Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties

Released

Release Date: October 23, 2007

The second expansion to Age of Empires III, developed by Big Huge Games, the authors of the well-received Rise of Nations. This time, the players visit Far East, being given access to three new civilizations: India, China, and Japan. The single-player mode received a new campaign consisting of fifteen scenarios (five for each new nation).

8.6

s

Rate It!

Ratings

 Videos: 4 

Images: 7 

Mechanics
Multiplayer

The Asian Dynasties for PC it’s the second official expansion to Rise of Nations. The veterans of the AoE series can relasx, though, since the project was overseen by Ensemble Studios, which was unable to develop the expansion on their own due to their work on Halo Wars.

Mechanics

The action of the expansion leaves the New World in favor of Far East. Big Huge Games introduced three new Asiatic civilizations: India, China, and Japan. As a result, all new maps take place on Earth’s biggest continent, with some of them influenced by historic locations and events – for example, one of the maps takes place on the Silk Road, the trade route connecting China with Europe. Such maps have unique properties, e.g. the players on the aforementioned map cannot build their own marketplaces – such buildings have to recaptured from the guards.

Read More

The singleplayer mode received a new campaign, consisting of three acts and fifteen scenarios (five missions for each new faction). We’ve also received new units and buildings. One of them is a consulate, allowing the player to establish diplomatic relations with chosen Europeans to receive various bonuses and have access to their units. The Asian Dynasties also introduces new wonders that allow the Asian nations to enter the new era.

Multiplayer

As always, the multiplayer mode is the mainstay of the game, allowing players to choose from fourteen different civilizations. During the development of the multiplayer updates, the authors asked for input of the best players in the world. Their help enabled the studio to not only balance the gameplay, but also to introduce new useful options, including new keyboard shortcuts.

The Asian Dynasties is fully compatible with the base game and The WarChiefs, the first expansion.

Platforms:

PC Windows

Developer: 38 Studios / Big Huge Games

Publisher: Xbox Game Studios / Microsoft Studios

Similar Games:

Age of Empires III

Empire Earth III

Rise of Nations

Game Series

16GAMES

Age of Empires Game Series

The bestselling series of real-time strategy (RTS) games, which is under the publishing supervision of Microsoft. Over the years, the development of the series has been handled by various development studios. Its first three installments were developed by the now-defunct Ensemble Studios, while the fourth part of the series was the work of the Relic Entertainment and World's Edge teams (which in 2019 was entrusted with the care of the series). In addition, such studios as Forgotten Empires, Griptonite Games, Gas Powered Games, Hidden Path Entertainment, Smoking Gun Interactive and TiMi Studios made their mark on the brand.

Age of Empires Game Series

Base Game for Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties

Age of Empires III

Features

s

Top s for Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Video Game:

All s

System Requirements

System Requirements for Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Video Game:

PC / Windows

Recommended System Requirements:
Pentium 4 1.4 GHz, 512 MB RAM, graphic card 128 MB (GeForce 4 Ti4600 or better), 2 GB HDD, Windows XP.

BG3 Interactive Map