Đánh giá của gamespot.com :
Age of Empires : 6.8 - Fair
Game play: 6
Graphics: 8
Sound: 5
Value: 8
Tilt: 7
Age of Empires : Rise of Rome: 7.4 - Good
Game play: 7
Graphics: 8
Sound: 8
Value: 8
Tilt: 7
Age of Empires II - Age of Kings : 9.1 - Superb
Game play: 9
Graphics: 8
Sound: 7
Value: 10
Tilt: 10
Age of Kings The Conquerors Expansion : 8.5 = Great
Game play: 9
Graphics: 7
Sound: 7
Value: 9
Tilt: 9
AOK và expansion của nó - The conquerors - đều được đánh giá cao hơn AOE hay AOE Rise of Rome :)
Các giải thưởng :
Age of Empires :
- Game of the year 1998
- Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Awards
- Best Real-Time Strategy - Gamepen's E3 Best of the Show Awards
- Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences - Achievement Award for PC - Strategy Games
- Wargamer's, Award for Excellence given to Age of Empires® and Age of Empires® Expansion: The Rise of Rome™.
Age of Empires : Rise of Rome
- Award for Excellence - Gamesmania
- Best Add-On 1998 Computer Games - Strategy Plus
- 1998 Editors'Choice Award - Gamezilla
- 1998 Users'Choice Award - Gamezilla
Age of Empires II - The Age of Kings
- AIAS Award Strategy Game of the Year
- AIAS Award Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development.
- Gamesmania Award for Excellence
- Thresh's FiringSquad Editor's Choice Award
- Computer Gaming World Five-Star Award
- Computer Gaming World Editors' Choice Award
- Gamezilla Game of the Year
- Hot Games 5 Flames
- Macworld 2001 Best Strategy Game
Age of Kings - The Conquerors Expansion :
- AIAS PC Strategy Award
- GamePower's Best Strategy Game of 2000
- PC Gamer Best Expansion Pack of the Year
- Strategy Gaming Editors Choice Award
- Gamers Pulse Expansion Pack of the Year
- GamePen's Expansion Pack of the Year
- 3DGF Editor's Force Award
- Gamers.com Readers Choice - Best Multiplayer Game
- Gamers.com Readers Choice - Best RTS Game
- IGN Best Expansion Pack of 2000
- IGN Readers' Choice Best Expansion Pack of 2000
- WarGamer Realtime Strategy Game of the Year
- WarGamer Strategy Game of the Year