Also, it manages to stay surprisingly loyal to the original game. It contains the expansion pack as well, so you needn’t worry about any external downloads. I don’t even have the count of the number of hours I put into this game when I was young, so I personally was quite thrilled to be able to play the game again. However, Microsoft listened to the pleas of fans and remastered the whole game so that we can relive the experience all over again. In addition, it gets real tricky to get it running on modern systems, so there’s that. However, the game has not aged well and the graphics look really dated. You get the drift! It’s pretty much like any other real time strategy game out there.

As you progress through the game, you gain access to stronger units and buildings. You need to assemble your army while building up your base since enemies can attack at all times. You also have troop production buildings that produce military units like archers and pikemen. These villagers then help out with basic tasks such as construction of buildings and gathering resources.

You are able to train villagers from your Town Centre, the main hub of your settlement. The main aim of the game is to build a base from scratch by gathering resources and researching tech. It also managed to spawn an expansion pack called ‘The Rise of Rome’ that added a lot of new single player content. It was one of the most popular titles of its time, having sold over 2 million copies at the end of its 4th year. It found massive popularity due to its addictive gameplay format and historical accuracy. It is extremely hard to find a teenager in modern times who is not familiar with the ‘ Age of Empires’ series, a massively popular real time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Studios back in the year 1997. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (2018)

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