List of units in the Age of Mythology series

List of units in the Age of Mythology series

This is a comprehensive listing of the units in the "Age of Mythology" series, a series of popular real-time strategy computer games that was released in 2002 as a production of Ensemble Studios.cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/476277.html|title=GameFAQs Age of Mythology Info|publisher=GameFAQs|accessdate=2007-08-02] The "Age of Mythology" series differs from the similarly structured "Age of Empires" series, most significantly in that it focuses more on the mythological canon of the civilizations that are playable in the game rather than the historical accuracy, a key trend of "Age of Empires". [cite web|url=http://www.macgamer.net/games/aom/civs/|title=Age of Mythology civilizations on MacGamer.net|publisher=MacGamer.net|accessdate=2007-05-11] [cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/ageofmythology/review.html|title=Age of Mythology for PC Review|publisher=Gamespot.com|accessdate=2007-08-02] As such, the "Age of Mythology" series introduced "myth units": units based on various creatures and beasts from mythological legends and stories. These myth units comprised some forty individual playable entities, [cite web|url=http://www.macsoftgames.com/products/age_of_myth/macsoft-aom-page.html|title=Age of Mythology - unleash the wrath of the gods|accessdate=2007-09-03|publisher=MacSoft] and "cost" a combination of favor, a new resource (in-game supplies used for building structures) which came with the mythological creature concept, and any of the three other resources.

The first game in the series included three playable civilizations; the Greek, Egyptian and Norse, [cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/games/pc/ageofmythologygold.aspx|title=Age of Mythology: Gold Edition|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=2007-08-02] each of whom varied in the units they could create and the buildings they could construct, among other differences. With "The Titans" expansion came a fourth civilization, the Atlantean civilization,cite web|url=http://au.pc.gamespy.com/pc/age-of-mythology-the-titans/498508p1.html|title=Age of Mythology: The Titans Review|date=2003-09-03|accessdate=2007-09-03|author=Rausch, Allen|publisher=GameSpy] based on the legend of Atlantis, with many new units, buildings, as well as titans: colossal, powerful units that varied depending on the civilization and cost a great deal of resources to train.

Egyptian units

References

External links

* [http://aom.heavengames.com/gameinfo/units "Age of Mythology" Heaven's guide] – guide to units in "Age of Mythology".
* [http://aom.heavengames.com/gameinfo/atlanteans/units/units "Age of Mythology" Heaven's guide] – guide to Atlantean units in the expansion pack, "The Titans".
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