Prepare for battle and nurture your empire into the greatest of its time in Age of Empires: The Age of Kings.

Age of Empires: The Age of Kings is based on the best-selling PC title Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. Players command five different civilizations, build armies and take them on scores of campaigns. With turn-based strategy gameplay, Age of Empires: The Age of Kings lets players move from the Dark Ages through the Middle Ages with one goal in mind: dominate the known world.

The first thing you notice when you fire up the game is how good the graphics look. The elements are mapped extraordinarily well, and there's no confusion about what troop does what on the battlefield. While all the action takes place on the bottom screen, you can use the top screen as a map or a spot information screen. Regardless of whether you favor the stylus or buttons, it's very easy to move around the map and give commands to your troops.

You get to take command of one of five different civilizations (the Britons, Franks, Mongols, Saracens and Japanese) and playing as "heroes" including Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood, Joan of Arc and Genghis Khan. Each hero has his or her own special powers that can affect troops on the battlefield.

Command more than 65 types of units

Turn-based combat

Construct and upgrade buildings such as town centers, mines and universities to learn new skills and create resources for civilizations

Up to four players can battle wirelessly

The multiplayer function lets you set up scenarios and select different maps for you and up to three friends to battle on. In all, you'll command more than 65 different types of units from bowmen and monks to mercenaries and samurai.