DS enters Age of Empires: Mythologies

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Jun 3, 2008 3:11 pm PT

THQ bringing Ensemble's fantastical real-time strategy title to Nintendo's portable this fall.

When Majesco said in 2005 that it would be porting Age of Empires to the Nintendo DS, many were skeptical that Ensemble's real-time strategy classic could be faithfully reproduced on a handheld. However, thanks to a few modifications that turned the game's strategy from real-time to turn-based, Age of Empires: Age of Kings left critics suitably impressed.

Now, the critically lionized Age of Mythology will be given similar treatment, thanks to a different publisher--THQ. Again, the game won't be a direct translation of Ensemble's 2002 hit for the PC. However, the Nintendo DS version--dubbed Age of Empires: Mythologies--will use the same engine that powered Age of Kings on the handheld and will include "an all-new active combat system."

Players will be given the castle keys for three civilizations--the Norse, the Greeks, and the Egyptians. Each civilization will have a unique single-player campaign, and THQ promises an abundance of heroes and monsters from the annals of each empire's mythos. Mythologies will also come packed with a fully featured multiplayer component, which offers a variety of maps, customizable rule sets, a skirmish mode, and game sharing, where multiple players will be able to compete using a single copy of the game.

Age of Empires: Mythologies is slated for release on the Nintendo DS this fall.

39 Comments

  • helioprotus

    Posted Dec 14, 2008 1:06 am PT

    i got this game. and i have to say its fun fun fun. its one of the best turnbased games out there for ds. and i've tried alot.

  • RetroGamer34233

    Posted Nov 18, 2008 10:13 am PT

    It looks like they corrected one of the few flaws "Age of Kings" had in that on the overworld map, your units were stacked so close together it was easy to move the wrong one when a bunch were together. They enhanced the graphics, too. I just hope it's as good as "AoK" was, since I was pleasantly surprised with that one.

  • gamescottsman

    Posted Oct 2, 2008 1:31 pm PT

    Still playing Age of Empires: Age of Kings now, brilliant game that was well thought out. Can't wait for this one, great news!

  • Comandante2008

    Posted Sep 27, 2008 6:13 pm PT

    This better be an actual RTS for the DS. Not turn-based strategy. RTS has better strategy. Hopefully, the DS will handle the RTS genre well.

  • Ferlord

    Posted Sep 20, 2008 9:27 am PT

    Hate ta burst anyones bubbles, but it's guna be a day by day strategy game. Age of Empires DS was, whats going to stop them from making another one? Still, i'm saving up for this.

  • aggelos6

    Posted Sep 5, 2008 1:31 pm PT

    Yeah !!! I can't wait to take the Greeks and crash the other civilizations. Hope ds is able to handle an RTS.

  • Sodney

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 1:01 pm PT

    Yay. Might be another great game for the ds. There is unfortunately not enough of those

  • soccerboy8

    Posted Aug 18, 2008 2:47 am PT

    Although I wish it could be real-time, I really doubt that the ds is advanced enough, it would be really hard to have a real-time game on here. If there is a real-time I imagine you won't be able to have many units.

  • Ghidoran

    Posted Aug 2, 2008 5:47 pm PT

    I hope this is real-time. I only really enjoy fantasy turn based, like tactics ogre(though I guess this can also be called 'fantasy' lol
    ). I do want AoM 2 though.

  • EQShaman

    Posted Jul 8, 2008 8:17 pm PT

    i was about to say how blown away i was by the pictures but then i noticed that the images listed here are for the pc version of AoE 3. If you have screen shots of the ds version post them. id like to see. i hope hey can pull it off. i remember listening to the AoE mythology soundtrack while i played eq. both were very good games.

  • doughboy93

    Posted Jun 23, 2008 7:53 pm PT

    With Wi-Fi this should be interesting. Glad they kept the same 3 civilizations in the original mythology.

  • Red_Trigger

    Posted Jun 11, 2008 1:07 pm PT

    I love the PC version but what will the DS game be like? Time will tell...

  • Shantmaster_K

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 1:49 pm PT

    Age of Empires series were my favorite PC games when I was younger. I still play them now every now and then. I wish they would make more for the PC.

  • TowerGuard64

    Posted Jun 5, 2008 11:34 am PT

    My brother just got the first one and said that it was good I can't wait until the next one comes out. I love Mythologies games.

  • amkalfus

    Posted Jun 4, 2008 4:58 pm PT

    i'm hopin this one is a hit, cause i didn't get the first one... to be honest, it didn't look that great... just have to wait and see!

  • BloodMist

    Posted Jun 4, 2008 1:41 pm PT

    *sigh* That was such a disappointing game.Can't say i'm much lookin forward to it again.

  • Lance_C

    Posted Jun 4, 2008 1:20 pm PT

    I agree, I'd rather want to get my hands on Age of Mythology 2 on a PC and of course, it has to be real-time! But this is a nice alternative for the time being.

  • Toddimus

    Posted Jun 4, 2008 11:52 am PT

    darn I wish this was real time...I hate turned based strategy. Thats the whole reason I like Age and not Civilization

  • dj_b02us

    Posted Jun 4, 2008 10:32 am PT

    great sounds fun sure, but when are we gonna see age of mythology 2???

  • puablo

    Posted Jun 4, 2008 9:44 am PT

    I never was as passionate about AoM as much as I was AoE2, but the handheld AoE for the DS was great so I'm hoping this new one is just as good.

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