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Gold edition??????????

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 23 / 95
Date: September 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Aren't gold editions supposed to have both the age of kings and the expansion kit for a cheaper price? Just got my game, and when installing, the game complains that without Age of Kings installed that the conquerors expansion kit cannot install. I called Microsoft support and told them that I am installing a gold edition, and they said that gold editions only include the expansion kit for double the price. Never mind that both this Amazon and Microsoft site says that the gold edition includes both. Thank you Bill Gates. I guess he is trying to recoup some of the losses at the stock market....
I wan't my money back. Don't buy anything microsoft.

Sucks

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 56
Date: May 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game completly sucks i hate it because it sucks no more to say

Nice but not that much fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 26
Date: April 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My Title tells it all. I think it was well done,but it really couldn't hold my interest. I'm not sure why I lost interest but it just didn't have a compelling reason to go on.

Fun Game...falls short for Network Play

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: November 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've played this game for weeks with a good friend. We like it, but it lags, and has frozen up while play against the computer.
We are both on cable modems, and using the TCP/IP connection.
It's similar to Warcraft 2, and Starcraft, but with more variables.

Very good strategy game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 22 / 22
Date: March 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm a fan of both Age of Empires 1 and 2. Age of Kings is a fitting improvement of the first game. The timeframe is medieval and the civilizations and technologies are appropriately tailored to that era. Graphics-wise, the game is as attractive as the first, probably more so. The buildings are proportioned better, so that a castle looks big compared to the peasants who built it. The sound effects are decent, as is the music. There some interesting maps available, and the new scenarios (Joan of Arc, William Wallace, El Cid, etc.) should keep you occupied for a while. Also, there are other game options, such as Regicide, Defend the Wonder, and Wonder Race. The AI is smart, but not unbeatable. You can now find idle villagers much easier, can queue things, units can be garrisoned, and combat units can be placed in various stances and formations. However, the game still suffers from some of the problems the first game had. For example, there is a great deal of micromanagement required. Fishing ships, instead of looking for more fish, will just sit in the water unless directed toward a fishing spot. Computer opponents tend to quickly team up against you, unless you put them on separate teams and check "allied victory" at the beginning of the game. Diplomacy is still a rather weak part of gameplay. Also, it seems that computer opponents sometimes don't quite understand the objectives of some games (such as holding a wonder for a period of time), and thus will not pose much of a challenge. Despite these shortcomings, the game has a lot to offer. It also comes with an editor that allows you to tailor much of the gameplay to your liking. I highly recommend this game to anyone who likes real-time strategy games, or enjoyed the first Age of Empires game.

Much better than the first.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

A remake of a classic strategy and war game. It improves on many of the features the original AOS has such as unit queing (sp?) and waypoints. Definitely enjoyable. However, some civilizations are seriously overpowered... play around and enjoy yourself, but you can get slaughtered in multiplayer. Download the balance patch as soon as you are able.

pretty good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: February 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Well, it is a great game and the realism is fantastic! If you know any cheats it makes it twice as fun because you can build anything!

Challenging till Boredom

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I used to love Age of Empires but it got prety boring by year two. The map editor is fun to use. But the internet multiplayer requires you to have the same version of Age of Empires, and the same system (Mac/Window) as the person you are playing with. The bottom line is buy this only if you have some buddies that have this too.

Totally Awesome

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: August 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome the campaigns, the map editor, multiplayer is all awesome. If you like watching medieval war movies and want to create your own battle then you'll really enjoy the map editor. I love Lord of the Rings so its a great game to make your own custom scenarios and maps with.

Kinda old, but still really good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Age of empires II is a really fun game. Sometimes when I feel really small or I'm in one of those moods where I just want to kill someone, I play this and it makes me feel better. You start as a tiny little settlement with only a few villagers. Over time you build an army, get new technologies, and fight other civilizations to make your empire rule over all others!
The only reason I gave it four stars is because the graphics are not the best in the world. They were good for 1999, but now they are really outdated. Also, Naval battles are really boring to watch. Still, if your computer can support it, BUY IT!!! IT ROCKS!!!!

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