age of empires 3 the warchiefs expansion pack

They enthusiastically adopted European technology and their military is the most 'European-like' of our three native nations. They actually expanded their territory and became more powerful after contact with the Europeans, making major conquests among other tribes. Sandy Peterson: The Iroquois controlled a large confederation that sprawled over a wide area. What about them made them a good choice for the game? How do they play differently than the European powers? IGNPC: There will be three new civilizations included in the game but so far you've only announced the Iroquois Confederacy. In effect we are now giving the native nations full control of history. In light of the sensitivity, Ensemble has always tried to portray the 'underdogs.' For instance, in Age 2 we presented the Crusades from Saladin's point of view. We also felt there were good stories from the Native American point-of-view that we wanted to tell and hadn't seen in a previous game. Sandy Peterson: Early on we considered adding other civilizations but felt they wouldn't play as different as what we believe we can do with the Native Americans. IGNPC: Why did you decide to focus on Native Americans for this expansion? Some people have indicated that focusing on Native Americans has required a little sensitivity on your part. The overall theme is the Native Americans, and the three new civs are all native, but there is new content for the old civs too. Sandy Peterson: Well, we are creating an expansion pack that will live up to the high standards we have at Ensemble Studios. What's the basic premise of The War Chiefs? IGNPC: We're pretty excited to hear about this new expansion. To find out more about the expansion, we decided to check in with the game's lead designer, Sandy Peterson. Loads of new gameplay elements will be added as well. Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs, due out this fall, will focus on three new Native American civilizations and add a brand new campaign. Last week Ensemble announced the first expansion to their wildly popular real-time strategy game.

And when it comes to great expansion packs, Ensemble really knows how to deliver. For my money though, nobody provides more pure RTS joy than the gang at Ensemble.

It's not that I have anything against Command & Conquer or Warcraft they're both awesome series. The other real-time strategy franchises have their fans around the office but, for me, the Age of Empires series is at the top of the RTS pyramid.

Age of empires 3 the warchiefs expansion pack