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Title: Great graphics - lame game play
Review: Microsoft should have just spent the time making a nice graphics upgrade to AOE2. AOE3 graphics are great but the game play is not. First off, the top civilization is Imperial - yuck. Secondly, the introduction of the 'card' system for building a home city is really boring. In addition, the unit selection is HORRIBLE, the combat units are WAY over powered when it comes to attacking walls. What's the point of a wall when a handfull of Indians chunking spears can take out a section of the wall in a couple of minutes. Also, where on EARTH is the formation selection? There are a LOT of simple 'actions' missing from AOE3 that are (in my opinion) fundamentals and are present in all the other games (AOE2, EE, RON, etc.) This game kept my interested for about 2 hours.Overall this game is just more of the same - not worth the $50. Save your $50 and keep playing Empire Earth or Rise of Nations.
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