Age of Empires I: Download PC Game Full Version Free
Genre: Real-Time Strategy
Description:
Age
of Empires is a history-based real-time strategy video game released in
1997. Developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft, the
game uses the Genie, 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. The game was later
ported to Pocket PC's with Windows, a very similar version to the PC
one.
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 the
expansion pack Age of Empires: 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".
Age
of Empires requires the player to develop a civilization from a handful
of hunter-gatherers to an expansive Iron Age empire. To assure victory,
the player must gather resources in order to pay for new units,
buildings and more advanced technology. Resources must also be
preserved, as no new resources become available as the game progresses,
for example, trees that are cut down will not grow back.
Twelve
civilizations are available. Each with individual sets of attributes,
including a varying number of available technologies and units. Each
civilization has technologies unique to them, so that no civilization
possesses all the technologies possible within the game.
A
major component of the game is the advancement through four ages. These
are the Stone Age Mesolithic NomadPaleolithic, the Tool Age Neolithic
Chalcolithic, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Advancement between ages
is researched at the Town Center, and each advancement brings the player
new technologies, weapons, and units.
The
game features four single-player campaigns in which the player is
required to complete specific objectives. Campaigns are a collection of
scenarios which are completed in a linear fashion. The campaigns follow
the history of the Egyptian, Greek, Babylonian and Yamato civilizations;
there's also a complete campaign specially made for the demo version
that takes place in the Hittite empire.Aside from the campaigns, there
is a game mode called "random map", in which a different map is
generated for each new game. Variations of random map, such as the
resource-heavy "death match", are also available.
Kind of a mix of Civilization 2 and Warcraft II, Age of Empires is a real-time strategy classic that has in turn spawned countless imitators. If you've ever played any title from the Age series, you'll feel right at home gathering the troops, gathering natural resources, and building structures. The game's graphics and sound are a bit rough by today's standards, but the challenging gameplay and classic control definitely stand the test of time. Although only one campaign comes with the demo, it's split up into several scenarios that can take hours to get through. If you're any kind of real-time strategy fan, this should have a mandatory spot in your download library.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows 95/98/NT4 & All Windows
Processor: 900MHz
Ram: 32MB
Graphics: 8MB
Mouse
Keyboard
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