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Age of Empires

Released Oct 15, 1997 · Strategy · Ensemble Studios

About Age of Empires

Age of Empires (AoE) is a history-based real-time strategy video game 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.

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Released
Oct 15, 1997
Developer
Ensemble Studios
Publisher
Microsoft
Genre
Strategy
Platforms
  • PC
  • Mac

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