On Februit was announced that development of the game would be passed on to Gas Powered Games in the future under the Microsoft Game Studios brand. It was the first game developed by the company. Robot Entertainment created the core game and the first two civilizations ( Egyptian and Greek). There are currently six playable civilizations in the game:Īge of Empires Online (under the working title Project Spartan), was first under development by Robot Entertainment, a company of former Ensemble Studios employees. Promotional Art Featuring the first two Civilizations Main article: Civilization Continually evolving online world where new content, civilizations, and quests are introduced.Capital City: empire creation from out of nothing by leveling up, crafting items, and constructing buildings.New social experiences within the game, including live chat, gifting and trading of content, and cooperative multiplayer quests.Classic game elements of empire creation and resource management in a vibrant historical setting. Classic Age of Empires Gameplay: familiar gameplay that made the franchise successful, with an updated art style and uplifting tone.The video vignettes and bonus history content keep things interesting among many traditional “resource up and go” missions. Whatever the case, it works, and I found myself motivated to complete each fierce war involving William the Conqueror, King John, and others to unravel the next layer of edutainment.
Some of the video segments occur in an offbeat fashion where ancient battles and history are superimposed onto modern environments. I haven’t had a Magna Carta refresher like this since high school. Instead, I had a blast nerding out during History-channel-style videos and segments between missions. However, the most enjoyable aspect of the campaigns wasn’t the gameplay.
Much of the good stuff here outside of the ordinary involves historical figures that lead troops that have been given special abilities for the campaign, adding a bit of zest and flair to the rote. These campaign offerings are heavily rooted in classical RTS and mostly involve building up forces and resources and taking out your opponents, but there are some nice surprises here too.
There’s a meaty campaign in which the first segment functions as an extensive tutorial that can teach even an RTS neophyte to harvest resources, form control groups, and learn how to break down walled fortifications.
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