Age of Empires: Age of Kings for Nintendo DS

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Release Date 2/15/2006
Publisher Majesco
Platform DS
Genre Strategy/Sim

Number of Players 4

Mild Violence

Game Description

The world awaits its next great ruler. Are you the one? Select one of five peoples - the Britons, Franks, Japanese, Saracens, or Mongols - and guide your civilization from the Dark Ages to the Middle Ages. Your objective? World domination. For the first time in the Age of Empires series, the game uses turn-based strategy. Go at your own pace as you decide how to vanquish your enemy with the 45-plus types of available military units. Gain an advantage by researching over 50 new technologies and making improvements to your cities and towns. A new Combat Advisor offers advice, while wireless play offers battle against up to four foes.

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IGN Review (8.2 out of 10)

Innovation has been the key to DS's success in the past year. Nintendo risked all by offering a cheaper, more innovative product, rather than embracing macho consumerism ala PSP. It is this innovation that sets DS products apart as well, making the "good" games less than appealing, and the "great"...more

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Average Member Rating: 6.5 out of 10

Underrated. (8 out of 10)

posted by pilgrim (CHESAPEAKE, VA) on May 16, 2006
Member since May 2006
10 out of 10 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

I liked this game quite a bit. In some ways, it's really what Advanced Wars should have evolved into in the step up to the DS. It retains all the positive aspects of the PC title and remains a strong strategy title, even as a turn based game. The graphics and sfx could have been better, but gameplay...more

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