
The game offers a multiplayer mode where up to eight players can participate, and the overall mechanics of the game provide an enjoyable experience. The game's sound design is also excellent, with a fantastic soundtrack that captures the essence of each civilization. The Genie Engine, the isometric engine used in the Ensemble's title, was also used for other games, such as Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds and Close Combat III: The Russian Front and its sequels. Ensemble Studios would later release the Rise of Rome expansion pack, which focused on the trials and tribulations of the ancient Roman Empire.Īge of Empires has 2D isometric graphics that is somewhat dated but still offer an immersive experience for the player. It also features four single-player campaigns focusing on the Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, and Yamato civilizations. The original Age of Empires game allows players to control one of twelve civilizations, overseeing its development from a hunter-gatherer society to Iron Age sovereigns. If you would instead get away from the historical aspect, the game offers a random terrain generator and a custom scenario builder. You can progress through the Ages: The Paleolithic (the Stone Age), the Neolithic (new Stone Age, or the Tool Age), the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. You can command your tribe to build houses, docks, farms, and temples and advance your civilization through time by learning new skills. The game's emphasis on resource management is key to victory, and players must gather, preserve, and allocate these resources to build units, buildings, and advanced technologies.

The game has four resources: food, wood, stone, and gold, which must be acquired by hunting, foraging, fishing, farming, logging, mining, or trade. Age of Empires quickly gained a reputation as a classic with its combination of solid gameplay mechanics and engaging features. In this famous game, you control an ancient civilization through four different ages, from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, with each age providing access to new units and technologies. Later it was also published for Mac OS on August 22, 1998.

Age of Empires is a historical real-time strategy game created by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft on October 15, 1997, for Windows.
