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[[Image:Age of Empires - W32 - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]]
 
[[Image:Age of Empires - W32 - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]]
  
'''''Age of Empires''''' is a real-time strategy game developed by [[Ensemble Studios]] and published by [[Microsoft]] originally for [[Windows]] in 1997.
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'''''Age of Empires''''' is a [[real-time strategy]] game developed by [[Ensemble Studios]] and published by [[Microsoft]] originally for [[Windows]] on 1997-10-15.
  
I first played this game shortly after it was released when a friend of my brother's let me borrow it. I played through the Egyptian scenario to learn how to play, and then started playing online with him. I really enjoyed the game and got pretty good at it, well enough to beat most amateur-level players. This wasn't the first real-time strategy game I played (that was [[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]], but it was the last one to interest me since I noticed that they all pretty much follow the same routine.
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I first played this game shortly after it was released when a friend of my brother's let me borrow it. I played through the Egyptian scenario to learn how to play, and then started playing online with him. I really enjoyed the game and got pretty good at it, well enough to beat most amateur-level players. This wasn't the first real-time strategy game I played (that was ''[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]]'', but it was the last one to interest me since I noticed that they all pretty much follow the same routine.
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
* '''Overall:''' 7/10
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{{Video Game Review|8|7|8|10|9|82%|Windows}}
* '''Best Version:''' Windows
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{{Spoilers}}
  
 
===Good===
 
===Good===
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===Documentation===
 
===Documentation===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Age of Empires - W32 - Icons.png|The various unit icons (low color depth).
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Age of Empires - W32 - Manual.pdf|Game manual.
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Age of Empires - W32 - Quick Reference Card.pdf|Quick reference card.
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Age of Empires - W32 - Rise of Rome - Manual.pdf|Rise of Rome manual.
 
Age of Empires - W32 - Tech Tree.png|The game's tech tree (low quality).
 
Age of Empires - W32 - Tech Tree.png|The game's tech tree (low quality).
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
===Documentation===
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===Graphics===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Age of Empires - W32 - Manual.pdf|Game manual.
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Age of Empires - W32 - Icons.png|The various unit icons (low color depth).
Age of Empires - W32 - Quick Reference Card.pdf|Quick reference card.
 
Age of Empires - W32 - Rise of Rome - Manual.pdf|Rise of Rome manual.
 
 
</gallery>
 
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Empires_(video_game)}}
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{{Link|StrategyWiki|https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Age_of_Empires}}
 
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Revision as of 11:39, 11 November 2019

North American box art.

Age of Empires is a real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft originally for Windows on 1997-10-15.

I first played this game shortly after it was released when a friend of my brother's let me borrow it. I played through the Egyptian scenario to learn how to play, and then started playing online with him. I really enjoyed the game and got pretty good at it, well enough to beat most amateur-level players. This wasn't the first real-time strategy game I played (that was Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, but it was the last one to interest me since I noticed that they all pretty much follow the same routine.

Review

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Best Version: 82%

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • The graphic art is fantastic. Pre-rendered 3D graphics in 2D usually look awful, but the artists did a good job here.
  • The game's music and sound effects are really good.
  • The game's AI it very competent, and can be quite a challenge at the hardest difficulty.
  • A lot of detailed history was put into the game, and the various touches were noticed and enjoyed.
  • The built-in scenario editor was a wonderful bonus, and certainly stole many hours off my life.
  • The game had really good multiplayer support.
  • The manual is really informative and well-made.

Bad

  • The civilizations are not evenly balanced. The fast villagers of the Assyrians and Yamato make them superior for standard play.

Ugly

  • Nothing.

Rise of Rome

The Rise of Rome expansion adds new civilizations, new units, more scenarios, bigger maps, and lots of bug fixes.

Media

Documentation

Graphics

Links

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