The first game, Age of Empires, modelled the Roman Empire the second, Age of Kings, recreated the Middle Ages and now, with Age of Empires III, we finally get to explore the New World, as the game picks up where the last left off, with Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the subsequent rush to colonize the new continents and plunder their resources.Īge of Empires III takes place across five generations, following the adventures of the Black family as their progenitor travels from Europe to the New World to frustrate the efforts of a shadowy secret society, the Circle of Ossus, who are intent on finding the mythical Fountain of Youth. Microsoft and Ensemble's Age of Empires series of real-time strategy games have been around for quite a while now the first game in the series first appeared all the way back in 1997.
