I tried the original Empires on Win7, it didn't work. But Empires II and the expansion pack both worked great! Such a great game. I actually didn't like Empires III so much. I really didn't like the round map and the quasi-3d look of III.
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This game is an old favorite of mine and seemed ground breaking to me when they it was new, but by today's standards, the AI and unit tracking is horrible. Still very fun and addicting however. This boxed set is a great value.
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Age of Empires: Collector's Edition contains three CDs. The package is more suited to the person who already owns the games, but wants original disc backups, just in case, because the package lacks paper documentation about the game. Someone playing the game for the first time is going to have a difficult time trying to figure out what to do, other than the in-game tutorials.
CD part number: 10690/1:
One CD contains the game, Age of Empires and the expansion pack, Age of Empires: Rise of Rome, version 1.0b. The two have been integrated, so the game starts from the Age of Empires: Rise of Rome game starting screen.
There is a patch to the game, "Update 1.0c" (AOEPATCH.exe), you can download via the "Web Connection" link in the game menu.
There is a Manual, in PDF form, included on the CD. Explore the CD to find the Manual in the "DOCS" folder, in the "RISEROME" sub-folder.
The game installs at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires.
CD part number: 10690/2:
One CD contains the game, Age of Empires II: Age of Kings, version 2.0a. There's no patch on the web, just a link to an additional download, The Pandora's Box/Age of Empires 2 Box Cover Puzzle.
There is a Manual, in PDF form, included on the CD. Explore the CD to find the Manual in the "DOCS" folder.
The game installs at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II.
CD part number: 10690/3:
One CD contains the expansion, The Age of Empires II: The Conquerors, version 1.0.
There is a patch to the expansion, "update v1.0c" (Age2XPatch.exe), you can download via the "web connection" link in the game menu.
There is a Manual and a Tech Tree, in PDF form, included on the CD. Explore the CD to find the Manual and the Tech Tree in the "DOCS" folder.
The expansion installs at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires II.
Notes: If you play these games on Windows Vista and try to use the "Help" links in the game, Vista will kick you out of the game, because Vista is missing the "WinHlp32.exe" file. When vista kicks you from the game, Vista will give you a link to download the file that is available at Microsoft Knowledge Base Article number: 917607.
These are old games. To find them, go to the "Microsoft Games for Windows" web site.
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It came in the mail BRAND NEW 4 games for only 10 Dollars unlike the store price of 30 dollars
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Hey! I'm here to tell you that....THESE GAMES ROCK! I love stradegy games plus this is better than just buying them all by themselves because you can get em all for just $10! WOW! I highly recommend this game for stradegy lovers!
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This game has achieved the status of a classic. For fans of strategy games, the AoE series is a must. What's more, this game will run on even older computers -- check the system requirements to see whether your old PC is up to snuff.
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Return to a classic / 10 years old but still just as fun. -Plays fine on XP / don't know about Vista.
For $10 you get what used to be $160+ of video games when they were released beginning in 1996.
Just as fun as they were, and just as many weekends you can lose over a cluttered ashtray and pizza, this is always a fun franchise to play.
A warning, the CD case from Amazon is a 3 CD case and the center spindle posts used to secure the CD's in the jewel case arrived cracked off, resulting in CD's free floating inside the case. Any scratches likely won't hinder installation but it is disappointing for new merchandise to arrive cracked.
Happy conquests !
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While it is fun it also teaches you history. It`s also very addictive. Most importantly it teaches you the stuff that you may read in global history but is better in the way that you won`t need to read it when the teacher tells you to. I recommend this game to teens who are fasinated by warfare, the growth and decline of civilizations, future leaders, and future historians.
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An older game, but has great historical accuracy for those who enjoy reliving middle age technologies.
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this game is amazing, it allows you to fight battles on 2 fronts, the economic and the military sides.
a GREAT time killer, old graphics but still great. 93/100
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This collection of games makes the AoE options all the more interesting. Fun for many ages of people and educational too.
Now I have to get back to conquering the world :)
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the game is excellent, a lot fun, one of the best games ever,
i would have liked a better more protective case for the cds, the case is very thin
i would have liked to receive the manuals for the games, they used to come with the cds before, like the one age of empires 3 now
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I have been playing Age of Empires for more than a decade now. I have always been a fan and even now I find some time to commit to this game. I remember AOE... how basic of a strategy game it was, but in its period, Warcraft was terrible compared to this game. Rise of Rome expansion was a decent upgrade to newer range of units, I loved the Legions and the Centurions... even though they did not fight in formation, they were killer infantry units. Upgradewise, AOE 2 was undoubtedly the best. It was better than any real time strategy game and still reigns this genre. It made the game so much more easier to play. The graphics very much more appealing than the AOE I's uneven size relations. Ensemble Studios introduced unique units for each civilization. Conqueror's expansion just seemed to complete what the original one lacked.. it made the game more efficient to play. AOE II was just so good that when I lost my first one I bought another one to cause I could not resist. The 2 games with their expansion packs original total price is over $50, and 10 bucks is a steal. This is a great game for children who hate history. The campaigns in both games are pretty close to history and the developers definitely did their research pretty good. Just to add, Age of Mythology and AOE 3 is awesome too!
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OK, I'm not the one that actually plays this game but I gave it five stars because my husband can't stop playing the game. I purchased Age of Empires from Amazon for Christmas for my hubby (thanks Amazon for such quick shipping.)He has had as much fun as a kid on it.
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I played this game when it very first came out, when I was in my early teens. Feeling rather sentimental, I decided to order it despite my fear that it wouldn't work on my brand new computer. I also have an older PC with XP still on it, and figured if the game didn't work with Vista I could always play it on the old PC.
All of the discs installed and loaded without issue on my new PC. The original AOE played with no problems. When I got into AOE II, I did encounter one problem with the graphics. Everything was a weird color. Grass was red, water was green, the trees were blue, and the animals were technicolor. However, going to the Options menu and changing the resolution and graphics quality fixed that problem. It didn't seem to matter which resolution or quality level I changed it to..the trick was getting the screen to reset itself (which changing the graphics quality alone will not do. You must change the resolution as well). When it resets the screen, the graphics look normal. You may have to do it a few times if you encounter this issue. The first time I did it, it worked. The second time I loaded the game and the graphics were messed up, I had to reset the resolution twice before things looked normal again. It would appear that changing everything once does not fix it permanently. You'll probably have to do it almost every time you load the game up. It's a minor annoyance, but not enough to make me return the game since it is "fixable".
Other than that one problem, the game plays just fine. It's as much fun as I remember it being. I spent the majority of my evening building, hunting, and fighting battles. It's truly a great game, and one I love as much now as I did then.
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