9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
That Special Feeling, December 28, 2005
= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Age of Empires Gold (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)
Age of Empires is for me, very special. It was the first video game I had ever played, and I must say, for a first, it was pretty damn cool. I marveled at this game for hours, and indeed, still do today. I recommend this game to anyone who is just getting used to computer games simply because it is really simple, but by no means is it easy....
Age of Empires was the first RTS (Real Time Strategy). This game took the world by storm, and infact is the best selling PC game of ALL time! The reason for this, I think, is the playablility. The random map engine allows players to have tens of thousands of maps, not to mention that the computer AI reacts differently in every game, and there for plays differently, leaving the player with nearly infinate different games.
Basically, this game is really good for the gaming newbie, and will serve as a great tutorial on how computer games work and how to beat them. Its almost like if you play these new games like Halo and Medal of Honor and such, and then you go to play Mario, and its hard as hell. In Mario, you dont have all those little things to make your life easier, its all skill. The very same can be said for this game. Its still fun for me to come back to it every now and then, and I find that as I get older, i appreciate it more and more. I strongly reccomend you give this game a try.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An epic game of empire-building and conquest!!!!!!!!!!!, April 10, 2004
This review is from: Age of Empires Gold (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)
"How will you rule the world? Conquer enemy civilizations? Discover the world's secrets? Accumulate wealth? As the guiding spirits of a Stone Age tribe, follow one of these paths to build the greatest civilization on earth". When reading this on the back of the CD case in the store, I new I'd love this game. You can research paths that leads to the economic, military, or naval technologies best used to achieve the game goals. You can command one of 12 ancient civilizations, from Egyptian to Greek. Each with there own unique attributes based on their historical counterparts. This game is always challengeing and has a sophisticated and ajustable artifical intelligence for hours of fun and replay value. My only complant is if you have played the newer Age of Empires, don't play this. You'll be bored in minutes. This game is for the rookies who are looking for a good conquest game. For a 1997 game, the graphics and sound are very good. This is a must for those rookies out there.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
THe best of the game, March 9, 2006
= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Age of Empires Gold (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)
This gam,e is awsome, no comparison, because is not only a game it's also an guide for study and lerning experience, I am not the only one who played at my house , my son had learned a lot using it too. Thanks for this to amamzon.com
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