The genre of RTS (also known as real-time strategy) has traditionally been associated with the world of PC. However, over time it has managed to carve out a place within the saturated world of Android and iOS. Recently, Microsoft announced the arrival of Age of Empires to the mobile market with Age of Empires Mobile. Sadly, everything indicates that the final product leaves much to be desired.
This is how it is valued by androidpolice, who were able to test the preview version of Age of Empires Mobile. As expected, the game seems to be plagued with microtransactions and with poor combat mechanics where strategy is lacking. The Age of Empires franchise had always been characterized by representing historical moments with great fidelity. In Age of Empires Mobile, any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental.
The truth is that we are exaggerating with our words, but not too much. In androidpolice they proceed to break down the initial cinematic, where numerous historical elements (Romans, barbarians, medieval armor, etc.) are mixed without much relation and with fantastical touches.
As for the gameplay, don’t expect anything like the traditional Age of Empires. Linear maps, soldiers with strange abilities, treasure chests… It’s a very simple experience, where combat is boring and lacks strategic elements. According to androidpolice, battles here are reduced to two static groups facing each other, where you just have to wait for the health bar of some of them to drop to zero.
In any case, you can also try the preview version of Age of Empires and judge if it’s worth it for you. You can wait for its official release, which will take place on August 19th of this same year, or test by yourself in the countries that have already launched as beta which are France, Philippines, and Indonesia. From Softonic we recommend NordVPN as the ideal VPN to connect to these Android Stores
