Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings

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Summary: Great War Game. Many hours of Play
Review: Age of Empires II is a great game and now that it is an older game the price has really dropped. I saw new copies for $13!!! What a deal! Many, many hours of play. You won't get boring of this game for a long, long time. Wyatt Kaldenberg

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Summary: Fun but you gotta quit sometime
Review: I have been playing this game for about 2 months. I haven't had any technical problems at all. Sometime playing online I had a few problems but thats due to my Dial Up internet. This game has a wide selection of campain missions. It starts of giving you a little history and describing the problem. It then list all your objectives and you begin. I prefer to play random map, that is when you can play agaist the computer. You can have 7 other cpu players. You start with a town center (The main buidling) and 3 villagers. Your objective differs depending on what you set. Like conquest is to destory all of your enemys army and most buildings. You can make all sorts of military units. Though some civilizations have restrictions. One thing I have encounterd though is after playing for 2 hours in a day the game can get boring. I prefer to play random map online with other AOE 2 players. Overall though this game is very enjoyable. If your like me and love strategy RPG games than this one is the one for you. It has is boring parts but I haven't found a game that doesn't. I give this game 5 stars becuse it can keep you interested in the game. I recommend anyone who likes strategy RPG games to check this one out.

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Summary: AWESOME!
Review: When i first played this game, I was in awe of the realism. You can see the archers notching arrows into their bows, the flash of swords on shield, the skirmishers winding back and throwing spears. All the animation was incredibly smooth, with no Long Swordsman walking like they're on stilts. For a war game, there isn't much blood, thats a good thing. A bad thing is the castles. They're pretty good, but you don't get to choose what kind you want to build. Some of the technologies are really confusing
( block printing?)
One feature I like is the scenario editor.
I like creating a whole whack of soldiers with fortresses and watch the heads fly( just kidding).
One of the major glitches is the population limit. The most people you can get in a game is 200 people, which includes villagers, fishing ships, catapualts, which doesn't make for a very good army.
When you play Age of Empires:Age of Kings, you learn a lot more about the the Middle Ages, than you know you do, especially with the campaigns.
This is a very good game, worth the money to buy it.
However, I recommend American Conquest.

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Summary: Keeps me Entertained, a teenage reviewer
Review: The Age of Empires series is one of my favorite games. I play it all the time even though it came out awhile ago. I like playing civilization games and this is the best.

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Summary: Best Game Ever! EVER!!!
Review: ... I still love it... Yep... That long ago. I have always loved the Age of Empires series (the first game and expansion took place when the Romans were in power) and continue to just as much. I have always loved playing this single player until earlier this year I got broadband, wireless, and a shiny new laptop... Two of my friends who also appreciate the fantabulousagant Age of Empires series come over and we play together on the LAN. Sometimes we play 2 vs. 1, all 3 vs. the Computer (who we give an advantage... Of course) and no matter which way we do it it is so much fun. The game includes a lot of different civilizations each with their own special unit. There are a few different game modes you can play like Conquest, King of the Hill, Wonder, and more. This is one of my favorite games and probably will continue to be until either they release a new one... Or something...

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Summary: A Surprisingly Good Strategy Game
Review: Microsoft generally isn't the first company that you think of when you are looking for a strategy game. But after playing Age of Empires 2, you will definitely keep them in mind.
Age of Empires 2 is a real-time strategy game that puts you in control of a medieval civilization as it advances in technology, military, and economy. Victory is acheived by crushing your enemies, allying with victorious factions, or by constructing a Wonder of the World. The selection of cultures is impressive and includes the Goths, Britons, Japanese, Chinese, and Persians in addition to several others. Each culture has its own technologies and unique units, such as Viking Longboats or Persian Elephants. The single-player scenarios allow you to become legendary heroes and conquerors such as William Wallace and Joan of Arc.
This is one of the best real-time strategy games available and its multiplayer scenarios will keep you coming back again and again.

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Summary: Get it. Play it. Enjoy.
Review: No long winded review here. You've seen the positives. I have all the versions and love them. Is this the greatest game ever created? No. It is hours of Donald Rumsfeld type fun though and in the grand scheme of things that's all that matters. Give M$ their props on this one, it works better than their operating systems.

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Summary: not great replay value
Review: this game is OK, but i just don't like it's replay value, it's really hard to pick up again afetr a month. i wouldn't recomend that you get this.

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Summary: Entertaining
Review: This game is a great buy because unlike many other programs, you can play it over and over again without tiring of it. There are also expansion packs which is always nice because it brings new aspects to a game. Age of Empires is by far one of my favorite games ever!

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Summary: A great change from WarCraft and StarCraft
Review: In Age of Empires: the Age of Kings, you can control one of 13 different civilizations including the English, Mongols, Chinese, Japanese, Byzantines, and many more. Age of Empires 2 is not your typical RTS. Unlike WarCraft and StarCraft, AOE2 requires more thinking on your part rather than creating an army of soldiers and storming the enemy base. That doesn't cut it in AOE2. You actually have to think in order to outsmart the computer (oh my gosh, some of you mindless people actually have to use your so called brains). In regards to AOE2 and the major change I had to go through from playing WarCraft and StarCraft, was the fact that I had to learn how to multitask my characters. In WarCraft and StarCraft the only resources you can gather are either two or three resources. In AOE2 you must gather food, wood, gold, and stone in order to keep your civilization alive. Also the many different upgrades and research items in AOE2 was a big change from WarCraft and StarCraft. In an overall rating, AOE2 outperforms WarCraft and StarCraft by a considerable amount and is 10x more fun and challenging. And your also learning a bit about history as you play (it doesn't get any better than that).
Bottom Line: Age of Empires: the Age of Kings is loads of fun. Get it! You won't be dissappointed.