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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Shrapnel Games
EAN: 0808003451108
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Shrapnel Games
Manufacturer: Shrapnel Games
Publisher: Shrapnel Games
Release Date: November 17, 2006
Sales Rank: 3190
Studio: Shrapnel Games

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Dominions 3: The Awakening gives you a chance to save your world from the coming chaos -- or take advantage of it to see your god ascend and rule. Awakening from a slumber beyond comprehension to mortals, the gods promise much to their followers -- and to their enemies they will deliver blood, fire, and death. The war for true ascension to godhood begins and a new chapter in the Akashic records is about to be written in the tattered flesh of the fallen... Turn any image into a map -- battle across Faerún or Middle Earth Choose whether you want you chosen god awake or dormant when the game begins Rebalanced rates for income, supply and resources to enable larger conventional armies Streamline play by checking for taxes & unrest automatically, through the Autotax function New music from Erik Ask Uppmark and Anna Rynefors, the duo behind Dominion 2's lilting musical score Features 300-page printed manual with a play-along tutorial, spells reference, nations info and so much more



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Too good!
I've played many many PC games over the years. This game is crushingly good especially in the multi-player (MP) arena.

1.Surf the forum at Shrapnel games

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2. Feed the cat.

3. Buy the game.

4. Play the game single player (SP) for a week.

5. Join the forum (above).

6. Join an MP game (but just one!)

Cheers!






Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - the deepest, most replayable strategy game on our planet
Dominions 3 is an an amazingly deep game, there is nothing like it at all on the shelves of your local software store. If you at all enjoy strategy games, you are doing yourself a disservice by not owning this game. Personally, I place it alongside such legendary titles as: the Total War titles, the Civilization series, and Alpha Centauri. It's that good.

In an era of sleek overproduced software titles, software companies have largely failed to deliver a title which rewards patience and a thirst for depth in a fantasy game setting. This is an exception. It's certainly a throwback, and possesses what I feel is a great retro and authentic game feel. With playable nations based on real-world myth and legend, this game can teach as well as an entertain. With around 20 nations per age, and 3 ages, there are somewhere on the order of 60 different nations to play. A staggering number, considering that the differences actually *do* make a very big difference in game play, I'm not talking about most games having 'different' units which simply dittle the graphics but basically fulfil the same role. You get actual replayability here, moreso than any game I've ever played before.

Fair warning: the sound and graphics of this game are clunky when considered against modern standards, and the AI is a bit predictable (of course) but it more than makes up for it in almost every single other aspect of game design and game play. This is a game that after you play it, you want to quit your job and become a game designer.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Peerless Strategy
Most software companies fall far short of the mark that Shrapnel Games hits with this title. With only a team of 2 people, they have produced a highly complex and diverse strategy game that has immense replay value. This is not a glossy high profile title with 3D graphics and real time online play, but despite that it is one of the best games I have played in my life.




Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The best fantasy 4x game ever
An amazingly deep game.

But the interface needs improvement. For example, one needs a menu that shows units available for building in each province.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Unbelievable Depth, Incredible Soul, MP via Email is a Blast!
I hesitated on buying this game for a while. The interface seemed a little klonky, the graphics are not great to say the least, and the price is steep. Yet everything I heard made it sound like the kind of game I have been looking for...so I had a coupon to bring the price below $50 and went for it.

Beware, if this is your type of game (turn-based, epic fantasy war) then this game will suck you in like no other. Especially fun is the community and ability to play MP games via email and through servers. You can create a pretender diety ranging from an ancient witch, to a mighty titan, to a mysterious statue. You will recruit heroes, forge magic items, scout exotic lands, find magical sites, assassinate enemy commanders, raise gigantic armies, research spells that can cast the land in darkness, siege fortresses and on and on...It has an epic feel and reminds me of the excellent Mazalan Book of the Fallen series.

So that is it. I love the game.

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