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Altered Beast
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[Xbox Live Arcade] Set in the swashbuckling era, Age of Booty is a casual real-time multiplayer strategy game that puts players at the helm of their own pirate ship with the goal of sending your enemies to the briny deep, and looting and capturing towns for your pirate faction. In Age of Booty, players team up with other online players or AI-controlled pirate ships to raid, pillage, sink, and destroy their way to dominance on the high seas. Spoils of war and booty are used to upgrade and customize pirate ships to make them even more deadly as players take on 25 unique challenges and seven of the most devious Pirate Alliances on the high seas. Gain notoriety and fame by climbing the online leader boards. Create and share custom maps using the intuitive map creation system. Single player and multiplayer real-time action strategy from Certain Affinity, lead by Max Hoberman, designer of Halo 2 and 3's multiplayer game. Raid villages, sink merchants, seize towns, steal gold, upgrade your pirate ship and use your guns and your wits to send your foes to the briny deep. Master twenty-five unique multiplayer maps or create your own and share them with your friends. Up to four players on one console, up to eight players over LAN or the Internet. Tons of customizable options that allow you to tune the game to meet your taste. [Capcom]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 83
Gaming Age
Age of Booty gets huge points for common sense multi-player options and for being an entertaining, polished strategy game that's perfect for a quick or medium length game fix for small groups.
 81
ZTGameDomain
Age of Booty is a multi-player affair so much in fact that you should not look at the challenges in the game as a single-player component.
80
Worth Playing
The game is simple to learn, yet lends itself to intense, challenging battles that can really get your adrenaline racing.
80
Team Xbox
Age of Booty not only looks good, but it plays solidly enough to back up its aesthetic worth. If you’d like to first get your feet wet before diving into the raging sea that is the RTS genre, Age of Booty is the right vessel for the job.
80
Official Xbox Magazine UK
Booty's multiplayer oozes longevity. [Nov 2008, p.101]
80
Official Xbox Magazine
The included map editor defines the term user-friendly. [Oct 2008, p.84]
80
Giant Bomb
It's easy to hear the words "console" and "real-time strategy" in the same sentence and immediately determine that Age of Booty is not for you. But the game really feels like it was built with the constraints of the average gamepad in mind while simultaneously not feeling dumbed-down or stripped.
78
IGN
It’s simple to grasp, but there’s enough depth and balance to please hardcore players.
78
GameFocus
Age of Booty is an addicting RTS that while simple to grasp; it has enough to offer hardcore gamers. The single-player mode is hurt by uncooperative AI teammates but the online multiplayer more than makes up for this. Age of Booty is a winner for anyone who enjoys the RTS genre or always wanted to try it.
77
NZGamer
With its colourful visuals, animated soundtrack and a real sense of “pick up and play” gaming, Age of Booty is a title most people with Xbox Live should check out, even if it is just for the demo, as chances are you’ll like what you see and purchase it for 800 MS points.
75
AtomicGamer
Simple as it is, Age of Booty is a great way for all kinds of gamers to learn the basics of RTS gameplay.
75
Gaming Nexus
The game could have used a little more variety, but this $10 game proves to be yet another great game from Capcom!
75
1UP
OK, so maybe it is sorta piratey, after all. Either way, assuming you can find some friends to sail with, Booty's more fun than a barrel of grog with a wench on top.
75
GamePro
Age of Booty is an admirable attempt at making a fun RTS game on consoles. While its simplicity might be a turnoff for some, it is at least worth a look.
72
Gamers' Temple
While not devoid of fun moments, overall Age of Booty feels more like an endurance match than a strategy game in which the first one to slip up loses.
72
GamingExcellence
If it weren’t for the online multiplayer and map editor modes, there wouldn’t be much to say about Age of Booty. But this game wasn’t designed to be played as a single player game so a lot can be forgiven.
70
EuroGamer
As a single-player experience, Age of Booty is frustrating and poorly balanced. Take it online, however, and you've got something that's almost worth the 800-Point asking price.
70
GameSpot
This pirate-themed strategy game is accessible enough to be enjoyed by just about anyone.
70
X360 Magazine UK
Penis-shaped arenas ahoy! [Issue#39]
60
Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
Just don't bother playing alone. [Christmas 2008, p.94]
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