Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings

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Summary: Not surprisingly an addictive follow up
Review: Brilliant game if you start here. If you played AOE 1 I am sure you have already purchased Age of Kings.

Lots of hours of thrilling, fascinating and ever changing gameplay in here. I guess it is a must-have for all real time strategy fans. After playing AOE and AOK I will buy the follow up without hesitation as soon as it lands.

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Summary: A great Age
Review: This is the best game that I have ever played. If you want power, men to rule and conquer, and a challenge coming your way, then you would want to own Age of Empires 2 Age of Kings.

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Summary: Why is this the best Stretgy game I have ever played?
Review: Two reasons:

1. I have been playing it for over 6 months almost every other day and I still love it - in 15 years I have never had a game that survived on my pc for that long

2. The number of Civilization combinations, strategies, units, scenarios and terrains make this game more interesting, complex and sophisticated than Chess especially when playing On-Line with other players - yet it is very easy to play

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Summary: this game ROCKS!
Review: age of Empires is a fun challenging strategy game with lots of difrent levels. It is one of my favorite games. if you like games like Starcraft, Diablo or any other war game you will like this one alot. I have also beeten the game 13 times!

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Summary: AOE2......THE PERFECT GAME!
Review: AOE2 is an exciting game full of fun and adventure. You are in full control of everything you produce and convert. I highly reccommend this game not only because the graphics, but for the fun filled time you will enjoy playing this game. It is a little hard at first but just keep trying. Before you know it you will be having a blast! If you like adventure and trying new thing this is in the center of the dart board for you. I know it is a little expensive but I think it's worth it.

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Summary: AE: 2 is Too Much
Review: Age of Empires 2. A simple name, but not a simple game. Vast armies help you conquer the land with ancient empires to control. This game deserves game of the year. It has stunning graphics, awsome game and replay value. This game will take a while to top.

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Summary: Best RTS Game Ever!
Review: The first Age of Empires was a critical and consumer success, gaining rave reviews and selling over 2 million copies. The first was a success because of the blend of strategy action and historical charcters. The sequel, The Age of Kings, expands on this winning formula, and in doing so, creates the best real time strategy game avaliable on the market. The game focuses on 13 major empires, such as the Persians, Vikings and Japanese. As head of one of these 13 kingdoms, you must defeat your enemies to gain rulership over all the land. This is very fun, being that each race is varried and has different strengths and weaknesses. It is also fun, because each one has a different look to them, the Japanese buildings look much different than the Vikings. The real fun of the game starts when you play the preset historical scenerios. You take control of such historical figures as Joan of Arc, Genghis Khan and William Wallace (ie Braveheart). These are all historically accurate and can help you learn a great deal about the time period. There also is an excellant multiplayer game, featuring the usual deathmatch games, as well as a regicide game, which gives each team a king, and the first one to destory each others king. All of these features add up to the best RTS game on the market for the money. The guide for the game, is also a great value, it retails at 20 dollars and gives you all you would need to know about the game, without spoiling it. All and all, this is the best game you can buy, and you will enjoy it for a long, long time.

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Summary: WOW!
Review: The detail on this game was great! The sound was spectacular! The scenarios were well thought out! Well in other words it was an excellent game. I love playing this multiplayer too, which is free and can be played using MSN gaming Zone ... The sceanarios include Genghis Kahn, Joan of Arc, and Barbarosa. Each one has a different theme and adventure. I liked Kahn the best because you grew your army by capturing and destroying others. A great advantage over this game than the last ones is that the characters and images are much larger and easier to see. If you like stradegy, this game is for you.

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Summary: It would be difficult to say ...
Review: ... anything negative about this game. Ensemble Studios (marketed via MS) has got it ALL right with this release based on the earlier game under a similar title.

Gameplay is much the same as it was in the older "Age of Empires" and "Rise of Rome" so players familiar with those can jump right in -- but the means to play are much more polished and graphically pleasing. All functions and actions are a mere mouse-click away as you tumble through scenario after scenario on your way to conquer the world.

The game has features I've seen in no other currently offered - making it a trend setter and blue print for others to try to match. Some features are saving multi-player games, the ability to record a game (either single or multi-player) and then re-watch it later, and an automatic recovery feature in case you loose that all important telephone connection while in the middle of a campaign.

For $40, you just can't go wrong here. It will boil down to pennies an hour to play because this is one RTS that you won't put away for a long, long time. Added to this, Ensemble is soon to come out with an 'add-on' disk which features even more civilizations and units, as well as modified control features (The one I anticipate the most is being able to queue farms so I don't have to go back and right click every time a farm runs out of food).

If you enjoy - or even dabble in - Real Time Strategy games, this is the one to buy. See you on the field of honor.

~P~

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Summary: The best strategy game in the world!
Review: This game is awesome! It is so true to the actual races that even history buffs will be satisfied. The diversity in troops and even in building templates makes this game anything but repetitive. I recomend it to all war fans and history junkies.