Evaluation Videogames - Evaluation Videogames

Age of Empires

Screenshot of the videogame:

Name of producer:

Microsoft Corporation

Date of production:

2005

Name of Distributor:

Novij Disk

Technical Requirements:

CD-ROM, CPU: Pentium 90MHz, Hard Drive Space: 290MB, RAM: 24MB, Video Memory: 2MB, OS: MS Windows98SE/Me/2000/XP

Cost of product:

5,71 EUR

Type of videogame:

Strategy

Genre of videogame:

Historical
War

Type of game visual:

Isometric

DESCRIPTION OF VIDEOGAME
Player:

Single player
Multiplayer online

Help:

Presence of textual tutoring during the game

Interaction:
Dialogue with other characters:

Poor0123456Excellent

Driving Vehicles:

Poor0123456Excellent

Explorability of environment:

Poor0123456Excellent

Memory of events:

Poor0123456Excellent

Complexity of logic succession of events:

Poor0123456Excellent

Number of alternative game paths for solution of events:

Poor0123456Excellent

Game interface:

Presence of floating elements: Archiving of objects
Presence of maps

Technology foreseen:

Text
Bitmap
2D

THE EDITOR

Is an internal Editor available for the videogame?

Yes

Is an external Editor available for the videogame:

No

Level of editing:
Medium Level
(It is possible to personalise environments and add/remove elements.) 
Graphics:

Poor0123456Excellent

Interaction:

Poor0123456Excellent

Type of interface:

3D

Availability and location of documentation:

Manual

2D / 3D License:

Freeware

>Cost of software(�):

5,71 EUR

EVALUATION
Usability potential of this game in an educational context:

Poor0123456Excellent

Evaluator:

Name of Evaluator:

Gitana Cechamiriene

Role of Evaluator:

Teacher

Country:

Lithuania

Date of Evaluation:

27/05/2007

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