Age of Empires is one of the best Strategy games in the world. The creator, Microsoft, has done a very good work. They are finishing Age of Empires II and it is going to be the best.

This game has been a boom in the world, I think it's good and they did it with good graphics... but they could do better the movement of the boats, some buildings...

Age of Empires is a strategy game, which has won some cups

• The Age of Empires' game keeps selling in shops
• In shops there is a guide of Age of Empires.
• Age of Empires was in 1997 Game of the Year

"In a year when strategy/war was the genre of choice, few games had the vision of this winner."- Said the creator of this game.

The minimum hardware configuration for Age of Empires is:

• Pentium 90 or higher processor
• 16 MB RAM
• Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 3
• Local SVGA bus video display (with 1 MB RAM)
• 80 MB of available hard disk space
• 50 MB free disk space for swap file
• Quad speed CD-ROM drive - for cinematics
• Double speed CD-ROM drive - for gameplay
• Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
• Sound board plus speakers or headphones to hear audio
• 28.8 KBPS modem for head-to-head play

REVEAL MAP:

Reveals the entire map

NO FOG:

You can see your enemies

PEPPERONI PIZZA:

Gives you 1000 food

COINAGE:

Gives you 1000 gold

WOODSTOCK:

Gives you 1000 wood

QUARRY:

Gives you 1000 stone

DIEDIEDIE:

Everyone Dies

RESIGN:

You lose the scenario

HARI KARI:

You will suicide

HOME RUN:

You Win the Scenario

KILLX:

Kills player X, where X is the player's starting position. For example, to eliminate player 2, enter KILL2.

GAIA:

You will control the animals but you lose your civilisation

BIG BERTHA:

Heavy catapults have greater range and damage

ICBM:

Ballistas get 100 more range points

HOYOHOYO:

Priests get lots of speed and 600 hit points

MEDUSA:

Transforms villagers to Medusas. Attack with a villager, and when the villager is killed, it will turn into a "Black Rider." When the "Black Rider" is killed, it will turn into a Heavy Catapult.

BLACK RIDER:

Transforms Horse Archer into a "Black Rider." 60 Hit Points and Attack of 8) When the "Black Rider" is killed, it will turn into a Heavy Catapult. Thanks to Vincent Voyard for finding this out.

DARK RAIN:

Transforms Composite Bowmen into Stealth Bowmen, they look like trees while standing still.

PHOTON MAN:

Gives you Photon Man, a soldier with a laser blaster, able to kill elephants in one shot.

FLYING DUTCHMAN:

Turns Juggernaughts into Flying Dutchman.

BIGDADDY:

Cool car with a rocket launcher, 300 Attack Points, 500 Hit Points and a Range of 15.

JACK BE NIMBLE:

Select a Catapult and enter this cheat, the Catapult will then fire cows, super villagers with capes (and no pants!), or tumbling villagers, depending on orientation.

E=MC2 TROOPER:

Photon Man with Nuclear Weapons! Attack of 300 and an 88 Range.

Control C:

It rolls Credits

ZEUS:

Makes you invuverable, or something. (Need some program for it to work we think-- (V) ike)