Age of Empires
Age of Empires is a series of historical real-time strategy video games, originally developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Studios. The first title of the series was "Age of Empires", released in 1997. Seven titles and three spin-offs have been released.
Ashes of Empire
"Computer Gaming World" in 1993 stated that "Ashes of Empire" was a logistical game that "trully breaks new ground" but "reveals major weaknesses", with gameplay that was "plodding and devoid of any intense challenge". The magazine approved of, however, the "truly fresh gaming experience" and "interactive education and thought puzzle which is highly topical in today's changing world", and concluded that "this type of game needs several generations of development [as a viable genre] ... It's about time, though, that a games like "Ashes of Empire" took the first, important step".