Age of Mythology

The Good
Slight technical improvements on the Age Of Empires II engine. The game is good. It's fine. In fact, it's just like age of Empires II.

The Bad
You're not going to ace any history tests because of this game. Unlike it's predecessors, it's not based on history but on fantasy. And that's pretty much the only difference. It looks and plays so much like AOEII that you would swear there were no changes, although there have been some technical refinements which consequently require more computer horsepower.

If it were viewed in a vacuum, Age of Mythology adequately represents the competency of the folks at Ensemble Studios. It has more visual whiz-bang than AOEII because you have colorful spells instead of simple hand-to-hand combat. When viewed in the real world where there are other choices, it seems like a dud.

The Bottom Line
It's just like Age of Empires II, only with magic spells.