Age of Empires: The Age of Kings

 DS
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
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  1. Play Magazine
    70
    Immediacy gets lost in translation as the PC's empire building real-time strategy "Age of Empires" moves to the Nintendo DS, where it takes up residence as a turn-based game [Mar 2006, p.50]
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  2. Edge Magazine
    70
    Much to its credit, Backbone Vancouver has done a masterful job in taking the complexity of Ensemble’s original and stripping it to its bare essentials for portable play. [Apr 2006, p.95]
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  3. N-Europe
    70
    Great strategy game becomes an average one on the DS.
  5. VideoGamer
    70
    A noble, if distinctly old fashioned, effort to capture the magic of a classic series in the palm of your hand. Amazingly, it even gives the sublime Advance Wars Dual Strike a run for its strategy money.
  6. Eurogamer
    70
    If nothing else, Age of Empires DS provides a title that will appeal to those Discovery Channel Dads who picked up the stylus for Brain Training, and proves that Nintendo's flip-top toy can supply grown-up depth as well as giddy frivolity.
  7. Gamestyle
    70
    While it may lack the charm of Advance Wars and its complete appreciation of the format’s unique potential, there is much to overcome, saviour and keep you engaged until the next strategic release arrives.
  8. My Gamer
    54
    The game also has a number of bugs that freeze the game up during battles or when you save.

Awards & Rankings

10
#10 Best DS Game of 2006
14
#14 Most Discussed DS Game of 2006
21
#21 Most Shared DS Game of 2006

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 64
  3. Negative: 8 out of 64
  1. Inuit_Dude
    Mar 20, 2011
    10
    i love this game and i still play it the battles are awsome the campaign modes are fun to play and challenging and it is a great time killer ii love this game and i still play it the battles are awsome the campaign modes are fun to play and challenging and it is a great time killer i cannot think of any thing bad to say about it… Full Review »
  2. JimiK.
    Jul 1, 2008
    9
    This is a fun game that requires thought. I don't think that the touch screen works as well as the control buttons but use a combination This is a fun game that requires thought. I don't think that the touch screen works as well as the control buttons but use a combination of the two methods that works for me. The bug isn't bad; make sure you have more than 3 letters to your name and save often. It would be a ten if the touch screen was easier to navigate (it can be a pain in the butt trying to activate the character you want when they are grouped) and if there were no bug at all.… Full Review »
  3. NateM.
    Mar 4, 2008
    10
    I played the first 2 AOE games and loved them.This ranks right up there with them. Complex gameplay, many twists and turns, and good graphics I played the first 2 AOE games and loved them.This ranks right up there with them. Complex gameplay, many twists and turns, and good graphics for a DS game combine for an excellent product.… Full Review »
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