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Eh . . . I've seen better

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: July 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First, this is an okay game. Is it fun? For awhile. Is it interesting? Sort of, if you're into world history. Does it captivate you and make you wish to play when you're nowhere near your computer? No.

Let me start with the pros. First, the graphics are good, if you consider how old the title is. The sound is also good, considering its age, though the unit response sounds are very boring. The gameplay is also not bad.

Now the cons. First, storyline, in that there is very little. You get a history lesson before and after every level. Keep in mind, I'm a huge history buff, but these were VERY boring. Example: "Egypt did this and this and this. They were prosperous." Yay. Good for Egypt. They could have done a much better job. Maybe introducing some characters, somebody who played a pivotal role in history. Rameses II is menioned, but that's all. The briefings are like reading a history textbook. *Yawn*

The gameplay, though not the worst I've seen, is often tedious. You don't really have a solid enemy, a la Warcraft II. It's more like: "Today, the Caananites are your friends, and the Babylonians hate you. Oh, but now the Caananites hate you, and the Babylonians don't care anymore." Once again, yawn. They could explain WHY Egypt and Caanan were suddenly enemies.

Overall, this is an average game from an average game company. Microsoft makes excellent software, but their games leave much to desire. Don't waste your money on AoE, get a game with gameplay and storyline, like Warcraft II or III, or, better yet, Starcraft.

AoE RoR WiLl BlOw YoU AwAy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Age of Empires Rise of Rome allows you to rebuild that was once the greatest civilization all over agian and conquer your foes on MSN Gaming Zone. I know because i am a AoE RoR player my self. How Will you rule the world?? by Military Conquest or Economicly?? the choice is on you buddy. ~*Controling The World*~

Good deal

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

i love this game, and its a great deal to get 3 other games for free!

Yuck

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 26
Date: July 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

First of all, The historical accuracy of the game is laughable. The missions are semi impossible. I hope that aoe2 is better done. Strategic this is not. Swarming your enemy with the best troups you can. Not at all what I had expected when I first heard about. Just about the only good thing about this game was the way soldiers look. I love the middle ages but this dumb attempt is laughable. For example, one centurion can knock out a war elephant. Give me a break. Another example is that the helepolis loads extremely fast. Impossible. What a helepolis was was a giant crossbow. If you have even a rudimentary knowledge of the medieval times you would know even crossbows were extremely slow to reload. Then you get this big helepolis that fires like a machine gun, come on.

Good game for an old game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game was one of my favorite games for a LONG time after I got it. The missions are good and it's very easy to play. The only big error is the fact that the population is limited to 50.

This product was incredibly boring

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 26
Date: June 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

There were not that many campaigns; some were way too hard and some were way too easy. The units were incredibly stupid, because whenever I sent boats somewhere they kept getting stuck in harbors, and the land units that I sent anywhere kept getting stuck behind allies' walls and allies' units kept bunching up and stopped me from moving anywhere. Once you've played all the campaigns, whether you win or lose, the game becomes incredibly boring. There were not that many new campaigns in the Rise of Rome. I suggest that people should buy Age of Empires 2 rather than this game.

Good Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: January 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It is a good game. If one gets the chance one should buy and play the game.

Great when it came out

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: July 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Just because I only gave the game 3 stars doesn't mean this is a bad game, on the contrary, I LOVE this game, the only problem is with age of empires 2 and age of mythology out, I find it hard to go back and get the original, but it definatly is a fun rts and extremly user friendly at that (not overwheelming like some rts's start out) recommened for beginner rts fans but I'd buy the second one or age of mythology before this game. If you get this game, do yourself the favor of getting the gold edition with everything together.

the best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: July 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I just wanted to say that this game is the best game i've ever played on the computer.

VERY FUN WORTH BUYING

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: December 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS GREAT. The graphics are perfect. this game is real fun cause you can play over the zone against other pepz....warning: this game is REAL boreing against the computer. There are seige wepons that are good and annoys the opponent but you most likely will not use much of it but the computer over does it. that is really the only thing i can think of that is bad about this. what is real good about this game is that the gameplay is easy and fun..you feel like you never want to stop,(well that is an other case if you are playing the comp) the campignes are fun but i really dont care for them. they seem to be just something to add for pepz to think the game is not stupid for not having something for you learn how the tribe rose to be a empire.if you are a fan of red alert you will probably like it. the only thing deffrent between the two is that one is all out action and haveing no economical strategy what so ever and that it is not in ancient times. age of empires is a mix of an econmical game and a milatay strategy game. over all this game is real fun(remeber the game is FUN
WHEN PLAYIN ON THE ZONE but is awful against the computer)

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