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 - Not 2 Shabby...Well, I have been an Age of Empire player for years now. But since my kids have autism, I had to down grade to a portable system, and the DS has AOE. I have enjoyed the game definately! There have been some glitches! Well I have learned to save, especially while fighting against 3 AI. I tend to think it is the memory capabilities of the DS, or should I say uncapabilities? Anywho....so if you like these types of games, remember to save, save, save some more, and did I mention DO NOT FORGET TO SAVE AFTER EVERY BATTLE? For all of you who do not understand "after every battle", I mean after your turn is over....there was also an error message about taking out my game card and reinserting it. So, go ahead and do it. If you are patient and can save, it is not that big of a deal. Rating:  - Great value!!!!If you like turn-based strategy that is challenging, but that doesn't require hours and hours to learn, then this game is gold. There is a good variety of units and technologies, but the choice is not overwhelming to a strategy game newcomer. Between the Empire Maps and the Campaigns, this game will keep you busy for a long time. The tutorial missions are excellent, making the learning of the game very simple for novices like me. However, once the other campaigns get going, there are a lot of challenges ahead. Winning the campaigns is not too hard, but completing all the bonus objectives can be very tough. The added library feature is very cool, in that you get a few history lessons which make the game experience more immersive. As far as technical problems, I have had exactly two freeze-ups in about 40 hours of play, so I haven't found game stability to be a big issue. This game is addictive, so I'm glad it's portable. Rating: - Great game, but has bugsThis is a very fun to play game with lots of replay value. There is a few bugs in the game that they should have caught in game testing, but I guess the game was rushed through production. I like this game nearly as much as my favorite DS game Advance Wars. It's too bad the game doesn't keep a record of high scores. The games AI is pretty predictable, but still fun to beat over and over. I can only hope they make a second follow up game and fix the bugs. Still I highly recommend this game. Rating: - A Great Way to Start my DS addictionThis is one of 3 games I received with my DS for Christmas, and I was hooked right out of the gate. I am a veteran of PC-based RTS games, including the original Age of Empires all the way up to AoE3, as well as other publishers like Warcraft, Starcraft, C&C, etc. The one thing I really liked about this version is the change to turn-based rather than real-time. Usually in the real-time versions everything is a race, but here you have the opportunity to plan out some things and play the game a little slower-paced, which is good since I usually play my DS when my kids are around/awake and often have to sit the game down to attend to them. There are several small things about the game that I didn't catch offhand, that started to be a frustration, like why their archers can hit my archers, but mine can't hit theirs.... (turns out terrain plays a factor in weapon range) but once I figured it out it really opened up the game for me. Just since Christmas I've probably played 40+ hours so far. The game even has little historical facts (accessible from the main game menu) that tells you about various battles throughout history, how some ancient weapons of war were used, etc. The ability to save your game whenever you like (during your turn) is also a nice feature. I recommend this title to anyone who likes RTS (Real Time Strategy) games, as well as the Civilization/Sim City genre. Rating: - Great Game for Business Trips or Family GatheringsThis was the first game I bought for my Nintendo DS Lite. The graphics are pretty good. They don't compare to the PC version, but overall game play is very enjoyable. I've almost finished the game, after probably 50 hours of play.
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