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Creative but not interest or new

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: January 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Okay, I got this game for free somehow, actually, my dad did and he gave it to me. So I thought "whoa, cool." I mean, it was a history-based RTS game by microsoft, it had to be good, right? Wrong. The game lacks, it's slow, the gameplay is difficult, there are many unnecessary units that I never used, and the graphics are nothing new. While I was intrigued by the historical aspects of the game, I was quickly bored with the playing of the game itself. As I said it is slow and often I'd become confused with the so-called "diplomacy" in the game which basically sets up undefendable trade routes between you and other civilizations that have to be re-initiated with every level. The oceanic battles are difficult and too easy to lose while the ground battles are more managable but it is nearly impossible to destroy buildings in most levels (you can advance in "ages" (stone, bronze, iron, tool, etc.)) until you get the heavy artillery. They put in making "wonders" which are lame and a waste of resources which are vital and too hard to come by.

So to be short the game is big on storyline but low on game play. I get frustrated and bored vey easily. If you are new to computer games and interested in strategy, so with the Blizzard games or the "Command and Conquer" series (or be old-school like me and buy Risk). This one is just not worth buying.

Oh and if it matters, the music's really good.

How far we've come.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: March 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I got this game in Dec 1997 and for months me and my best friend did nothing but play it. At the time it seemed so cool and interesting. Today, it seems dated and dull. Weird isn't it? I have AOE2 and it is much better but that too already seems old hat. Even with all the expansion packs available for this game it will never come close to the complexity of the sequel or Age of Mythology. Buy it if you can find it dead cheap tho.

Although not well known, a great real-time stragity game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: April 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

---GENERAL---
Age of Empires is a real-time stragity game where you control a civilization and have to turn it into an empire. You start with a shappy building and a man dressed in deer skin, and upgrade, build, and reaserch into an empire.

---GRAPHICS---
The graphics are OK, but could use some work. They do have good things when a villager is working, or a catapult catapulting, but not that impressive. From 1 to 10, I would rate the graphics 4.

---MULTIPLAYER GAMING---
I have 9 words about this. DO NOT PLAY MULIPLAYER WITH A SLOW INTERNET CONNECTION. It is painfull. The players go VERY slow and do not have a chance at winning. Unless you have a DSL or LAN, do NOT use multiplayer.

---MAP CREATING---
The Map Maker is a very good addition to AOE. It has the normal units and buildings, as well as special units that can only be made from the Map Maker. Overall, I would rate the map maker 8. ...

Thank you! I hope this review was helpful, and if not, I appoligize!

Great Game But Could Have Included Other Empires As Well

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: November 25, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game, but it made me wonder why it excluded the Empires of the Americas, like the Aztecs, Mayans, or Incas

Fun game, no high requirements

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best classics game I've ever had. This game is released years ago, yet this game is still a fun game to play today.

This game's requirements are not high and this game can be installed on slower PCs or laptops. If you like this game, you may want to add the expansion pack available to enhance the features on this game.

Best Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: April 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of the best, although there's room forimprovement, like your computer enemies being way more developed whenyou start a game. I disagree with one of the reviews cause AOE's got some of the best cheats - the laser people, a laser shooting car (BIGDADDY), etc. The mist of war is one of the only stupid things in the game. END

I thought it was great but some flaws...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I thought that this was the best game ever until I got AOK and then I realised how much I had been missing out on. Totally unrealistic admittedly, in some respects - I would really get AOK instead.

fun game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this is a fun game i like it a lot but if you are wondering if should buy this game go to Microsoft.com and download the demo it gives you some of the level free.

Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. It's going for $9.99 now, damn good deal. A lot of fun. Well worth ten bucks. Plays on lap tops. So you can have something to do at work. Wyatt Kaldenberg

it is so fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

my step brother let me borrow this game for two weeks and when they were up I didn't want to give it back! this game is so cool. it's actually factual in a fun way too. all of my friends that came over to play it loved it too. it's a good game to get you thinking ahead of time of consequences and using strategies.

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