Age of Empires is a real-time strategy game where players build a great civilization out of an Ice Age tribe over a period of 10,000 years. Players accomplish this by exploring their surroundings, conquering other civilizations, and accumulating wealth. Key elements include building and controlling units and managing resources.

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings starts the player out in the Dark Ages, roughly when Age of Empires ends. The goal remains the same: use advanced technology and troops to establish your civilization's dominance. But now the player has better toys: each of the 13 civilizations has unique buildings, soldiers, and advantages. The Teutons have knights, for instance, while the Vikings have berserkers. Winning the game requires military dominance or the construction of wonders of the world. The single-player game is fun, but most players love Age of Empires II for its wildly popular multiplayer component. Thousands of civilizations rise and fall every day as gamers around the world compete in matches over the Internet.

This bundle includes Age of Empires: Gold Edition, containing the original Age of Empires and Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion, plus Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conqueror's Expansion. The bundle is a great way for fans of the series to keep all the titles in one place, while for newbies it is less expensive than buying all the titles separately.

Game Features:

• All the best selling Age of Empires Games Together
• Full versions of all the games in the best-selling age of Empire Series:
• Age of Empires
• Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion
• Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings
• Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Expansion
• Includes an exclusive music CD with all new soundtrack from the game

Minimum System Requirements:

OS – Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000
Processor – 166MHz
Memory – 32MB
Hard drive – 235MB
Sound card – Directsound 5.0 API
DirectX – DirectX 9.0
Online multiplayer requirements 28.8 Kbps or faster