The Age of Sail that the title refers to is a period during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries when tall sailing ships dominated the world's navies. Age of Sail is a real time combat game. You control a tall ship and engage in cannon battles with enemy fleets. Gameplay centers around tactical decisions like selection of ordinance for the cannons, using the wind and maneuvering into position to fire at the enemy. In the campaign mode you start as an Ensign for one of four countries - Britain, Spain, France or the United States - and work your way up through the ranks. There are also about one hundred historical scenarios you can play, most of them taking place during the Napoleonic wars and the War of 1812. Scenarios give you control of multiple ships per battle.

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"航海时代" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Age of Sail	Windows	$5.39
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Game Revolution	Windows	Jun 05, 2004	B	75
Game.EXE	Windows	Feb, 1997	75 out of 100	75
PC Player (Denmark)	Windows	1997	73 out of 100	73
GameSpot	Windows 3.x	Feb 04, 1997	7 out of 10	70
GameSpot	Windows	Feb 04, 1997	7 out of 10	70
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows 3.x	Mar, 1997		60
PC Player (Germany)	Windows 3.x	Feb, 1997		60
High Score	Windows	Apr, 1997	3 out of 5	60
High Score	Windows 3.x	Apr, 1997	3 out of 5	60
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Feb, 1997	44 out of 100	44