Age of Empires (video game)
"Age of Empires" was a hit in the German market, where it debuted at #1 on 's sales rankings for the latter half of October 1997. After holding this position in the first half of November, it remained in Media Control's top 5 through the end of 1997. The following year, "Age of Empires" placed consistently in the top 3 through March, when it rose again to #1 in the last two weeks of the month. By the end of May, it had spent 28 consecutive weeks in Media Control's top rankings, with placements of fifth and eighth that month. "Age of Empires" proceeded to become the fourth-best-selling computer game in the German market during 1998's first nine months. It received a "Gold" award from the (VUD) in August, for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Sales in the German market totaled 115,000 units by the end of September, and the VUD raised "Age of Empires" to "Platinum" status, for 200,000 sales, by November. At the 1999 Milia festival in Cannes, "Age of Empires" took home a "Gold" prize for revenues above €15 million in the European Union during 1998. It remained at 14th on Media Control's charts for the German region by January 1999, continuing a 60-week streak on the charts.
Age of Empires
The games in the series focus on historical events throughout time. "Age of Empires" covers the events between the Stone Age and the Classical period, in Europe and Asia. Its expansion, "", follows the formation and rise of the Roman Empire. "" and its follow Europe and Asia through the Middle Ages. "The Age of Kings" expansion pack, "", is set during the same period, but also includes scenarios about the Spanish conquest of Mexico, El Cid, and Attila the Hun. "Age of Empires III" and its first expansion, "", take place during the European colonization of the Americas. Its second expansion, "", follows the rise of Asia in the same period. Age of Empires Online focuses on the Greek and Egyptian civilizations. The series' spin-off, "Age of Mythology", and its expansion pack, "", are set during the Bronze Age, but focus on mythology as their themes, rather than history.