E3 2007: Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties – E3 Screens

Back in May, Shawn broke the news that Microsoft was going to release a second expansion to their popular rts game, Age of Empires III , and that this one would have an Asian flair. Today, we received the E3 screens for Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties and it looks like the expansion is going to be very interesting. Leading Japanese, Chinese and Indian civilizations to expand their empires, gamers will experience the wonders of the Orient will loads of new content and features.

• Playable Asian civilizations. Lead one of three unique Asian civilizations — Japan, China or India — to expand its empire and fight for control in the Eastern world. Each Asian civilization, led by powerful leaders, will have unique groups, armies and wonders, as well as buildings that reflect the culture’s architectural style.
• New gameplay elements. Extending the innovative gameplay of “Age of Empires III,” “Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties” will introduce new ways of winning and trading, random map styles that feature remixes of classic “Age of Empires” game styles, and 15 new Asian Wonders.
• Exciting new single-player campaign. Returning to the historical, civilization-based single-player campaigns, “Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties” will offer gamers who enjoy the solo experience a chance to engage in strategic combat with Japan, China or India through several engrossing scenarios.
• Expanding a successful formula. “Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties” is the second expansion pack for the massively popular “Age of Empires III,” one of the fastest-selling titles in the franchise history, leading and innovating the real-time strategy genre through exciting and revolutionary gameplay features.
• Games for Windows franchise. This expansion pack will also ship as a
  Games for Windows title, offering easier installation, reliability standards and support for key features of Windows Vista, including the Games Explorer and Parental Controls.

Age of Empires: The Asian Dynasties will be available for the PC in the fall. Check out the screens below.

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