Age of Empires : The Age of Kings® for the Nintendo DS is based on the best-selling PC RTS title of all time: Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings.

Players command five different civilizations, build armies and take them on scores of campaigns. Boasting turn-based strategy game play, Age of Empires: The Age of King allows players to move from the Dark Ages through the Middle Ages with one goal in mind: domination of the known world.

Game features:

• Command one of five different civilizations: the Britons, Franks, Mongols, Saracens, and Japanese. 

• Take control of special ‘Hero’ units like Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood, Joan of Arc, Genghis Khan, and Saladin among others who command special ‘hero’ powers affecting the entire battlefield.

• Command over 65 different types of units from bowmen and monks to hand cannoneers, mercenaries and samurai. 

• Turn-based combat, new to the Age of Empires ® franchise, keeps the battle moving at the player-preferred pace. 

• Players construct & upgrade buildings like town centers, mines, universities and ‘wonders’ to help units learn new skills and create resources for their civilizations.

• Players research over 50 different technologies like chemistry, ballistics, siege craft and spying among others to take their civilization into the next age. 

• Get help from the new Combat Advisor who provides advice on certain campaign strategies and an indication of how the battle will go. 

• Multiplayer scenarios allowing up to 4 players to battle each other wirelessly. 
• Gain Empire Points to unlock maps & units and improve Emperor Rank. 

• Original music and sound effects from top-selling PC version. 

• Based on Ensemble Studio’s PC mega-hit, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings.