About Age of Empires
Age of Empires (AoE) is a history-based real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft. The game uses the Genie, a
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Age of Empires requires the player to develop a civilization from a handful of hunter-gatherers to an expansive Iron Age empire. To ensure victory, the player must gather resources in order to pay for new units, buildings and more advanced technologies. Resources must also be preserved, as no new resources become available as the game progresses, meaning if you cut a tree down, the tree will not grow back. Twelve civilizations are available, each with individual sets of attributes, including a varying number of available technologies and units. Each civilization has technologies unique to them, so that no civilization possesses all the technologies possible within the game. A major component of the game is the advancement through four ages. These are the Stone Age (Mesolithic/Paleolithic),
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About Age of Empires
Age of Empires is a game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft. Released in 1997, built on the Genie Engine engine, Age of Empires falls under the Strategy genre. It holds an overall rating of 84/100 based on 669 ratings.
The game is available on PC, Mac. It features co-op gameplay. Game modes include Single player, Multiplayer.
The game explores themes of Historical, Warfare and is played from a Bird view / Isometric perspective., with 1 DLC and expansion available. Players who enjoy Age of Empires might also like the 8 similar games listed above.