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Description

Control your tribe with the mouse. Make them build houses, docks, farms, and temples. Advance your civilization through time by learning new skills . The game allows for the player to advance through the ages: stone age, tool age, bronze age. If the player would rather get away from the historical aspect, the game offers a random terrain generator and a custom scenario builder.

The game has four resources: food, obtained by hunting, farming, or fishing; wood, which has to be logged by hand; stone, which has to be mined; and gold, which can either be mined or obtained through trade with other players

As a real-time war game, Age naturally revolves around gathering resources and producing units.

Alternate Titles

  • "帝国时代" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
  • "世紀帝國" -- Chinese Title (Tradition)
  • "Tribes" -- Working title
  • "Diguo Shidai" -- Chinese Title
  • "Dawn of Man" -- Early Working Title
  • "AoE" -- Abbreviated Name

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
ebay.com
Age of Empires    
amazon.com
Age of Empires 2 Gold Windows $18.99  
AGE OF EMPIRES 2 GOLD Windows $37.95  
Age Of Empires II Conqueror 2.0 Windows $7.50  
AGE OF EMPIRES 2 GOLD Windows $37.95  
Age of Empires Gold (Jewel Case) Windows $2.74  
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User Reviews

Admirable, but not truly lovable. Windows PCGamer77 Bronze Star Contributing Member (3025)
A million problems and the occasional flash of brilliance Windows Maw (828)
Brilliant! Up until its sequel, the best RTS ever made. Windows ShadowShrike (313)
"Great fun for the RTS fan..." Windows Unrealist (181)
oh my God... what a disappointment! Windows Gothicgene (83)
I like it....... Windows emerging_lurker (182)
Another great conquer the world game. Windows Jeff Watts (21)
Microsoft=Bad entertainment. Windows Joakim Kihlman (257)
A typical Microsoft failure. Windows Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4495)
This is a GREAT RTS game! Windows MiG Attack (9)

The Press Says

PC Player (Germany) Windows Nov, 1997 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Svenska PC Gamer Windows Nov, 1997 92 out of 100 92
FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network Windows May 04, 2002 91 out of 100 91
Mega Score Windows Nov, 1997 90 out of 100 90
JeuxVideoPC.com Windows Jul 12, 2006 17 out of 20 85
Mac Gamer Macintosh 1999 80 out of 100 80
Game Vortex Windows 2008 75 out of 100 75
Games4Mac Macintosh 2000 73 out of 100 73
IGN Macintosh Jun 07, 2002 7 out of 10 70
Digital Press - Classic Video Games Windows May 30, 2007 5 out of 10 50

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Trivia

"Multiplayer mode" in Age of Empires is actually something of a misnomer. It is possible to create and play a multiplayer game with only one player.


This entry was contributed by MajorDad (485) and Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (48610)
 

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