Standard and Collector's Edition Versions of Ensemble Studios' Landmark Strategy Game Are Now in Stores.

Form line and prepare for battle! Age of Empires III, the stunning real-time strategy game from Microsoft and Ensemble Studios, is now available in North America in two versions: standard and Collector's Edition. Age of Empires III raises the bar for strategy games with unprecedented graphic detail, incredible new features like the Home City and more realistic destruction with real-time physics modeling. The game's huge single-player campaign spans several historical generations and exposes players to many of the game's 12 Native American tribes. Reviewers around the world have hailed Age of Empires III as a new benchmark in strategy games.

The standard version of Age of Empires III is now in stores at a suggested retail price of $49.99 (U.S.). The Collector's Edition, available from larger retailers, includes an impressive hardbound 210-page "The Art of Empires" book, a "Making of Age of Empires III" DVD, the official Age of Empires III soundtrack, a huge full-color poster, an exclusive Player's Guide and a Collector's Edition Game Manual. The Collector's Edition is available for a suggested retail price of $69.99 (U.S.).

Jason's Comments: Be sure to checkout Killer Betties' Age of Empires III review.