Age Of Empires: Gold (Jewel Case)

by Microsoft

Product Features

• Includes Age of Empires 1 & Rise of Rome Expansion
• Over 40 preset scenarios and individdual campaigns for multiplay
• From the Stone Age to the Age of Iron, you have 10,000 years of Real-time evolution to build your tribe into a flourishing empire
• Sparta versus Athens, Persia versus Greece -- command powerful armies in some of antiquity's greatest battles

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006JUN0
• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,551 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Two award-winning games in one box - Age of Empires & Rise of Rome. As the guiding spirit of a Stone Age tribe, follow one of these paths to build the greatest civilization on earth with Age of Empires. With over 10,000 years of real-time evolution to build your tribe into a flourish empire. Experience all the conflict, intrigue, greed, and power as you create the most feared and celebrated civilization in history with Age of Empires The Rise of Rome Expansion.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you miss the Classical World, January 10, 2006

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OAKSHAMAN "oakshaman" (Algoma, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Age Of Empires: Gold (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

_I played this early edition of Age of Empires for years before Age of Empires 2 (Age of Kings) came out. Then I gave it away. After a while I came to miss the classical units like the Greeks, Egyptians, and Romans. Both the fighting units and the architecture had a quality that the later medieval version lacked. So, when this low priced jewel case version hit the shelves I bought for old-time's sake. I wasn't disappointed.

_Sure, there are functions that are missing from the later versions, but 90% of the engine is there. If anything it is more challenging to play the earlier version- it takes more skill to compensate.

_On the other hand, you will miss things like functioning gates, exchanging goods at the market, gunpowder units, and increased artificial intelligence of the opponents and workers. My primary irritation is not being able to send units into battle in definate formations like lines and squares. But then, it can be challenging to get around these limitations.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Game, July 17, 2007

By 

Bill B (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Age Of Empires: Gold (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

There is an element of this game (and age of empires 2) that must strike some primal chord in me because I've been playing it for ten years and I still enjoy it tremendously. The newer similar games use a different interface and I just never liked them as much