<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Asian	I-Application
Dynasties	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
developed	O
through	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
and	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
following	O
The	B-Application
WarChiefs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Asian	I-Application
Dynasties	I-Application
for	O
PC	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
J2ME	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2007	O
mobile	O
game	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Asian	I-Application
Dynasties	I-Application
followed	O
a	O
similar	O
format	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
new	O
civilizations	O
are	O
added	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Asian	I-Application
Dynasties	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
monks	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
'	O
Stun	O
 '	O
instead	O
of	O
'	O
Sharpshooter	O
Attack	O
 '	O
(	O
as	O
for	O
European	O
powers	O
)	O
or	O
'	O
Nature	O
Friendship	O
 '	O
(	O
as	O
in	O
the	B-Application
War	I-Application
Chiefs	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
new	O
native	O
civilizations	O
available	O
for	O
hire	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Asian	I-Application
Dynasties	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
the	O
Sufis	O
,	O
the	O
Shaolin	O
,	O
the	O
Zen	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Udasi	O
,	O
the	O
Bhakti	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Jesuits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
—	O
This	O
civilization	O
has	O
the	O
Daimyō	O
and	O
Shogun	B-Language
units	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
train	O
troops	O
like	O
a	O
military	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
these	O
campaigns	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
historical	O
,	O
civilization-based	O
single-player	O
campaigns	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
campaigns	O
in	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
campaigns	O
in	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
series	O
to	O
not	O
revolve	O
around	O
the	O
fictional	O
Black	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
campaign	O
—	O
The	O
Japanese	O
campaign	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
unification	O
of	O
Japan	O
(	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
scenario	O
in	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Conquerors	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
the	O
Tokugawa	O
Shogunate	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
young	O
general	O
named	O
Sakuma	O
Kichiro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Sekigahara	O
ends	O
in	O
victory	O
for	O
them	O
,	O
Tokugawa	O
tells	O
how	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
achievement	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
Shogun	B-Language
and	O
further	O
asks	O
Kichiro	O
,	O
what	O
did	O
he	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
general	O
,	O
gain	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinese	O
campaign	O
—	O
The	O
Chinese	O
campaign	O
focuses	O
loosely	O
on	O
the	O
1421	O
hypothesis	O
and	O
is	O
about	O
a	O
Chinese	O
treasure	O
ship	O
discovering	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
before	O
Christopher	O
Columbus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chen	O
and	O
Huang	O
go	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
other	O
ships	O
 '	O
crews	O
from	O
hostile	O
Aztec	B-Application
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huang	O
's	O
small	O
army	O
of	O
sailors	O
then	O
enters	O
a	O
nearby	O
Aztec	B-Application
city	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
learn	O
that	O
Jinhai	O
has	O
set	O
himself	O
up	O
as	O
an	O
emperor	O
or	O
perhaps	O
a	O
god	O
among	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
and	O
had	O
previously	O
plotted	O
with	O
the	O
Zamorin	O
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indian	O
campaign	O
—	O
The	O
Indian	O
campaign	O
is	O
about	O
the	O
Indian	O
Rebellion	O
of	O
1857	O
and	O
deals	O
with	O
a	O
situation	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Chayton	O
Black	O
's	O
situation	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Warchiefs	I-Application
campaign	O
:	O
"	O
Shadow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Asian	I-Application
Dynasties	I-Application
,	O
the	O
three	O
new	O
civilizations	O
must	O
build	O
a	O
Wonder	O
to	O
advance	O
from	O
age	O
to	O
age	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
advancing	O
from	O
the	O
Town	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
achieve	O
victory	O
by	O
building	O
a	O
wonder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
developing	O
The	B-Application
Asian	I-Application
Dynasties	I-Application
,	O
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
worked	O
with	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
partnership	O
came	O
about	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
being	O
busy	O
with	O
other	O
projects	O
including	O
Halo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
 '	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
team	O
with	O
spare	O
time	O
on	O
their	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Big	O
Huge	O
Games	O
employees	O
,	O
including	O
Brian	O
Reynolds	O
,	O
had	O
declared	O
they	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
they	O
asked	O
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
if	O
the	O
two	O
could	O
work	O
together	O
on	O
the	O
upcoming	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Asian	I-Application
Dynasties	I-Application
launch	O
,	O
Dynasties	O
Fan	O
Site	O
Kit	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Asian	I-Application
Dynasties	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Asian	I-Application
Dynasties	I-Application
was	O
received	O
positively	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
approximately	O
80%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
reception	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Asian	I-Application
Dynasties	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
the	O
graphics	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
able	O
to	O
"	O
render	O
high-level	O
battlefield	O
action	O
and	O
ground-level	O
cinematics	O
easily	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Jason	O
Ocampo	O
agreed	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
campaigns	O
feature	O
familiar	O
plot	O
twists	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
new	O
twists	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
series-style	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
