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Age of Empires
Ensemble Studios
October 14, 1997
Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS), StrategyDevelopers
Ensemble StudiosRelease Date
October 14, 1997 (27 years and 9 months ago)Publishers
Microsoft, MacSoft GamesContent Rating
T Animated Violence, Animated Blood
Franchises
Age of Empires
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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.
Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS), StrategyPlatforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), MacDevelopers
Ensemble StudiosRelease Date
October 14, 1997 (27 years and 9 months ago)Publishers
Microsoft, MacSoft GamesContent Rating
T Animated Violence, Animated Blood
Franchises
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