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

Cheat Code Central	Feb 17, 2006	4.5 out of 5	90
Official Nintendo Magazine	Jan 10, 2008	85 out of 100	85
4Players.de	Jul 08, 2006	85 out of 100	85
Game Captain	Aug 19, 2007	84 out of 100	84
N-Zone	Sep 20, 2006	83 out of 100	83
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Feb 26, 2006	8 out of 10	80
Gaming Target	Jun 27, 2006	8 out of 10	80
videogamer.com	Nov 22, 2006	7 out of 10	70
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.)