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Microsoft's "Age of Empires II" has always been the gold standard in real time strategy games. Classic "god view" looking over your 2D animated world. I am running mine on an old HP Win Vista tower but have also loaded it onto Windows 7 and Windows 10 laptops with success. A few minimal tweaks are required for smooth operation (compatibility mode) and you are off to create your world!
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Age Of Empires 2 is a masterpiece. The sequel to Age Of Empires keeps everything that made the first one great, throws away almost everything that made it bad, and throws an amazing, revamped user interface that gives the player god-like power if used expertly. The different civilizations are fantastic. The advantages and disadvantages of each one make the game interesting and balanced, although some civilizations are better (overall) than others. I mean, really, who doesn't love (and equally hate) the Longbowmen? The War Elephants? The Woad Raiders? The Throwing Axeman? The units are the best part of the game. Except for the paladin and scorpion wipeout trick, the unit balance is superb. The naval battles are amazing, with fireships, ballista ships, and even ships that launch cannonballs. There are more buildings, tons more upgrades, and a brand-new unit I like to call the x-factor: the trebuchet. This is one of the units that makes AOE 2 a true delight. As built up as a city can become, it can be destroyed in minutes with enough trebuchets. The multiplayer aspect of this game is what solidifies AOE 2's standing as one of the best games ever made. It is surreal. I've had 12-hour multiplayer sessions many times. You just don't want to stop. It's so fun!!! It's madness! As far as challenge goes, you'll get all you want. Just try beating the entire game on the hardest difficulty and see the headache you get. And if you get through with that, buy the expansion pack and eat your heart out. Buy this game! Play it until you're sick of it! That probably won't happen, but even if it does, when you come back from your break you'll be twice as hooked.Read full review
The Age of Empires II Gold Edition features Age of Empires II and the Conquerors Expansion Pack in one. The Conquerors Expansion is the best part of the game. For anyone who is into war and strategy, this game is for you. This features civilizations such as Aztecs, Mayans, Britons, Byzantines, Spanish, Vikings, Chinese, Japanese, Turks, Mongols, Persians, Teutons, and French to name most. Each civilization has their own special units as well as their own strengths and weaknesses. In order to play this game, you must build from the ground up in terms of food, wood, gold, and stone. From there, you advance through the dark ages, to feuadal age, to castle age, to imperial age in an attempt to bring down your enemies. The most challenging aspect of this game is playing others online. Also, if you cant play this online, try playing some of the scenarios already featured in the game. You can also create your own maps and scenarios as well. This is the best strategy game I have ever played. Since the day I played it, I have been addicted for the years since. Even though there is an Age of Empires III, I highly recommend this game right here. It is well worth the money.Read full review
On my opinion the game is awesome. The graphics ,the sounds ,the campaigns everything. The object of the game is to destroy your opponent with your soldiers. And to do that you have to gather food,wood,gold,stone. And with the material you can build your city. First of all the game has a really good tutorial. Even if you had no idea how to play it teaches in a really easy way everything.From how to move your guys to attacking, well everything. Then graphics are good you can see all guys , their armor,ships,buildings it is just great. One of the best parts i like is playing multiplayer, you can't describe how much fun it is. Just buy this game!!!
I think of this game as the ultimate toy soldier set that you dreamed of as a kid- only the toys are alive and intelligent. I've literally spent hundreds of hours playing this game , including more all nighters than I care to admit. If you are a military buff this game can become addictive. You can build whole empires here- either from scratch from the stone age, or with fully developed high middle ages technology (which includes gunpowder weapontry.) You have to build up the infrastructure for your empire including farms, fisheries, mines, and timber. Then you have to build workshops and training schools. Only then can you concentrate on the right mix of cavalry, infantry, archers, and artillery. Just the complexity of the castles and walled towns you can build is fascinating. Yet it is never tedious, you really get a feeling that you are actually building up an empire- your empire for your subjects. And every single individual unit is fully and believably animated. A major advantage of Age of Kings over the earlier Age of Empires is that you can order your fighting units into set formations like squares and lines, instead of just sending a mob into battle. The interface here is unbelievable- the "giant" map actually has the feel of a huge extent of territory- enough for a kingdom or an empire. I prefer this as a single player game- the program is smart and relentless enough to keep you constantly on your toes. Just try playing against 7 to 1 odds with no allies if you don't believe me....Read full review
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