Age of Mythology: The Titans

"They are back!"

Introduction
From the creators of the game Age of Empires (1 and 2), a quite impressive game was released some months ago, its name was Age of Myhtology and it joined the world of Age of Empires with the one of mythological beings. Well, this game is its expansion and, at least to me, it looks even better than before.

Gameplay
If you ever played the Age of Empires saga or the original Age of Mythology you will know what to expect from this game. In the campaign mode you will start from the place where the last game finished, but on the other modes (you can play a random scenario, a online multiplayer match, ...) you start with a couple men and then you will have to make your civilization become the best one, but you will have to pick a major god to worship and after each age you get to pick a new minor god to worship, each god giving you a certain power and beneficting a certain type of your units. So, what's new in this game? Well, you have a new civilization called ''Atlanteans'' who have their own new gods and stuff... But most important, now each culture can summon their own Titan when they reach the last age... a Titan is a giant beast which can be summoned by you after you performing a certain task, but it costs A LOT and takes some time to get, imagine it as a walking wonder!

Story
The story of this game starts where the last one finished... after being abandoned by their protector god Poseidon, the Atlanteans start searching for a new god and for a new place to live, but some surprises await for Kastor, the son of Arkantos, who was the hero last time...

Graphics/Sound
Once more then graphics look really shiny, it's quite nice to see all those units moving smoothly through the scenario. Also, the sound is great, you will even like to hear it loud... All the moves, all the musics seem to be nice!

Play Time/Replayability
Unfortunatly the game is REALLY easy to finish, and even if you have a fast internet connection you will get bored of playing it quickly. That's why I gave that score to the game.

Final Recommendation
This game is quite nice, if you liked the first Age of Mythology then you will surely like this game. Also, if you are interested in mythology you gotta love this!

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 01/02/04