The popular RTS game series Age of Empires is coming to smartphones this year. Age of Empires Mobile is developed by Timi Studio and it will support solo play, 1 vs 1 PVP and hundreds of players simultaneously in one map.
In the early stage only four civilizations can be played which is France. Rome, China and Byzantium. The "hero" characters that can be controlled are Iskandar Dzulkarnain, Barbarossa, Hammurabi, Queen of Sheba, and Charlemagne. For those who are interested, you can express your interest through the official website of Age of Empires Mobile now. Supported operating systems are Android and iOS.
While we've been fans of the AoE series since the PC days, we have some gripes with AoE Mobile. First of all, as we usually see, the first version is usually different from the original version. The best example is the first version of Command and Conquer which was a "pay to win" game. The second is how the complex controls of the AoE series will translate in the first version? The answer will only be known when Age of Empires Mobile launches later.