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Genre: Strategy
System(s): PC
ESRB: T
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Age of Empires, abbreviated to AoE, is a history-based real-time strategy computer game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft, released in 1997. The game allows the user to play as the "spirit guide," god, or immortal leader of a historical tribe or civilization from the Stone Age up until the Iron Age.
Following generally good reviews[1], an expansion pack for the game was released in 1998 named Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion. Subsequently, several games have been released in the Age of Empires series, including two sequels (Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Age of Empires III), a turn-based version for the Nintendo DS (Age of Empires: The Age of Kings), as well as one spinoff game (Age of Mythology). The name "Age of Empires" is used both to describe this particular game in the Age of Empires series, as well as the series collectively. This game is sometimes referred to as "Age of Empires I" (Age of Empires One) to avoid confusion.
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