<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
(	O
AoM	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
takes	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
inspiration	O
from	O
mythology	O
and	O
legends	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Greeks	O
,	O
Egyptians	O
,	O
and	O
Norse	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
from	O
actual	O
historical	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
campaign	O
follows	O
an	O
Atlantean	B-Application
admiral	O
,	O
Arkantos	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
lands	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
three	O
cultures	O
,	O
hunting	O
for	O
a	O
cyclops	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
league	O
with	O
Poseidon	B-Application
against	O
Atlantis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
going	O
platinum	O
four	O
months	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
after	O
selling	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
:	O
Extended	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
:	O
Tale	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retold	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
defeating	O
enemy	O
units	O
and	O
towns	O
,	O
building	O
your	O
own	O
units	O
and	O
towns	O
,	O
and	O
training	O
villagers	O
and	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
playable	O
cultures	O
in	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
:	O
the	O
Greeks	O
,	O
Egyptians	O
,	O
and	O
Norse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
culture	O
has	O
three	O
"	O
major	O
gods	O
"	O
—	O
important	O
deities	O
such	O
as	O
Ra	O
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Odin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
major	O
resources	O
in	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
:	O
food	O
,	O
wood	O
,	O
gold	O
,	O
and	O
favor	O
;	O
unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
by	O
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
stone	O
resource	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Units	O
can	O
be	O
classified	O
into	O
seven	O
categories	O
;	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
archers	O
,	O
cavalry	O
—	O
the	O
three	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
broadly	O
classified	O
as	O
human	O
units	O
—	O
siege	O
units	O
,	O
naval	O
units	O
,	O
heroes	O
,	O
and	O
myth	O
units	O
(	O
monsters	B-Application
and	O
other	O
creatures	O
from	O
mythology	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
infantry	B-Protocol
does	O
additional	O
damage	O
to	O
cavalry	O
,	O
cavalry	O
does	O
additional	O
damage	O
to	O
archers	O
,	O
and	O
archers	O
do	O
additional	O
damage	O
to	O
infantry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buildings	O
in	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
can	O
generally	O
be	O
split	O
into	O
three	O
categories	O
:	O
economic	O
,	O
military	O
,	O
and	O
defensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
important	O
economic	O
building	O
is	O
the	O
Town	O
Center	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
building	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
in	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
editor	O
is	O
far	O
more	O
advanced	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
scenario	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Triggers	O
,	O
a	O
popular	O
aspect	O
of	O
scenario	O
design	O
in	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
are	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
Age	O
of	O
Mythology'''s	O
editor	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cinematics	O
and	O
other	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
campaign	O
modes	O
in	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
and	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
only	O
has	O
one	O
central	O
campaign	O
,	O
Fall	O
of	O
the	O
Trident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
is	O
a	O
highly	O
popular	O
aspect	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
are	O
played	O
through	O
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
Online	O
(	O
ESO	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
via	O
a	O
direct	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
or	O
IP	B-Protocol
connection.Age	O
of	O
Mythology	O
included	O
unlimited	O
free	O
multiplayer	O
accounts	O
on	O
ESO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
in	O
function	O
to	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Battle.net,	O
ESO	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
matches	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
chat	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
tournaments	O
and	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
parties	O
are	O
popular	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
players	O
visiting	O
computer	O
gaming	O
lounges	O
to	O
participate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlantean	B-Application
admiral	O
and	O
war	O
hero	O
Arkantos	O
arrives	O
at	O
Atlantis	B-Application
after	O
several	O
years	O
of	O
warfare	O
to	O
see	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
Kastor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
ordered	O
by	O
the	O
Atlantean	B-Application
councillor	O
and	O
theocrat	B-Application
,	O
Krios	O
,	O
to	O
sail	O
to	O
Troy	O
to	O
assist	O
Agamemnon	O
in	O
the	O
Trojan	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
island	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
krakens	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Black	O
Sails	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
pirate	O
bandits	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
minotaur	B-Operating_System
Kamos	O
,	O
a	O
fierce	O
enemy	O
of	O
Arkantos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
trident	O
from	O
Poseidon	B-Application
's	O
statue	O
gets	O
stolen	O
,	O
Arkantos	O
raids	O
the	O
pirate	O
settlement	O
on	O
a	O
nearby	O
island	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
recovers	O
the	O
trident	O
,	O
although	O
Kamos	O
escapes	O
on	O
a	O
leviathan	B-Algorithm
and	O
vows	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkantos	O
sends	O
the	O
trident	O
back	O
to	O
Atlantis	B-Application
and	O
sails	O
away	O
,	O
leaving	O
Kastor	O
behind	O
against	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
wishes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
Ajax	O
recommends	O
Arkantos	O
to	O
sail	O
to	O
Ioklos	O
to	O
repair	O
his	O
ships	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
too	O
heavily	O
damaged	O
for	O
the	O
trip	O
back	O
to	O
Atlantis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
,	O
they	O
reach	O
three	O
temples	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
Greek	O
gods	O
Poseidon	B-Application
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Hades	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkantos	O
prays	O
to	O
Atlantis	B-Application
's	O
patron	O
Poseidon	B-Application
for	O
help	O
but	O
receives	O
none	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
prays	O
to	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
who	O
creates	O
a	O
staircase	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Egyptian	O
god	O
Osiris	B-Language
has	O
been	O
killed	O
and	O
had	O
his	O
body	O
parts	O
scattered	O
across	O
the	O
desert	O
by	O
Set	O
,	O
who	O
aids	O
Gargarensis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amanra	O
plans	O
to	O
reunite	O
Osiris	B-Language
's	O
body	O
parts	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
desert	O
,	O
bringing	O
him	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkantos	O
falls	O
asleep	O
and	O
is	O
met	O
by	O
Athena	B-Application
in	O
his	O
dreams	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
Gargarensis	O
's	O
motives	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Zeus	B-Application
stopped	O
Kronos	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
him	O
in	O
Tartarus	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
several	O
entrances	O
to	O
exist	O
behind	O
adamantine	O
doors	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Poseidon	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
envious	O
of	O
Zeus	B-Application
's	O
power	O
,	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
free	O
Kronos	O
and	O
the	O
Titans	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
destroy	O
Zeus	B-Application
so	O
he	O
could	O
claim	O
the	O
throne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gargarensis	O
is	O
aiding	O
him	O
because	O
Poseidon	B-Application
and	O
Kronos	O
have	O
promised	O
him	O
immortality	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Athena	B-Application
asks	O
Arkantos	O
to	O
stop	O
Gargarensis	O
at	O
all	O
costs	O
,	O
as	O
Zeus	B-Application
himself	O
cannot	O
interfere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
,	O
Arkantos	O
travels	O
with	O
Ajax	O
,	O
while	O
Amanra	O
and	O
Chiron	O
go	O
their	O
separate	O
ways	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
pieces	O
of	O
Osiris	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chiron	O
finds	O
and	O
recovers	O
another	O
piece	O
hidden	O
beneath	O
a	O
giant	O
tamarisk	O
tree	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
aided	O
by	O
Norsemen	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
seeking	O
Gargarensis	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
stop	O
him	O
from	O
causing	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroes	O
gather	O
all	O
the	O
pieces	O
outside	O
Osiris	B-Language
's	O
pyramid	O
,	O
which	O
protects	O
another	O
gate	O
to	O
Tartarus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Osiris	B-Language
is	O
resurrected	O
and	O
defeats	O
Gargarensis	O
's	O
army	O
but	O
the	O
cyclops	O
escapes	O
,	O
heading	O
north	O
to	O
the	O
Norselands	O
,	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
another	O
Tartarus	O
gate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odysseus	O
continues	O
his	B-Device
journey	I-Device
home	I-Device
,	O
while	O
Arkantos	O
and	O
Ajax	O
continue	O
north	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyries	O
arrive	O
and	O
explain	O
that	O
the	O
flag	O
is	O
actually	O
the	O
banner	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
giant	O
Folstag	O
and	O
the	O
plan	O
a	O
trick	O
by	O
Skult	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
actually	O
the	O
god	O
Loki	B-Device
in	O
disguise	O
,	O
another	O
ally	O
of	O
Gargarensis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Gargarensis	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
knock	O
down	O
the	O
gate	O
,	O
Brokk	O
and	O
Eitri	O
have	O
been	O
rebuilding	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
's	O
hammer	O
(	O
shattered	O
by	O
Loki	B-Device
)	O
,	O
that	O
upon	O
completion	O
seals	O
the	O
gate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkantos	O
sails	O
back	O
to	O
Atlantis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
brings	O
out	O
Gargarensis	O
's	O
head	O
to	O
tie	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
mast	O
in	O
victory	O
,	O
the	O
bag	O
sprouts	O
ravens	O
and	O
he	O
finds	O
the	O
head	O
is	O
actually	O
Kemsyt	O
's	O
,	O
another	O
trick	O
by	O
Loki	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gargarensis	O
is	O
still	O
alive	O
and	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
final	O
gate	O
holding	O
Kronos	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
centre	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gargarensis	O
has	O
captured	O
and	O
fortified	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Poseidon	B-Application
himself	O
has	O
possessed	O
a	O
statue	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
center	O
to	O
protect	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkantos	O
builds	O
a	O
wonder	O
to	O
Zeus	B-Application
and	O
gains	O
his	O
blessing	O
,	O
giving	O
him	O
god-like	O
power	O
and	O
enabling	O
him	O
to	O
confront	O
Gargarensis	O
and	O
the	O
living	O
statue	O
at	O
the	O
temple	O
of	O
Poseidon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
then	O
collapses	O
into	O
the	O
ocean	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Arkantos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
remaining	O
heroes	O
sail	O
away	O
with	O
the	O
surviving	O
Atlanteans	B-Application
,	O
Athena	B-Application
revives	O
Arkantos	O
and	O
rewards	O
him	O
by	O
making	O
him	O
a	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
both	O
brothers	O
race	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
boar	O
in	O
the	O
great	O
forge	O
,	O
Skult	O
steals	O
the	O
finished	O
piece	O
and	O
holds	O
it	O
in	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
their	O
first	O
fully	O
3D	O
engine	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
their	O
development	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RTSIII	O
was	O
eventually	O
revealed	O
as	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
developing	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
,	O
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
decided	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	O
history	O
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
becoming	O
stale	O
and	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
trial	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
only	O
select	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
nine	O
gods	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
underwent	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
beta-testing	O
during	O
its	O
developmental	O
phase	O
,	O
as	O
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
attempted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
balanced	O
and	O
competitive	O
game	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
T	O
.	O
Street	O
commented	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
became	O
so	O
popular	O
was	O
because	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
spent	O
many	O
hours	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
active	O
testing	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
just	O
taking	O
advice	O
from	O
a	O
"	O
faceless	O
drone	O
in	O
another	O
building	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
work	O
done	O
on	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
was	O
unlike	O
anything	O
Rippy	O
had	O
done	O
before	O
;	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
this	O
was	O
"	O
writing	O
for	O
a	O
seventy-piece	O
orchestra	O
and	O
then	O
flying	O
out	O
to	O
Washington	O
to	O
record	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
declaring	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
all	O
,	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
soundtrack	I-Application
is	O
an	O
experience	O
that	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
missed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TitansAge	O
of	O
Mythology	O
:	O
The	O
Titans	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
culture	O
,	O
the	O
Atlanteans	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
new	O
units	O
,	O
including	O
titans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MythologiesAge	O
of	O
Empires	O
:	O
Mythologies	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
unique	O
mythology-based	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Griptonite	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
expansion	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
Tale	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
SkyBox	O
Labs	O
and	O
Forgotten	O
Empires	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
having	O
worked	O
on	O
new	O
expansions	O
for	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
sold	O
870,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$31.9	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
the	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
November	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Single-Player	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
on	O
PC	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
on	O
PC	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
respectively	O
to	O
Medieval	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Warcraft	O
III.Age	O
of	O
Mythologys	O
graphics	O
were	O
praised	O
by	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
reviewer	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
also	O
rated	O
the	O
graphics	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great-looking	O
game	O
,	O
filled	O
with	O
bright	O
colors	O
and	O
carefully	O
detailed	O
animations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
Minotaur	B-Operating_System
smacks	O
a	O
dude	O
with	O
his	O
club	O
,	O
the	O
schmoe	O
goes	O
flying	O
,	O
skids	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
bounces	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
air.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
compromised	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
fans	O
would	O
n't	O
expect	O
an	O
amazing	O
campaign	O
;	O
they	O
would	O
"	O
make	O
a	O
beeline	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
random	O
map	O
mode	O
,	O
anyway.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
's	O
most	O
disappointing	O
is	O
that	O
AoMs	B-Application
setting	O
really	O
lends	O
itself	O
to	O
imaginative	O
mission	O
design	O
—	O
and	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
the	O
designers	O
took	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
backdrop	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
shame.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
named	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mythology	I-Application
the	O
fourth-best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
amazingly	O
well-balanced	O
game	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
pacing	O
and	O
its	O
mix	O
of	O
standard	O
historical	O
and	O
fantastical	O
units	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
2002	O
Best	O
Real-Time	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scientific	O
studyAge	O
of	O
Mythologys	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
four	O
Austrian	O
researchers	O
—	O
Christoph	O
Hermann	O
,	O
Helmuth	O
Melcher	O
,	O
Stefan	O
Rank	O
and	O
Robert	O
Trappl	O
—	O
in	O
a	O
study	O
into	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
emotions	O
in	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
results	O
of	O
the	O
study	O
determined	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
bots	O
they	O
tested	O
,	O
the	O
neurotic	O
bot	O
was	O
most	O
capable	O
of	O
defeating	O
Age	O
of	O
Mythology''s	O
default	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
aggressive	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neither	O
bot	O
was	O
defeated	O
by	O
the	O
standard	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
neurotic	O
bot	O
won	O
,	O
on	O
average	O
,	O
twenty	O
five	O
percent	O
more	O
rapidly	O
.	O
</s>
