Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties

"And now the hard, always returning question: is this game worth your purchase? For The Asian Dynasties there was quite some decent thinking about what to make of the expansion. What we get are three really well-made nations, a thin storyline of about fifteen scenarios and this makes AoE III certainly a better game but the addiction factor of number 2 is still far to be found."

"The expansion offers good singleplayer levels and great looking visuals, but the gameplay may feel old if you've played AoE III before. I'd still recommend it for RTS fans; just don't expect a classic."

The Asian Dynasties is a solid expansion that offers unique Asian civs and some other gameplay tweaks to Age of Empires III.

Asian Dynasties is another great chapter in the Age of Empires series and one that strategy gamers with a yen for the Far East should definitely investigate. The units are colorful, the combat is exciting, and the story, though not as thrilling as Age 3 or as historically relevant as Age 2, is still strong enough to carry the action. It's true that the missions leave a bit to be desired in terms of but I don't want to come down too harshly on the campaign here because at the end of the day, Asian Dynasties is a heck of a lot of fun. I mean, the elephants alone are worth the price of admission.