Age of Empires III

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1 Game Information
2 Widescreen Support
- 2.1 Method
- 2.2 Screen change
3 Surround Gaming support
- 3.1 Method
4 Known Issues
5 Condensed detailed report
6 WSGF links
7 External links

Game Information

By: Ensemble Studios, Microsoft
Genre: Historical Fantasy, RTS
Release Date: October 18, 2005
Players: 1 (plus online multiplayer)
Version: Retail version

Age of Empires III is the latest entry in the empire-building RTS series from Ensemble and Microsoft. The game is set in colonial America, and covers its colonization and eventual independence, from 1500AD to 1850AD.

Widescreen Support

Method

Native

Screen change

The screenchange is Hor+

1024x768

1280x800

Surround Gaming support

Method

Surround Gaming is supported through the Matrox SGU Application

Known Issues

Stretched HUD (though the minimap remains a circle)
Windowboxed cut-scenes

Condensed detailed report

MGL Classification	Hor +
Widescreen method	Native
Resolution support	Full
Singleplayer anomalies	None
Multiplayer support	Full
Aspect ratio support	Full
HUD stretch	Stretch
Cut-scenes	Rendered cut-scenes
Rendered cut-scene correction	Windowboxed
Calculated grade	B