By Alexandru Stanescu, Editor, Gaming Reviews (Consoles)
3rd of May 2007, 08:56 GMT
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Age of Empires: The Age of Kings is a turn-based strategy
game for the Nintendo DS. It was produced by Majesco and released February 14, 2006. The game allows the player to take command of one of five different historical civilizations: the Britons, the Franks, the Mongols, the Saracens and the Japanese. The game has a single-player campaign and a scenario mode; it also has multiplayer wireless and hotseat modes. The gameplay is turn-based and similar to Advance Wars in movement and combat, but as a derivative of a real-time strategy (RTS) series, it incorporates several features more commonly associated with RTS games (particularly technology trees and resource/building management). The playing field is divided into a grid. Units can only move and attack in the four cardinal directions. Ranged units are exceptions, as they can attack diagonally if the target is in range.
Unlockables
Unlockable Maps This is a list of all the unlockable maps. You can unlock these for use in Empire Map mode by buying them with your empire points in "Bonus Items."
Agincourt - 250 empire points
Archipelago Large - 200 empire points
Asia Major - 300 empire points
Bridges Large - 100 empire points
Castles - 150 empire points
France - 100 empire points
Hannibal's Crossing - 250 empire points
Hastings - 250 empire points
Khyber Pass - 250 empire points
King of the Mountain - 300 empire points
Outremer - 150 empire points
Skirmish- Desert - 250 empire points
Skirmish- Plains - 250 empire points
Swamplands - 150 empire points
Valley - 100 empire points
Unlockable units Here are all of the unlockable units. You use empire points that you earn in matches to purchase them. To purchase them, just go to "bonus items" in the main menu.
Dark Ram - 150 empire points
Dopple- handers - 100 empire points
Genoese Crossbowmen - 100 empire points
Knights of the Round Table - 200 empire points
Mons Meg - 150 empire points
Swiss Pikemen - 100 empire points
War Wolf - 150 empire points
Welsh Bowmen - 100 empire points
Years have passed since this game was a hit and now the port strikes back on the Nintendo DS. Check it out in the video below and be amazed by this quality title: