I’ve been playing Age of Empires online now for a few months and I really like the game. I’ve always been a fan of the series, and they did an excellent job on this one as well.
They’ve made it free to play, but, of course, if you want all of the features, you’ll need to purchase a pro civilization, which I’ve done. I figure that I’d pay $50 for the game if they had released it in the traditional way, so the price was actually quite reasonable.
If you like RTS games, this is a great one to add to your collection.