Age of Mythology 2002

Is it still worth playing?

Ensemble Studios' 2002 real time strategy game for Windows, in which the Atlantean admiral Arkantos pursues the minotaur Kamos, who stole a trident from a statue of Poseidon. You choose among three cultures, Greeks, Egyptians and Norse, and advance through four Ages, from Archaic to Mythic. Each culture has three major gods, and you choose a minor god at each Age advancement. Gods grant unique technologies, myth units and a one time god power. Resources are food, wood, gold and favor. Most combat units follow a rock paper scissors model, while heroes are effective against myth units. Multiplayer offers seven game types, including Supremacy, Conquest and King of the Hill, and the campaign has 32 scenarios. Each age advance is a choice about what you want to be able to do, because gods grant a power you can use once, and that still keeps its strategy fresh.