They are the Britons, Byzantines, Celts, Goths, Teutons, Franks, Mongols, Chinese, Japanese, Persians, Saracens, Turks and the Vikings. The Age of Kings is set in the Middle Ages and contains thirteen playable civilizations. A Dreamcast port, by Konami, was canceled. A PlayStation 2 version was released by Konami in 2001, and a Nintendo DS spinoff, Age of Empires: The Age of Kings was developed by Backbone Entertainment in 2006. An expansion, The Conquerors, was released in 2000. Age of Empires 2 The Age of Kings Released in 1999 for the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh operating systems, it was the second game in the Age of Empires series.