High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed through a collaboration between Ensemble Studios and Big Huge Games, and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game is the second expansion pack for Age of Empires III, following The WarChiefs. The game introduces three new civilizations; The Chinese, Japanese, and Indians, as well as several minor peoples, campaigns, maps, and game modes. Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties was released in North America on October 23, 2007. The game was generally received well by critics, mostly praising graphics, and sometimes criticizing predictable aspects of the game. It earned a 79% score on Game Rankings and an 81% on Metacritic.