Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

20 to 40 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Best in series"

Age Of Empires is by far the best strategy game of its type but it is being beaten by the advancing Command and Conquer series but Age Of Empires will stil stand out.
At first the graphics look good but when you zoom in they look awful but that doesn't matter the gameplay is very good i would've liked to see more unit types like a 100-gun ship of the line and i would've liked to see more countries like America and you can recreate the American War Of Independence.
But the game plays well and doesn't take a massive amount of memory on computers depending on what type.
The campaign is good but slightly short I like the way the whole campaign is linked as you go down the Black family line from the Discovery Age to the Imperial Age I also find the population limit annoying because some computers can run more soldiers so there should be a population limit changer.
The troops are excellent Pikemen,Longbowman,Halberdier,Musketeers,Cossacks,Life Guards,Dragoon,Skirmisher,Culverin,Howitzer,Field Gun,Caravel,Galloen,Man 'o' War,Moniter and more
The Game is perfect for gamers that are new to strategy games with a simple control layout. This is a strongly reccomend buy for any gamer it is even better with the expansion packs that are available The WarChiefs you can play as a tribe and the Asian Dynasties you can play as an Asian Superpower.
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Haloboy10