Age of Empires
Age of Empires is a marvelous MMO-RTS video game developed by Ensemble Studios and distributed by Microsoft studios back in 1997. The Original game came with 7 sequels and 3 spin-offs. From its first release till date, the game titles are all historical real time strategies and the game-play offers single and multiplayer player gaming modes along with a number of fantastic Campaigns, missions and stuff. Age of Empires is set in a historical eras like Stone Age, The Rise of Roman Empire, Europe and Asia in Middle Ages, Spanish Conquest of Mexico, Asian Dynasties, Rise of Asia etc. The latest inclusion to this amazing real time strategy game series is “Age of Empires Online” which is the 7th sequel to the game. This sequel of the game also revolves around historical events. Age of Empires ruled the world and sold almost 20 Million copies and handed back a really sizable profit to Ensemble Studios. The game allows you to control the whole Empires, train massive armies, build your defenses, wage epic wars against your enemies and defeat them to prove your supremacy. With a very thrill filled game-play that offers a number of amazing campaigns, beautifully created 3D visuals and loads of fantatsic things to discover, Age of Empires in one of the best MMO-RTS games and typically a trend setter for this specific genre.
#1 The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts is an Action, Single, and Multiplayer video game. The game takes place in the stunning world and enables you to play as both the forces of evil and good, but the ultimate task of the game remain same, in which you have to fend off the One Ring from being smashed and using it to restore the power of your Kingdom. In the game, you can assume the role of the soldier of Rivendell, Isengard, Gondor, depending on the campaign you selects. It offers objective-based gameplay, requiring you to slaughter a specific amount of foes before time runs out. The game starts from the right place where your character dies. There are a variety of levels, and each level has a variety of objectives and tasks that you have to complete to progress through the game and unlocks other levels. Each character equips with a variety of classic weapons and spells that can be used to take down the enemies. Explore the world from third-person perspective either on foot or by horseback and fulfill your objectives to dominate the playfield. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb visuals, The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is the best game to play and enjoy.
#2 Anno 1404 – Dawn of Discovery
Anno 1404 or also known as Dawn of Discovery is a brilliant video game that blends in City-Building, Real-time Strategy, MMO and Economic elements beautifully. The game features both medieval and renaissance era settings and allows you to build your own settlements, explore islands, construct buildings, get into diplomatic ties with neighboring settlements or wage wars against the enemies in order to conquer their lands or to defend your own. The city building element of the game allows you to build massive structures like monuments, research labs, and other facilities and rule over them, maintain them etc. The economic element allows you to set up trade routes and economically grow your settlement, acquire necessary resources and manage them wisely. Just like other games in the Anno Series, Anno 1404 or Dawn of Discovery offers a similar Sandbox style gameplay, wonderful visual details and other great things to make you love this game. Try it out and it’ll amaze you with all of what it has to offer.