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| genre = Real-time strategy | modes = Single-player, multiplayer | platforms = Microsoft Windows, OS X, Windows Mobile, N-Gage }} ''Age of Empires III'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by Microsoft Corporation's Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The Mac version was ported over and developed and published by Destineer's MacSoft Games. The PC version was released on October 18, 2005 in North America and November 4, 2005 in Europe, while the Mac version was released on November 21, 2006 in North America and September 29, 2006 in Europe. An N-Gage version of the game developed by Glu Mobile was released on April 28, 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Age of Empires III Marches onto N-Gage ) 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Glu Mobile Reveals North American Lineup of Games for the First Quarter of 2009 ) 〕〔 〕 It is the third game of the ''Age of Empires'' series and the sequel to ''Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings''. The game portrays the European colonization of the Americas, between approximately 1492 and 1850 AD. There are eight European civilizations to play within the game. ''Age of Empires III'' has made several innovations in the series, in particular with the addition of the "Home City", which combines real-time strategy and role-playing game features. Two expansion packs have been released: the first, ''Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs'', was released on October 17, 2006, and introduced three Native American civilizations and expanded the timeline to 1876; the second, ''Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties'', was released on October 23, 2007, and included three Asian civilizations. ''Age of Empires III: The Napoleonic Era'' is an unofficial mod released in 2006 and has an active community that is still adding additional functionality to the game as of 2015. ''Age of Empires III'' has sold over 2 million copies as of May 2008. As well as receiving favorable reviews, it has garnered awards, including GameSpy's "Best RTS game of 2005", and was one of the best-selling games of 2005. In 2007, ''Age of Empires III'' was the seventh best-selling computer game, with over 313,000 copies sold that year. ==Gameplay== Players begin with a constructed town center or a wagon that will build into such, an armed explorer, and a modest number of settlers. Players explore the map and begin gathering resources used to build additional units and buildings and to research upgrades or technologies. Actions such as training units, constructing buildings, killing enemy units etc., earn the player experience points. At certain experience point thresholds, players earn shipment cards that may be turned in for shipments from the player's Home City, which can include units, an upgrade, or resources. The game progresses similar to most real-time strategy games until one side resigns or is eliminated. Elimination occurs when all units capable of defeating an enemy are destroyed. In ''Age of Empires III'', the player advances through technological "Ages", representing historical time periods; these provide access to greater improvements, units, and buildings. They include the Discovery Age, which represents the discovery and exploration of the Americas by Europeans and allows the player to explore and develop their economy; the Colonial Age, which represents the European Expansion into the "New World" and unlocks early military units; the Fortress Age, which represents the fortification of the European colonies, unlocks forts, and allows the player to have a more complete military; the Industrial Age, which triggers a strong economy, due in part to factories—advanced buildings that automatically produce resources or artillery—and unlocks all units and shipments; and the Imperial Age, which unlocks all buildings and upgrades, and allows you to send unit and resource shipments a second time. All Ages cost food and coin to advance to, except the Colonial Age, which only costs food (800). The price of age advancement is incremental, but does not vary between civilizations. Similar to the "minor gods" system in ''Age of Mythology'', ''Age of Empires III'' uses a "Politician System" to grant bonuses on a successful advancement to another age. When the player chooses to advance to the next age, who is given the choice of two or more "Politicians" that provide them with a different bonus on choosing them. The Politician is given a generalized title from the period that usually reflects the bonus that it gives: for example, "The Naturalist" gives the player four cows. As the player's Home City increases in level, more Politicians are unlocked—at a rate of one for every ten Home City levels—up to level 60. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Age of Empires III」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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