Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn-based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!
The Age of Wonders, once a time of magic a...
Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn-based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!
The Age of Wonders, once a time of magic and peace. An age swept into the ravaging gale of chaos by the arrival of a single, uninvited race: the Humans. The fragile balance that existed between the ancient races, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs and others, has changed into a struggle for power and survival in the wake of the turmoil the Humans have brought to the land. Prepare for a strategy adventure where you will uncover wondrous ancient artifacts, awesome magical power, and the secrets of a shattered empire. Ally with the forces of light or darkness to determine the fate of the world in the Age of Wonders!
* Age of Wonders is a turn-based game combining the best elements of strategy, adventure and role-playing.
* Forge strategic alliances with compatible races to leverage each race's unique skills and abilities.
* Experience captivating single player campaign playable from the light and dark side.
* Play multi-player games against your friends through hotseat play, play-by-email, or over LAN or the Internet. The latter two modes feature an additional game play mode of simultaneous turns for a fast game pace.
12 unique fantasy races, over 50 different heroes with upgradable abilities, dozens of spells and scores of locations to explore
Employ strategic and tactical skills to command troops in capturing vital locations and defeating enemies
Battle your way through vast open lands, breach the outer wall in city sieges and explore deadly dungeons
Age of Wonders, the Age of Wonders logo, Triumph Studios and the Triumph Studios logo are trademarks of Triumph Studios b.v. Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Triumph Studios b.v. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.
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The game is simply magnificent. Some people say the graphics are outdated but i simply adore the artstyle and i think it aged very well. The world is colourful and full of "life", it really makes You feel like a part of a real fantasy world of old. The music immerse You even more and it is easy to just play and think of nothing else. Truly one of the best game expiriences i ever had, no over the top exposition, just great gameplay and magnificent little world to fall in love with.
Sure, there's a popular sequel to AoW and even more popular third AoW with pretty graphics and stuff. But these games are missing the spectacular atmosphere of first Age of Wonders. Excellent storyline with variety of choices, fun gameplay and most importantly the mysterious aura of a reality the player sinks into. There are few games that possess this particular quality and while dated, this game is really worth time put into.
Ive played so many games that most blur together and are forgotten but there are several that stand out in my mind an that I keep going back to. AoW is one of my tope 5 games of all time and I have played it beginning to end five or six times now. This was release around the same time that Starcraft was really in its prime so a lot of games were over shadowed but never the less this game stood out. Not only is it beautiful for its time (still is) but the variety diversity of the available magic and minions really puts this one above the other games of its kind during the time. And one of the best parts is that there is no race that I dont like. All races have their fun units (ie the halfling rogue, elf centaur, etc) they all have something that can give you an edge and that makes it both balanced and exciting at the same time. And with two similar yet distinct campaigns it keeps me coming back for me. Maybe play a different type of hero with a different race, etc. I vote this as a must have for any turn based game fan. And I love GOG.com for supplying this and its successors!
I still have original CD and manual, and I´m still playing it. I truly recommend it. Not only the campaigns are nice, there´s lots of maps to download, and the editor is really nice and easy to use.
A must have!
I'll admit, I'm what most people would call a care-bear. I have no problems with this label. I play games to have fun, to enjoy the story and gameplay itself. This is why I typically enjoy RTS / empire sim games such as Masters of Magic, HoMM, and now Age of Wonders via single-player. This is also why I have no qualms setting the difficulty to 'easy' to ease myself into it, and raise it as I find the game too easy or think I would enjoy a more challenging play. This is not the case with Age of Wonders.
Each game, even on easy, is so merciless and unforgivingly difficult I had trouble scavenging even a mote of enjoyment out of them. I love the graphics, I love the character customization and empire building. And I LOVE the battle style. Which is why it's so hard for me to rate this game as I have, because everything is there for a stellar experience. But I can't even get past the first mission no matter how many times I try, or what methods I attempt. The enemy AI, quite simply, overpowers me everytime without fail. I build up a small army, maybe 3 detachments stacked with 8 units apiece...the enemy surrounds them effortlessly with 25+ units and destroys me. I fend them off, I fortify my towns and prepare for the onslaught...they seize my resources and then simply wait me out knowing they can win such wars of attrition. I get a 'GAME OVER' screen, they cannot.
In the end, while I applaud the creativity and style this game accomplishes, I cannot recommend it to any save the most masochistic and hardcore of RTS fans. I, myself, am quite turned off of this series. Guess it's back to Masters of Magic for me.
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