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(More customer reviews)(First of all, this was a birthday gift from my husband, so I had no choice in the matter)
This is a hard product to rate. The game is fantastic, though if you have a low end video card, the graphics are not as good as they could be. My husband has an excellent graphics card and it made such a difference in the feel and look of the game! I'm not going to give a review of gameplay - there'll be many of them. I just wanted to help others in deciding whether they should splurge on purchasing the collectors edition over the regular retail version.
First everyone is saying they want those "large tech trees" included in this version. They are no where near large. They are very tiny things and the Age of Kings Tech trees were much bigger than these. If you want tech trees, you can view the .pdf files that come with the game. Check your read me file and you'll see where they are. I'm assuming that these files also come with the regular edition too. I am dissappointed that there is no handy list of what is good against what and what units you can counter with. I loved this with my Age of Kings game and I hate to flip through the manual for it this time around. With a lot of new units and different names for the units, it is going to take a while getting it all straightened out.
The minotaur figurine - the box makes it look pretty cool looking from a grotesque/fantasy slant if that is what you like. I find the the minotaur looks much better in the game. Personally I find it an ugly looking thing and would have much rather had figures of the gods, especially Isis or rather the Pegasus scout unit as a figure. The minotaur figured on the box doesn't look like the actual one you get. It is a figure of cheap lightweight plastic and looks like something you could easily get from a McDonald's happy meal. Actually, I have seen better in a McDonald's happy meal! The paint details are a little different as well in terms of colour. The figure comes in a little plastic baggie, so already my ugly bull man has a flaccid double axe because of the small bag. He should have come in a plastic mold case at least to keep his shape properly.
There is a large poster of the game with signatures of Ensemble Studios staff ... I have no place for this sort of poster in my home unfortunately. It is a large poster too.
The mini posters of the gods are superb. They are good quality laminate poster board about 8x10 in size. I didn't really care for the gods though, except for Isis - I had to have her, since I've been looking ages for a beautiful print of her for my personal shrine.
Of course you get your little manual and 2 cd case of the game itself.
There is also a DVD of the making of AOM, which I can not use as I don't have a DVD player. There is also a CD AOM music soundtrack, which is lovely for providing atmosphere to your game, yet, there is already the same background music in the game itself. Here it really depends if you want to play that cd in another room besides where the one your computer is located.
You also get a small paperback copy of Bulfinch's mythology book, which is a classic for anyone's library, though I didn't really need it to come with the game. I already have an old hardcover edition of Bulfinch's book and If I need extra information on a god or myth, the library or the internet is good enough and Bulfinch shouldn't be counted on as one's sole source on mythological education.
The game itself is worth every penny, as well as the poster of Isis, and I do love the tech trees, but you can can get most of the essentials yourself without the extra goodies already provided for you.
As a degree holder in Classical Studies and a gamer of Age of Empires Games and gamer of Zeus and Pharaoh and Caesar games, Age of Mythology is a dream come true. It is an incredible and addictive game. I just don't think the collectors edition is worth it, though it depends what you really want from it.
There are only 5,000 copies of the collectors edition, which may influence your decision and there is a sticker on the box that tells you what number yours is out of the 5,000, plus a sticker certificate of authenticity on the box. Thing is with computer games, once it is open, the value would obviously decrease and I had a hard time, pulling that sucker out of the box, so unfortunately there is already a small rip on my box.
Up to you.
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From the makers of Age of Empires comes a strategy game where the line between history and mythology has been blurred. In Age of Mythology heroes battle with monsters of legend, and the gods intervene in the affairs of mortal men.
This special edition of Age of Mythology comes with a wealth of extra features, including:
Music CD
The Making of Age of Mythology DVD
Six miniposters of the major gods of Age of Mythology
Movie-style poster
Minotaur figurine
Free Bulfinch's Mythology book
Oversize technology tree chart
Oversize game box
Age of Mythology players wage war as leaders of a Greek, Norse, or Egyptian civilization with a customized pantheon. Players use human armies and diplomacy, progress through development ages, enhance military and economic performance with improvements, and manage economics through resource gathering and trade. Mythology enters the mix when players call upon the gods to act on their behalf or reinforce their armies with more than 20 mythological creatures such as jackal-headed Egyptian warriors or mighty Minotaurs.
Age of Mythology's revolutionary 3-D engine provides the game with gorgeous environments featuring lifelike rolling terrain, beautiful waves and water, realistic sunlight, and lush forests. The units roaming these environments are incredibly detailed, move naturally over the terrain, and come to life through hundreds of fluid animations. Amazing special effects change the look of this beautiful world when the gods get involved: all grows dark as an eclipse takes effect, funnel clouds twist and grow as a tornado sends buildings spinning toward the heavens, and meteors streak in from the heavens to send people and armies flying.
An entertaining tutorial, an intuitive interface, and logical game rules allow anyone to quickly and easily learn to play. Once started, there is a lot to explore: an epic 36 scenario single player campaign, easy-to-use multiplayer gaming online, single player games against the challenging Age of Mythology AI opponents, more than 15 different random map types that help make the game infinitely replayable, nine highly differentiated civilizations, multiple difficulty levels to allow players of any skill level to have an enjoyable game, and a fully functional scenario editor. Age of Mythology offers something for everyone--a fun game for any playing style or skill level.
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