Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings for Windows

Pros: Formations, auto-actions, gunpowder
Cons: Not much has changed

The original Age of Empires was a great game. It and Starcraft have ruled the real-time strategy arena for a long time. Age of Empires II is more of the same great game.

The game engine for the original Age of Empires was really good. So...

Pros: IT is very easy to learn how to use it
Cons: nothing i could think of

Although this game took a long time to finally come out it is well worth it. After I got the game I have been playing it day and night. It is definately better than ROR, and the new features are great. They had all the great improvements of ROR, and...

Pros: Great
Cons: none

I recently purchased this game and i have been playing it when ever i

could find time. I had the last Age of Empires and thought that the

creators would never be able to follow that up with anything that could

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Pros: Graphics, absolutely amazing, awesome new weapons, good selections of civilizations
Cons: Not enough campaigns to choose from, not a game for retards

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is one of the greatest games that that has ever been produced. It has lived up and played up to the hype. It is the sequel to its award winning predecessor Age Of Empires. All the glitches in the first game was...

Pros: Great game- fantastic graphics
Cons: Cost- $49.95

Rome has fallen and the world is up for grabs...sit back, hang on, choose one out of many civilizations and conquer the world. Could be you like the Britons, the Japanese, the Persians, the Franks or the Turks. There are so many more to choose from....

Pros: depth, unique idea, many options, graphics
Cons: to good?

The clashing of swords, the wizzing of arrows, the screams of pain, the sight of hundreds dead, and hundreds still standing, fighting, despite the odds against them, odds so great only the strongest of hope could conquer...

Weather your...

Pros: GREAT GAMEPLAY, good graphics, not much new
Cons: NOTHING AT ALL.

This game is the best RTS game I've seen since Starcraft. When Starcraft came out it was all owwwww, ahhhh but after 2 and a half years of Starcraft I got REALLY board. The Big Game Hunters map has totally dominated b.net and it's terrible. So I...

Pros: New Scaling, Graphics, Historical Relevance
Cons: Not Enough Scenarios.

This is by far the best strategy game I have ever played. For a couple reasons. The first is that they finally managed to develop a strategy game with the buildings in scale with the people. If this had been an older strategy game the castles(which by...

Pros: Too many to list here
Cons: Would like to see even more races

I began playing strategy games with AOE about 2 years ago. Being new to the genre I was a little aprehensious about a "real time" strategy game but I figured I would try it. From that moment forward I was hooked. To not diverge from AOE2 let...

Pros: Great Graphics
Cons: Pop. limit

The object of Age of Empires II is to strategically develop a dominant empire while fending off rival empire's attacks. There are several different stages. The learning stage teaches you everything you need to know to play the game. Then you begin to...

Pros: Educating, Good AI, Strategy really makes a difference
Cons: Gets boring fast

Microsoft is really working hard on the simulation and strategy gaming genre. Age of Empires II is a great strategy game. What I really like about it, is it's historical backing. To give you a summary of the game, you choose to play as the ruler of...

Pros: Infinite replayability, maximum fun
Cons: Not enough hours in a day

I started out with Warcraft, which was a ton of fun. Then the first Age of Empires was great and revolutionary. AOE II is unbeatable. There is not another game I have enjoyed so much as this one. If you are into real-time strategy/simulation, this game...

Pros: Beautifully rendered units, historically veracity, battle formations, stacking unit production, units can be set to aggressive, defensive and non-pursuit strategies
Cons: None immediately apparent. I'll let you know.

I've always loved medieval history. Growing up in my native England (now living in San Francisco, CA) I had the privilege of growing up in a place where ancient castles were just part of the scenery. For me, the medieval age has never seemed that remote....

Pros: good graphics accurate history
Cons: the people are hard to see

For my money, this is the finest strategy game on the market. The balance of the various kingdoms is far better than in the original, with all empires having serious strengths and equally devastating weaknesses. One must learn the value of combining...

Pros: Fun for all ages
Cons: None

Aoe2 (age of empires 2) is one of the most fun simulation games i have played and when combined with the internet site; "Microsoft internet gaming zone" provides hours of fun and the ability to play ages2 with people all over the world....