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==Review== | ==Review== | ||
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===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
− | * 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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The '''''Rise of Rome''''' expansion adds new civilizations, new units, more scenarios, bigger maps, and lots of bug fixes. | The '''''Rise of Rome''''' expansion adds new civilizations, new units, more scenarios, bigger maps, and lots of bug fixes. | ||
− | ==Documentation== | + | ==Media== |
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Age of Empires - W32 - Manual.pdf|Game manual. | Age of Empires - W32 - Manual.pdf|Game manual. | ||
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+ | {{Link|VGMPF|2=http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Age_of_Empires_(W32)}} | ||
+ | {{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Age_of_Empires}} | ||
[[Category: Games]] | [[Category: Games]] | ||
[[Category: Video Games]] | [[Category: Video Games]] | ||
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+ | [[Category: Windows Games]] | ||
[[Category: Real-Time Strategy]] | [[Category: Real-Time Strategy]] | ||
[[Category: Action]] | [[Category: Action]] | ||
[[Category: Favorite Games]] | [[Category: Favorite Games]] | ||
[[Category: Multi-Player]] | [[Category: Multi-Player]] | ||
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+ | [[Category: Multi-Player Versus]] | ||
+ | [[Category: History]] |
Revision as of 11:31, 14 March 2019
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.
Contents
Review
8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Best Version: 82%
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.