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− | * The graphic art is fantastic. | + | * 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 music and sound effects are really good. | ||
* The game's AI it very competent, and can be quite a challenge at the hardest difficulty. | * 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. | + | * 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 | + | * 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 game had really good multiplayer support. | ||
* The manual is really informative and well-made. | * The manual is really informative and well-made. | ||
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Revision as of 13:12, 6 October 2017
Age of Empires is a real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft originally for Windows in 1997.
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
- Overall: 7/10
- Best Version: Windows
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.
Documentation
Gallery
Links
- mobygames.com/game/age-of-empires - MobyGames.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Empires_(video_game) - Wikipedia.