Age Of Mythology Invades Atlantis

Posted by simoniker on Thursday July 24, 2003 @04:01AM from the but-atlantis-doesn't-exist! dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for their hands-on preview of Age Of Mythology: The Titans, the expansion pack to the popular RTS which "chronicles how the surviving Atlanteans were able to rebuild their civilization." One of the big selling points for this add-on seems to be, well, the Titans themselves: "Each of the game's four civilizations has one unique titan. All the titans are massive melee combat units that move slowly and inflict incredible damage, and they can also take a lot of punishment, as each one has 7,000 health. That's almost six times as many hit points as the closest comparable unit from the original game, the colossus." There's also an impressive-looking set of screenshots for the Ensemble-developed expansion, which is due out in October.

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Rehash by DrWho520 · 2003-07-24 05:15 · Score: 3, Insightful

Yet another example of rehashing a game. Yes, I know its an expansion. Yes, I know everyone does it. But Age of Mythology is basically Age of Empires with lightning bolts and now Titans. Woo-hoo. I think I will go read a book.

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1. Re:Rehash by bitrott · 2003-07-24 08:22 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  I've heard this sentiment before. It's a little daft. If you're looking for a NEW experience, get a NEW game. If you're already enjoying a game experience and want to have more fun in the same world with new units, etc, get an expansion pack. There's a market for both. Yes it is much like AOE, but for those of us who appreciate detail, it's different in enough ways as to make it worth our time. Really people, you make it sound like every game on the shelf needs to be mind-fuckingly original. Why is modding such a huge sensation, if people don't enjoy fun in the same context. Now the price IS a little steep, but that's a different matter.