Age, the player may upgrade to the Classical Age, the Heroic Age, and finally, the Mythic Age. In this way, players are able to defeat and conquer rival towns and civilizations. Like many other real-time strategy games, Age of Mythology is based on defeating enemy units and towns, building your own units and towns, and training villagers and fighters. In this screenshot, an Egyptian town under attack by the Norse, defending itself using the meteor god power. This was followed by a second expansion pack, Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon, released on January 28, 2016.

On May 8, 2014, Age of Mythology: Extended Edition was released for Windows via Steam. In 2003, it was followed by an expansion pack, Age of Mythology: The Titans. Īge of Mythology was commercially successful, going platinum four months after its release after selling over one million units. Its campaign follows an Atlantean admiral, Arkantos, who is forced to travel through the lands of the game's three cultures, hunting for a cyclops who is in league with Poseidon against Atlantis. Many gameplay elements are similar to the Age of Empires series. Ī spin-off from the Age of Empires series, Age of Mythology takes some of its inspiration from mythology and legends of the Greeks, Egyptians, and Norse, rather than from actual historical events. It was released on Octoin North America and a week later in Europe. Age of Mythology ( AoM) is a real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios.

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