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Summary: A 100% Brain Test Game
Review: There are many things one is looking for when you get a game, graphics, sound, playability, adiction, difficulty, ... Age of Empires II has it all. If you like it easy, you got it, but if you want it hard and real, you got all kind of difficult levels to choose from. I can simply spend hours trying to see how a good leader in those ages I could have been. If you like medieval ages, strategy, and spend hours using your brain, simply get it, you won't be dissappointed!
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Summary: A very solid, all around fun game
Review: This is an excellent game with awesome graphics, sound, and easy control. I have played many strategy games, and to compare I would say it is a combination of civilization (same units with some differences and just fun random scrimmages) and starcraft (similar interface). I would recommend this game if you ever played and enjoyed the mentioned games or of course the original AOE.
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Summary: A very, very, VERY sweet game
Review: Age of Empires II is excellent. This game has practically no flaws and is the current lord and master of the RTS genre. It is a lot easier to get into than some other RTS games (Starcraft, Total Annihilation, although those are also good). Overall, AOE II is the best RTS you can buy right now. Each civilization has different architecture and unique units, so seeing a squad of Japanese samurai rushing a French castle is a common (and beautiful) sight. The graphics are wonderful, very detailed. While the AI can be viciously tough, on the lower levels it is very playable and allows those new to the game and the genre to get into it easily. In short: the best RTS you can buy. So buy it!
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Summary: First game to shelf Starcraft
Review: Starcraft had taken hour after hour of my time until i bought AOE 2. This is perhaps the best real time strategy game I have ever played. It has so many civilizations and upgrades, not to mention the number of maps. Starcraft is still one of the best games ever made, but it had to fall sometime. AOE 2 is the new King!
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Summary: The best there is, a credit to the genre
Review: Amazing, from everything from the play balance to the graphics an unbelievable sequel to an already good game. Go out and buy this game. Highs: Inspirational AI; Amazing models; Great graphics; Tops the original; Nice extra features; good multiplayer. Lows: Some monotony in the later campaigns. Final verdict: 96% Bottom Line: Go buy this game right now.
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Summary: Outstanding - Wonderful
Review: This game is no doubt the best game I have seen in my life. Other games seem obsolete. I applaud Microsoft for thier achievment. All the way from the production queuqe to the wonderful graphics - AOK is so addicting that I play it for hours on end. It is so much more versitile than AOE1. The online playing is wonderful - with taunts - this is a side of MS that i have never seen.
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Summary: Real-time Strategy for a new century
Review: I can't believe it. The original AOE was good but Microsoft Games followed up with Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings, the best sequel and perhaps the best game I have ever played. With new units, buildings, ages, and my favorite, new civilizations it becomes an amazing, everlasting Real-time stategy game. The campaigns are immersive and fun, the multiplayer also rules. Highs: Amazing gameplay; new everything; great artwork; great AI; tops the original; replay value. Lows: a few bugs that need working out, but there is already patch for that. Bottom Line: Go buy this right now, if you don't like the genre it's still worth considering. Final Verdict: 96% (out of 100)
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Summary: great game
Review: This is the best strategy game i have ever played. Its very addictive, i spent 3 hrs playing it the first day i got it. If someone says that it is too hard be cause, God forbid, the computer actually attacks, they just dont understand what makes up a good game. The scenarios are great and i like all the new enhancements. I reccomend you buy this game immediately.
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Summary: Will please newcomers and old AOE fans, too.
Review: In a nutshell: A Good buy. A Great game. All the new features are wonderful and the game balance has become extremely good. The graphics are stunning and the multiplayer is awsome. The units are also great. Several new features add new depth to the gameplay. However, there are a few shortcomings. These are from a old Age of Empires 1 addict's point of view. First of all, the gameplay is very balanced. This means no rushing, at all. Rushing is close to impossible. Only a diverse army can win. No more cav rushes, sorry! Second of all, the priest thing has gone too far. I hate them. I wish i could turn them off. They are by far the most annoying things in the game. Microsoft messed up when they chose to put them in. Other wise, the game is great. Microsoft is obviously trying to target unexperienced Age of Empires players, as well as new players. However, there are advanced options that can be enabled which give you more controll over your units. Overall, worth the $$.
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Summary: Age Of Empires II
Review: Microsoft has really outdone themselves this time. I've been an Age Of Empires fanatic for a long time. When I heard AOE II, Age of Kings, was coming out, I had to get it. When I popped the CD and started a game I was overwhelmed. I took so much time analyzing the new and improved features I forgot I had opponents and was deimated in the first few minutes. But that's not the point. First off, they have male and female villagers now. Another great feature is the better balancing of the civs. Each has a unique unit that corresponds to that civ's history. I also love how each civilization talks in their language. And the multiplayer features are a breath of clean air. The Zone is a great place to play, and the modem connection is better than ever. Overall, this game is great, so if you're a RTS player, this game's for you.
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