I liked this game a lot, and it was great having a storyline to go with the puzzles.

However what really spoilt my enjoyment was the intensely short time limits - by the end they were just crazy. For example the roads puzzle, I ended up cheating the last three levels just to finish in time. It was an easy enough minigame, but there wasn't time to work it out properly.

It wasn't actually Tom though was it? More like an accident.

I was surprised by this game, I usually play classic Avernum game series but this game is better in some aspects.

It has interesting storyline, very enjoyable graphics and randomly generated treasures in most places. You can choose from 5 classes, axioms, origins and there are many skills to learn, so you can re-play the game using completely another style.

AOE 3: the Warchiefs expansion seemed at first glance a tad pricey: an expansion pack that is as expensive as the original game? But once you get into it, you realize it alters the original game, and the way its played, enough to more than justify its cost.

First off, the single player campaign is as lengthy as AOE 3. Its an almost-as-engrossing storyline, with almost-as-interesting characters. The missions have been creatively remixed with never before seen win conditions. Its a blast.

Second, and most importantly, the skirmishes are turned upside down and inside out, in a GREAT way. The addition of the 3 new nations: Iroquois, Sioux, and Aztec totally changes the game. They are obviously not European, and therefore do not build fortresses, or advance in tech the same way. They are highly mobile, with all new classes and weapons, and town design is radically different. The "Warchiefs" (see Explorer) are now capable of becoming an army in their own right: they can "charm" treasure guardians to become theirs, and add buffs to surrounding units. They also can be upgraded to become formidable warriors with hitpoints up to 2000. Gone are the days of listening to your explorer moaning because an alligator killed him over 30 wood!

The native societies advance differently too: ceremonial fires provide an array of buffs to your town, warriors, production, etc, which allow you to really experiment with how to win a map. For example, the Sioux do not need to build any houses: they start with 200 pop...teepees can be built simply to give defenders a bonus! Iroquois huts have an attack!

Added to this are 3 other fun changes: there is a new victory condition - trade monopoly. If you control 2/3 of the trading posts on a map, you can start a countdown timer to win...if you can hold on to your trading posts! Another is the addition of NEW units to your existing European armies that revitalize playing them. Lastly, and most significantly, as a European nation, you can declare "Revolution:" break away from your home country, and place your entire society on a War footing, producing militia instead of settlers, new weapons, and as many fortresses as you can handle!

Warchiefs is slightly more graphics-heavy than the original, altho it plays perfect on my macbook with 2 GB's of Ram and the GMA 950 integrated graphics card.

All in all, it is worth the price, and will get you back into your beloved AOE 3 for months to come.

RTS, as you've never seen one! You can take that literally. With that sentece, I really ment that there is no other RTS where you can compare this one with. Oxeye created a whole new dimension of RTS gameplay with this game.

What are the differences between H:ME and the standard RTS? Well, to begin with, it's a very simple concept. There are only 5 different buildings, one resource to build those buildings with, and there are no units. That gives you only one option: turtelling.

What is turtelling? You defend you're base with a defensive line. As soon as your base can't expand within these lines, you need another defensive line, and expand your base again. This is one of the most defensive way of playing RTS games.

But it's the only way to play H:ME. You can't attack your enemy. The enemy comes to you, and you'll have a hard time defending yourself against your enemy.

There are different game modes that will expand the gametime a lot. And they added some extra goals to reach. Altogether, you get a pretty good and very original game for a low price. You'll defenately have a lot of hours fun with this game.

Is there anything new here? NO! But they do a decent job of the typical h/o game. There are 6 long chapters and good character games. The mini games are fun . They may seem quite easy at first, but, you can assured they get much more difficult as the game goes on. If you are a H/O nut then you will love this. There is nothing really new here but it does a good job of the standard game.

A match 3 a little that is different from the typical Kahuna reef etc. additive and a lot of fun. Not as hard as jewelquest 3. Once you start you want to play right through!

I rarely write reviews but felt compelled for this game. Hidden object games are my fav - and I have played many. This one tops the charts. It's has cool things to find other than just objects. Also when you have finished you can go to 'blitz mode' which is even more fun. Recommend purchase of this one. Enjoy! (i did)

... and this means: This game is far away to be fun. It's not the ugly graphics. It's the desastrous gameplay. Just imagine a GTA Vice City for the very poor. This is what Postal 2 is.

Very high quality Indy game. I hope that the creator continues making games for years to come. Don't judge until you've played it all the way through.

This is a great game. The graphics are really good. The only suggestion would be enabling you to change from the heads down view. But this addicting.