Majesco Entertainment and Digital Eclipse have released a press release confirming features of the upcoming Age of Kings for Nintendo DS.

With 16 million copies sold worldwide, it's not surprising that Age of Empires is one of the best-selling games for Windows. Now players can experience this popular franchise on the go with their Nintendo DS

"Age of Empires has set the gold standard for real-time strategy games and its global audience continues to grow," reported Ken Gold, the vice president of Marketing for Majesco. "Our portable version provides an exceptional game experience by taking advantage of the new DS features, and we are excited to have such a high-profile and well-regarded property spearhead our DS lineup for the back-half of 2005."

Unlike previous Age of Empires games, the DS version will feature turn-based strategy gameplay, giving players a new experience as they move from the Dark Ages through to the Middle Ages.

Confirmed features of the game include:

• Command one of five different civilizations: the Britons, Franks, Mongols, Saracens, or Japanese;
• Control special 'hero' units such as Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood, Joan of Arc and Genghis Khan, whose special 'hero' powers affect the entire battlefield;
• Lead over 45 different types of units into battle -- from bowmen and monks to hand cannoneers, mercenaries and samurai;
• Players' can construct and upgrade buildings to help their units learn new skills and create resources for their civilizations;
• Research over 50 different technologies like chemistry, ballistics, siege craft and spying to advance civilization into the next age;
• A new Combat Advisor offers advice on certain campaign strategies and provides an assessment of the battle's outcome;
• Multi-player scenarios allow up to four players to wirelessly battle each other;
• By gaining Empire Points, players can unlock maps and units to improve their Emperor Rank;
• Includes the music and sounds from the best-selling PC version.

You can expect more news on this title from Cube-Europe very soon.