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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

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User Reviews

Admirable, but not truly lovable. PCGamer77 Bronze Star Contributing Member (3051) 3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars3.6 Stars
A million problems and the occasional flash of brilliance Maw (828) 3.2 Stars3.2 Stars3.2 Stars3.2 Stars3.2 Stars
Brilliant! Up until its sequel, the best RTS ever made. ShadowShrike (313) 4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars
"Great fun for the RTS fan..." Unrealist (180) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
oh my God... what a disappointment! Gothicgene (83) 2.25 Stars2.25 Stars2.25 Stars2.25 Stars2.25 Stars
I like it....... emerging_lurker (181) unrated
Another great conquer the world game. Jeff Watts (21) 4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars
This is a GREAT RTS game! MiG Attack (9) 4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars
Microsoft=Bad entertainment. Joakim Kihlman (262) 1.2 Stars1.2 Stars1.2 Stars1.2 Stars1.2 Stars
A typical Microsoft failure. Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4480) 2.2 Stars2.2 Stars2.2 Stars2.2 Stars2.2 Stars

The Press Says

Game.EXE Oct, 1997 97 out of 100 97
Computer and Video Games (CVG) Aug 15, 2001 9 out of 10 90
Christ Centered Game Reviews Jun 01, 2005 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Nov, 1997 87 out of 100 87
JeuxVideoPC.com Jul 12, 2006 17 out of 20 85
GameGenie 1997 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Game Vortex 2008 75 out of 100 75
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) Nov 16, 1997 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70
GameSpot Oct 27, 1997 6.8 out of 10 68
Digital Press - Classic Video Games May 30, 2007 5 out of 10 50

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Trivia

Age of Empires was voted #81 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll published by Game Informer Magazine (Issue 100, August 2001).


This entry was contributed by MajorDad (485) and Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (54876)
 

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