Real Time Strategy games have evolved over the last 11 years since the release of games like Warcraft and Command and Conquer. The early games were 2D, with limited graphics capabilities fitting the computers of that era. Today, games like Act of War and Command and Conquer Generals have moved the RTS game into the 3D world, with beautiful graphics and destructible terrain that is lights years ahead of where it all started.

Microsoft is best known for their Operating System, The Windows OS. In the recent past, Microsoft has released games as well. Halo, Age of Empires, Dungeon Siege and other games have made Microsoft a force to be reckoned with in making games. The first Age of Empires game was released in 1997. It was one of the first RTS games to use 3D to represent objects, characters, and buildings. Today, I’m reviewing the latest version of Age of Empires, Age of Empires 3.