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Age of Empires® III: Sybex Official Strategies and Secrets
10/10/2005
Age of Empires III is the next installment in one of PC gaming's biggest and best-selling franchises. The highly anticipated, epic real-time strategy (RTS) game invites players to command one of eight civilizations and create an economic infrastructure, develop armies, and go to war. All of the Age of Empires games are lauded for their attention to detail, beautiful graphics, and their incredibly deep and realistic military strategies, and Age of Empires III is no exception. The action is more intense than ever with realistic combat physics and detailed graphics that bring the epic battles to life. Because of the game's depth, players will benefit from AGE OF EMPIRES III: SYBEX OFFICIAL STRATEGIES AND SECRETS (Sybex, an imprint of Wiley; October 2005; $19.99), the exclusive, official guide to this blockbuster game.
Written with the full cooperation and support of Ensemble Studios and Microsoft Game Studios, AGE OF EMPIRES III: SYBEX OFFICIAL STRATEGIES AND SECRETS features strategies and tips straight from the game's creators. The book provides expert analysis of each civilization's strengths and weaknesses, detailed military and economic strategies, in-depth statistics for everything in the game, step-by-step walkthrough of the single-player campaign, and hardcore multiplayer tactics for every game mode. In this guide, readers will find everything they need to successfully complete the game and have fun doing it.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Doug Radcliffe (Jacksonville, FL) and Michael Rymaszewksi (Warsaw, Poland) are expert gamers and accomplished strategy guide authors. Doug has written more than 20 guides for such games as Age of Mythology®, Dungeon Siege® II, Halo®, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. Michael has written more than 15 strategy guides for such games as Rise of Nations®, Age of Mythology: The Titans Expansion (which he co-authored with Doug), and Microsoft Combat Flight Simulators 2 and 3.
ABOUT SYBEX
Sybex has been a leading publisher for the global Information technology community for nearly 30 years. Known for its high quality publications that are translated into more than 20 languages, Sybex published about 100 new titles a year and has an impressive backlist of over 450 titles in the graphics, digital photography, operating systems, programming, and gaming categories. Sybex, enjoys a very strong presence in the areas of IT and Business certifications and has close relationships with a number of leading technology companies, including Alias, Microsoft, and Juniper. For more information, visit sybex.com. Sybex is an imprint of Wiley.
ABOUT WILEY
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., provides must-have content and services to customers worldwide. Its core businesses include scientific, technical, and medical journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley has publishing, marketing, and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley's Internet site can be accessed at http://www.wiley.com.
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