the work, but Ensemble Studios designers Greg Street and Sandy Petersen joined in the brainstorming, and had control over the final product. Both studios had roles in testing the game before its release. Reception and legacy {{VG series reviews |updated=December 31, 2019 |gr=yes |game1=Age of Empires (1997) |gr1=87% |mc1=83 |game2=Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome (1998) |gr2=80% |mc2=– |game3=Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999) |gr3=92% |mc3=92 |game4=Age of Empires II: The Conquerors (2000) |gr4=89% |mc4=88 |game5=Age of Empires III (2005) |gr5=82% |mc5=81 |game6=Age of Empires: The Age of Kings (2006) (Nintendo DS) |gr6=80% |mc6=80 |game7=Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs (2006) |gr7=81% |mc7=81 |game8=Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (2007) |gr8=80% |mc8=80 |game9=Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery (2007) (Board Game) |gr9=- |mc9=- |game10=Age of Empires Online (2011) |gr10=71% |mc10=70 |game11=Age of Empires II: HD Edition (2013) |gr11=71% |mc11=68 |game12=Age of Empires II: The Forgotten (2013) |gr12=– |mc12=– |game13=Age of Empires: Castle Siege (2014) |gr13=40% |mc13=– |game14=Age of Empires II: The African Kingdoms (2015) |gr14=- |mc14=- |game15=Age of Empires: World Domination (2015) |gr15=- |mc15=- |game16=Age of Empires II: Rise of the Rajas (2016) |gr16=- |mc16=- |game17=Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (2018) |gr17=65% |mc17=69 |game18=Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019) |gr18=69% |mc18=81 |game19=Age of Mythology (2002) |gr19=89% |mc19=89 |game20=Age of Mythology: The Titans (2003) |gr20=83% |mc20=84 |game21=Age of Mythology: The Boardgame (2003) |gr21=- |mc21=- |game22=Age of Empires: Mythologies (2008) (Nintendo DS) |gr22=79% |mc22=78 |game23=Age of Mythology: Extended Edition (2014) |gr23=69% |mc23=66 |game24=Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon (2016) |gr24=- |mc24=- }} The Age of Empires series has been a commercial success. As of 2008, five of its games have each sold more than one million copies. According to Gamasutra, Age of Empires had sold more than three million copies, and The Rise of Rome sold one million copies as of 2000. Around the same time, Microsoft announced that they shipped over two million copies of The Age of Kings. In 2003, Microsoft announced the sales of one million copies for Age of Mythology. By 2004—prior to the release of Age of Empires III—the Age of Empires franchise had sold over 15 million copies. On May 18, 2007, Ensemble Studios announced that two million copies of Age of Empires III had been sold. Games in the series have consistently scored highly on video game review aggregator websites GameRankings and Metacritic, which collect data