Age of Empires: Mythologies (2008). Play online

Summary

Age of Empires: Mythologies brings the epic mythic battles of the PC classic to the Nintendo DS, trading real‑time flow for a crisp turn‑based system that feels at home beside Advance Wars. Players command one of three cultures—Greek, Egyptian or Norse—and pick a major god such as Zeus, Ra or Odin, while minor deities unlock era‑specific technologies and dramatic god powers ranging from lightning storms to plagues.

Each turn lets you move a single unit, construct buildings, or unleash a hero like Odysseus or Ramesses, while resources (food, gold, favor) fund larger armies and mythic monsters such as Cyclopes or giants. The three‑tiered age progression—starting in the Archaic Age—mirrors the classic Age of Empires formula, and a simple rock‑paper‑scissors hierarchy (humans beat heroes, heroes beat myth units, myth units beat humans) keeps battles strategic and accessible.

Critics praised the handheld translation, giving the game a Metacritic 78 and high marks from IGN (8.6/10) and GameSpot (8.6/10), with the Independent calling it “elegant and absorbing.”