Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 82% |
| Metacritic | 81% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B- |
| Game Revolution | B- |
| GameSpot | 8.2/10 |
| GameSpy | 5/5 |
| GameZone | 9.5/10 |
| IGN | 8.8/10 |
| PC Gamer US | 91% |
| VideoGamer.com | 8/10 |
Age of Empires III was well received by critics and reviewers. The game received an average score of 82%, and is the one-hundred-and-seventeenth most popular personal computer game, according to Game Rankings. Age of Empires III was listed as the eighth best-selling PC game of 2005, and over two million copies of it had been sold by May 2007. GameSpot pointed out that "Age of Empires III has some very big shoes to fill," and GameSpy remarked that it "may not redefine real-time strategy gaming, but it sets the bar so high that we will be comparing games to this for years." IGN also commented on the game, saying "Age of Empires III is a superbly balanced and polished game," and that "Discounting a few niggles in the interface, the whole presentation is rock solid."
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