Age of Empires - Gamers Guide

Age Of Empires

Age of Empires (AoE) is a real-time strategy video game based on history, developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft, and the first game in the Age of Empires series. The game uses the Genie Engine, a 2D sprite-based game engine. The game allows the user to act as the leader of an ancient civilization by advancing it through four ages (the Stone, Tool, Bronze, and Iron Ages), gaining access to new and improved units with each advance.

Originally touted as Civilization meets Warcraft, some reviewers felt that the game failed to live up to these expectations when it was released. Despite this, it received generally good reviews, and an expansion pack, titled The Rise of Rome, was released in 1998. Both the original Age of Empires and the expansion pack were later released as "The Gold Edition". A sequel, Age of Empires II, was released in 1999. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, a remastered version of the game, was released on February 20, 2018.

• Developer           Ensemble Studios/Definitive Edition: Forgotten Empires
• Publisher            Microsoft Studios
• Director               Bruce Shelley
• Designer              Brian Sullivan/Rick Goodman
• Programmer       Angelo Laudon
• Artist                   Brad Crow
• Composer           Stephen Rippy/David Rippy
• Series                  Age of Empires
• Engine                 Genie
• Platform              Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, Macintosh
• Release                October 15, 1997
• Genre                  Real-time strategy
• Mode                   Single-player, multiplayer

 

Age of Empires- system requirements

• Pentium 90 processor or faster (P-133+ for 1024 x 768 resolution)
• SVGA with 1 MB RAM
• fast 2D graphics card (2 MB required for 1024 x 768)
• 16 MB RAM
• Win 95 or Win NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3
• 80+ MB HD space (together with the swap file, it's up to 150 MB)
• 50 MB HD space for swap file (you might have to adjust the settings in the control panel)
• Double speed CD-ROM (quad speed recommended)
• MS/Logitech Mouse or compatible
• sound card for audio
• 28.8 kbps modem for internet play