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Age of Empires III: Collector's Edition

In this highly anticipated next installment in the Age of Empires franchise from Ensemble Studios, Age of Empires III places players in the time period of roughly 1500–1850, picking up where Age of Empires II…

4 November 2005

Age of Empires III: Collector's Edition is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Ensemble Studios, released 4 November 2005 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Age of Empires III: Collector's Edition is

Age of Empires III: Collector's Edition is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Ensemble Studios and released in 2005. It was published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The story-based campaign mode consists of related scenarios with preset objectives, such as destroying a given building. In Age of Empires III, the campaign follows the fictional Black family in a series of three "Acts", which divide the story arc into three generations. All three acts are narrated by Amelia Black (Tasia Valenza). Instead of playing as one of the standard civilizations, the player controls special civilizations linked to the character or period that each Act portrays: the Knights of St. John for Act I, John Black's Mercenaries for Act II, and the United States for Act III. Most player units speak English, with the exception of unique units such as Spanish Rodeleros and…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Age of Empires III: Collector's Edition launched on 4 November 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2 and Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

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Age of Empires III: Collector's Edition was released on 4 November 2005 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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