Both Age of Empires 1 and 2 are brilliant games, no doubt about that, however compared to some of the newer RTS (Real Time Strategy) look much crisper. The gameplay is very good, whith many hours, even days spendable on the computer playing away on these games.

Age of Empires 2 with the expansion is without doubt one of the most addictive games I have played. I first bought this game around 2002ish and I still play it now. I think it was released in 1999, which makes this game nearly 10 years old and in computer game terms that may as well be 100 years.

With so many RTS games out there its an ugly fight to be at the top of the food chain. Whoever takes the present "gather resources, build base, build armies, kill enemy" template and expands upon it the most wins.