Age of Empires is an epic real-time strategy game spanning 10,000 years, in which players are the guiding spirit in the evolution of small stone age tribes. Starting with minimal resources, players are challenged to build their tribes into great civilizations. Gamers can choose from one of several ways to win the game, including: world domination by conquering enemy civilizations, exploration of the known world and economic victory through the accumulation of wealth. Age of Empires was developed by Ensemble Studios and features the expertise of Bruce Shelley, co-designer of the hit strategy game Civilization.
System Requirements
Multimedia PC with Pentium 90 or higher processor.
Microsoft Windows 95 or later, or Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later.
16 megabytes (MB) of RAM for Windows 95 or later, or 24 MB for Windows NT.
45 MB of available hard disk space.
Local bus SVGA, 256-color video display with at least 1 MB of VRAM.
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device.
Windows-compatible sound card with speakers or headphones to hear audio.
28.8 Kbps (or faster) modem and Internet access for head-to-head play.
DirectX 5.0 or later.
Download the trial version here.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/aoeror/Trial/1.0/WIN98/EN-US/msaoex.exe
