Age of Empires: The Age of Kings (Nintendo DS)

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Description

Based upon Ensemble Studios' Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, this addition to the Age of Empires series shifts from its real time strategy roots to a DS exclusive turn-based strategy title, though the same goals still apply. Command and rule.

Using the DS touch screen, players must guide their chosen empire in a series of battle campaigns, utilizing a number of units, strategies, and hero units in battle, while also constructing a town to provide new units and upgrades.

Five different civilizations are available: Britons, Franks, Mongols, Saracens, and the Japanese. Each has a unique hero unit, for example Richard the Lionheart (Britons), Minamoto Yoshitsune (Japanese), Joan of Arc (Franks) or Genghis Khan (Mongols), who all provide a number of advancements during battle.

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Part of the Following Group

• Age of Empires series

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Critic Reviews

Yiya	Jan 29, 2007	A	100
Cheat Code Central	Feb 17, 2006	4.5 out of 5	90
Game Chronicles	Mar 12, 2006	8.7 out of 10	87
Worth Playing	Apr 27, 2006	8.6 out of 10	86
1UP	Feb 17, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
IGN	Feb 10, 2006	8.2 out of 10	82
GameSpot	Feb 13, 2006	8.2 out of 10	82
GamePlay (Croatia)	Jan, 2007	16 out of 20	80
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Dec 05, 2006	7 out of 10	70
Diehard GameFan	Feb 22, 2006	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

EEPROM corruption

It was discovered that a fatal, cart-bricking bug has slipped unnoticed into the final version of the game: Whenever the name of your DS is 3 characters or less, the game corrupts the EEPROM and crashes even before displaying the title screen. From this point on it will no longer boot, even on a DS with a longer name, unless the cartridge's EEPROM is wiped clean.

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2006 – #3 Best Strategy Game of the Year

Related Web Sites

• Age of Empires: The Age of Kings (official website)
• Age of Empires DS Website (Official website for Age of Empires: The Age of Kings for Nintendo DS.)