<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
4X	B-Application
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Dutch	O
developer	O
Triumph	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wizard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
and	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
2003	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
through	O
digital	O
distribution	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
through	O
retail	O
in	O
select	O
territories	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
set	O
within	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	O
universe	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
political-military	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
4X-based	O
(	O
explore	O
,	O
expand	O
,	O
exploit	O
and	O
exterminate	O
)	O
where	O
players	O
explore	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
,	O
slowly	O
building	O
an	O
empire	O
through	O
colonization	O
,	O
warfare	O
and	O
diplomacy	O
with	O
rival	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
story-driven	O
campaign	O
that	O
is	O
playable	O
from	O
two	O
sides	O
,	O
the	O
human-centric	O
Commonwealth	O
Empire	O
and	O
the	O
Court	O
of	O
the	O
High	O
Elves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
have	O
also	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
perspective	O
with	O
camera	O
control	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
isometric	O
view	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
utilized	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Elven	O
Court	O
takes	O
exception	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
wants	O
to	O
rally	O
the	O
ancient	O
races	O
to	O
stand	O
in	O
defense	O
against	O
imperial	O
ambitions	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
central	O
conflict	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
digital	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
later	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Markus	O
"	O
Notch	O
"	O
Persson	O
,	O
owner	O
of	O
Mojang	O
and	O
founding	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
game	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
an	O
investment	O
partner	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Triumph	O
Studios	O
got	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
Mojang	O
following	O
the	O
mention	O
of	O
their	O
series	O
with	O
the	O
random	O
blurb	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
leading	O
them	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
development	O
stage	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
including	O
with	O
other	O
potential	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Persson	O
himself	O
is	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
games	O
and	O
instead	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
help	O
simply	O
fund	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
III	O
rather	O
than	O
having	O
any	O
publishing	O
rights	O
or	O
ownership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
31	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
predominantly	O
through	O
digital	O
distribution	O
including	O
online	O
store	O
platforms	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com,	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
titled	O
"	O
Golden	O
Realms	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
September	O
2014	O
as	O
digital	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expansion	O
is	O
more	O
substantial	O
-	O
featuring	O
two	O
new	O
playable	O
races	O
,	O
the	O
humanoid	O
ice	O
dweller	O
"	O
Frostlings	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
bipedal-feline	O
"	O
Tigrans	O
"	O
from	O
previous	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Michiel	O
van	O
den	O
Bos	O
,	O
a	O
Dutch	O
musician	O
and	O
disc	O
jockey	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Triumph	O
Studios	O
 '	O
past	O
developed	O
titles	O
including	O
Overlord	B-Application
and	O
Overlord	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
series	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
other	O
studios	O
 '	O
games	O
including	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
and	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
were	O
remade	O
;	O
Van	O
den	O
Bos	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
newer	O
technology	O
available	O
has	O
allowed	O
him	O
to	O
create	O
these	O
tracks	O
as	O
they	O
"	O
sounded	O
in	O
his	O
head	O
"	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
original	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
on	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Smith	O
reviewing	O
for	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
called	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
"	O
solidly	O
constructed	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
customization	O
options	O
and	O
map	O
generator	O
for	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
"	O
create	O
interesting	O
and	O
attractive	O
worlds	O
"	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
cleverly	O
...	O
integrated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxwell	O
McGee	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
combat	O
,	O
feeling	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
where	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
really	O
shines	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
tactically	O
rewarding	O
"	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
"	O
streamlined	O
empire	O
management	O
"	O
,	O
yet	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
releases	O
familiarity	O
between	O
races	O
,	O
their	O
units	O
and	O
how	O
they	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Cobbett	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
general	O
streamlining	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
yet	O
still	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
far	O
from	O
an	O
easy	O
one	O
...	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
takes	O
no	O
prisoners	O
in	O
either	O
its	O
strategic	O
or	O
tactical	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
immediately	O
engaging	O
"	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cobbett	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
mention	O
certain	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Civilization	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
the	O
emphasis	O
strategic	O
battles	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
remotely	O
trying	O
to	O
be	O
Civ	B-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
its	O
pace	O
and	O
your	O
ability	O
to	O
roll	O
with	O
the	O
punches	O
is	O
to	O
its	O
credit	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
other	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
4X	B-Application
genre	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
feeling	O
overly	O
clipped	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Robinson	O
of	O
Strategy	O
Informer	O
also	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Civilization	B-Application
V	I-Application
but	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
"	O
more	O
creative	O
with	O
the	O
fairly	O
rigid	O
'	O
Civ	O
 '	O
template	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Chick	O
for	O
Quarter	O
to	O
Three	O
praised	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Halflings	O
and	O
their	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
races	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
Seals	O
of	O
Power	O
victory	O
condition	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
best-case	O
scenario	O
for	O
how	O
to	O
do	O
DLC	B-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
that	O
metric	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
Eternal	O
Lords	O
is	O
excellent	O
"	O
,	O
yet	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
McGee	O
's	O
earlier	O
review	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
still	O
"	O
carries	O
a	O
few	O
problems	O
over	O
from	O
its	O
core	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
III	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
500,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
