Age of Empires

Age of Empires
by Microsoft

Age of Empires
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Product Summary

Brand: Microsoft
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
Model: 0050808
Publisher: Microsoft
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Video Game Reviews of Age of Empires

Customer Review: As seen on the Today Show!
Summary: 5 Stars

This computer game was originally shown as one of the top games to buy on the Today Show. It is a great game for teens and adults. Combines fun, statagy and history. Beware, it can be addictive! hee hee.

Description of Age of Empires

Before Age of Empires 2 there was Age of Empires, which still stands as one of the most popular real-time strategy games of all time. Set in ancient instead of feudal times, Age of Empires lets players guide one of a dozen civilizations with various strengths and weaknesses through a variety of campaigns and single scenarios.

The civilizations are diverse, running the gamut from the Assyrians to the Persians to the Yamato, and each can be played from its Stone Age roots to the epoch of its greatest achievements. This is one of the few games in this genre that lets players choose either an aggressive path or a more peaceful defensive course of action, as it is possible to win many games by defending your border and building an expensive Wonder of the World.

Overall, the game's graphics are very good, but special mention must be made of the animations. At last, horses move like horses, elephants move like elephants, and even the sight of a villager chopping wood looks realistic. Battles can get a little out of hand since the game lacks military formation controls, but they are a sight to behold nonetheless.

Should you tire of the single-player challenges, Age of Empires is still very popular online. It isn't hard to join a multiplayer game at nearly any time of day. Be sure to grab the latest patch, which lets you build many more units and is necessary for playing online. Even if you already have Age of Empires 2, don't miss out on the game that started it all. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

  • Good graphics--especially the unit animations
  • Many ways to win
  • Still popular online
Cons:
  • Needs a patch to achieve true greatness
  • Would be more fun if civilizations had bigger differences

How will you rule the world? Conquer enemy civilizations? Discover the world's secrets? Accumulate wealth? As the guiding spirit of a Stone Age tribe, follow one of these paths to build the greatest civilization on earth. Age of Empires is a real-time strategy game, spanning ten thousand years, in which players are the guiding spirits in the evolution of a small Ice Age tribe. Starting with minimal resources, players are challenged to build their tribes into great civilizations and choose from one of several ways to win the game, including world domination by conquering enemy civilizations, exploration of the "known" world, and economic victory through the accumulation of wealth.

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