Age of Empires 3 - War Chiefs Expansion Pack (PC) > Reviews > Age of Empires 3 - War Chiefs Expansion Pack

Author's product rating:   

Playability & Enjoyment	Excellent - very playable game
Graphics	Excellent
Sound	Excellent - makes full use of my speakers
Difficulty & Complexity	Average - suitable for most

Advantages:	More Units, Buildings, Campaigns, multiplayer Maps, and New multiplayer game types
Disadvantages:	Price (Having to buy Age of Empires 3 and then the War Chiefs Expansion)

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

After buying Age of Empires 3 (AoE 3) and playing on it for a while, I decided to buy the expansion pack.

First of all we need to look at price, the prices for these games vary but I think these are good averages:

AoE 3 - £19.99
AoE 3-War Chiefs - £14.99

You must see what I mean...Disavantage... I mean to use the War Chiefs Expasion pack according to my averages it will cost you £34.98. Having said this however, and after palying both games, I feel that this is well worth the money, this is why I am recommending this and AoE 3 to you if you are like me a 'power Mad' kind of person!

The PC Specification needed to play this game is not great... you may think that this leads to bad game play and graphics etc... but no this is an extreamly well written and efficient software.
First and most important, Aoe 3 is needed to play this Expansion.

• Windows XP or Higher is needed
• 256 MB of RAM
• 1.4 GHz Processor
• 2GB Hard Drive Space
• 64MB Graphics Card
• 56K Dial-up Modem/ Broadband/ LAN (For Multiplayer)
• Sound Card and Speakers (Sound Optional)

This is the bare minimum however and the minimum Spec I feel is needed is:

• Windows XP or Higher is needed
• 512 MB of RAM
• 3.06 GHz Processor
• 2GB Hard Drive Space
• 128MB Graphics Card
• 56K Dial-up Modem/ Broadband/ LAN (For Multiplayer)
• Sound Card and Speakers (Sound Optional)

This is similar to my Computer Spec however I have a dual core Processer and Windows XP Media Center Edition.

This Expansion just builds on the strong foundations laid down by the 'Havok Engine' behind AoE 3...but added new elements such as new civilisations such as the Native Americans.

The Multiplayer option of this title is also great, as you can as I have done create a ESO (Ensemble Studios Online) Account which adds the feature of online battles with people from across the globe. There are feature here such as an option that allows you to put in search terms and then the server automaticaly pairs you up with another player to battle against.

Thak you for reading this review and I hope it allows you to make the right decison. Please give feedback / rating