Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

Ive played this game since it was released, I loved the details and in a way, it was educative. The campaigns were amazing

... As long as you don't cheat

I got a demo version of AGE OF EMPIRES: THE AGE OF KINGS with a computer magazine and was so impressed with this that I purchased the full game . I certainly recommend this game for strategy fans in general and real time strategy addicts in particular

As with so many of these games you start of with villagers chopping down trees , collecting gold and tilling the fields in order to build up the economy , technology and military might but you've also got the choice of choosing different races , terrain , landscapes etc which unlike several other strategy games are in fact different . Not only that you can also choose several missions like embarking on a crusade against the mighty Saladin or unifying the Germanic lands .

I have to confess that not long after starting the game I surfed the net for cheats which spoiled much of the challenge . I awarded myself unlimited amounts of food , stone , gold and wood . I also managed to find a cheat which meant I could arm myself with cars that fired machine guns which while being fun in an anachronistic way ( The game is set round about the 12th century and never progresses beyond this time frame ) of machine gunning massive amounts of enemy means the game instantly stops being much of a challenge . Having said that I still sat in front of my computer for countless days wreaking carnage on my enemies knowing that there would be no chance of me losing a game which speaks well of its playability

It's a LOT like the first game, which was great. But I would have preferred if we had been given more technologies to research. All the discovery seems to be over a bit too quick before each game boils down to the standard 'smash the enemy to pieces' part. In this respect it game become quite repetitive, especially when you consider how long it takes to get a good game going. The only alternative is to try out different civilisations. And only then it's just the architecture that's different.

I do like this game a lot but I just wish for a bit more diversity and more surprises in the next one (as in Age of Empires 3, not Age of Mythology). I've not played the expansion pack extensively yet but if it gives you more to work with and is definitely worth getting too.

I've been playing this game since age 9, and it still finds ways to surprise and challenge me.

"Rome has fallen, and land is up for grabs." Beginning with a ramshackle town center and a few peasants, you rebuild a civilization in the medieval world. From collecting resources to annihilating enemy armies, you'll always have something to do.

Each civilization has their own unique unit and abilities. For example, the Mongolians have great cavalry archers and horsemen, but are not so hot on collecting food. In comparison, the Goths collect hunted meat very quickly, but their cavalry is not much.

No matter what your playing style, you'll have a civilization to play as. I heartily recommend this modern classic game to any player.

Age of Empires II it's a construct empire game,about combat and conquest,you will beginning in a loyal position in the height mild age" These are the principal guidelines of the game. Age of Empires II,will get you to the past,to explore,combat,conquest and constructive as the human do in the past. You can play as William Wallace,Juana De Arco,Gengis Khan,and lots more,these give to the game more positive points,thinking about the hight possibilities to win,or loose. This PC Game is one of the best ever made,if you have an opportunity to play it,play it,it's an fabulous form to entertainment. And to know more about the history,about things ho happened in the past,and lots more. Maybe the possibility to the codes decreases the game difficulty,but at the same time,it increase the REPLAY VALUE of the game.

I give it 10/10,microsoft did an excellent PC Game.