Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
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Summary
Step into the legendary world of real-time strategy with this timeless classic, where heroes clash with mythical beasts and the gods themselves shape the fate of humanity. Strengthen your forces with legendary creatures such as Minotaurs and Cyclopes. Summon divine aid to rain meteors upon enemy settlements or unleash lightning storms to disrupt enemy ranks. On May 8, 2014, Age of Mythology: Extended Edition made its way to Steam. This enhanced version includes upgraded visuals, improved water and lighting effects, dynamic day and night cycles, the Treaty game mode, Steam achievements, and a mod workshop. Compared to the original release,
Storyline
Age of Mythology: Much like other real-time strategy titles, Age of Mythology revolves around defeating enemy forces and settlements, constructing your own units and structures, and training villagers and warriors. Through this system, players can overcome and dominate rival civilizations. Progression is achieved by advancing through four distinct "Ages": beginning in the Archaic Age, players can then move to the Classical Age, followed by the Heroic Age, and finally the Mythic Age. Each advancement to a higher Age grants access to new units and technologies, enhancing the player's base. However, each upgrade requires a specific amount of resources and the completion of a prerequisite building. Age of Mythology features three playable civilizations: the Greeks, the Egyptians, and the Norse. Each civilization is tied to three "major gods"—prominent deities such as Ra, Zeus, or Odin. Players select their major god before the campaign begins. As the player progresses to each new Age, they also choose a "minor god." These minor deities hold less historical significance compared to their major counterparts. Examples include Bast and Aphrodite. All gods provide unique technologies, special myth units, and a one-time "god power"—a powerful ability that can either harm opponents or provide the user with a strategic advantage. Age of Mythology: The Titans: The expansion begins with Kronos, still imprisoned in Tartarus, observing the Atlanteans as they struggle to endure the harsh winters in the Norselands following the destruction of Atlantis ten years prior, as seen in Age of Mythology. He sends an unnamed servant to the colony, who kills the Theocrat Krios and takes control of his body. Krios speaks of a temple he saw in a vision. The Atlanteans use this foreseen temple, known as the Sky Passage, to escape the Norselands and travel to a fertile island. Upon arrival, Krios directs their attention to the overgrown Temples of Oranos and Kronos. He convinces the people, including Kastor, to worship them. This provokes the Greeks, who immediately launch an attack. The Atlanteans respond by annihilating the Greek colony. The survivors report the loss to General Melagius. The Atlanteans then invade Melagius' city, Sikyos, and kill him. Just as they slay Melagius, his Egyptian and Norse allies arrive to defend the city. Kastor, realizing the enemy's strength, withdraws and plans to strike their homelands while they are preoccupied with Greece. In the Norselands, Kastor destroys the Norse temples and replaces them with Atlantean ones to assert dominance. He also uses a god power from Kronos to destroy the Tower of Odin—Odin’s last stronghold on Earth. Some Atlantean forces then sail to Egypt. Queen Amanra is warned by Arkantos that the Atlanteans are coming to steal sacred relics. Amanra strengthens the defenses around the relics, but the Atlanteans still manage to take them. Arkantos protects Amanra from the invaders and informs her that Kastor is being deceived. He urges her to find Kastor and assist him. Meanwhile, Krios praises Kastor for his efforts and reveals a Sky Passage that will take him behind Greek lines. Kastor enters and finds himself on Mount Olympus. Using special temples that transform his troops into myth units, Kastor defeats the followers of the Olympian gods, including Odysseus. However, after his victory, the temple to Zeus on the mountain collapses. Back in Greek lands, the Titan Prometheus and his army of Prometheans from Tartarus are attacking Sikyos. Krios arrives and declares that Kastor’s actions in Greece, Egypt, and the Norselands, along with his invasion of Olympus, have weakened the Olympian gods' influence, allowing minor titans to emerge. Krios then reveals his true form—a winged demon and servant of Kronos—and escapes.
