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Summary: What the heck?
Review: Why on earth are people writing reviews of a game that isnt going to be released for a month? It makes no sense to me! Why did I give it 5 stars then? I love Age2 and this game isn't any different except with some cool extras that make gameplay more fun...
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Summary: Good
Review: This is a good expansion set to a very good game. Although expansion sets usually disappoint me, this one seems to avoid many of the mistakes that have plagued other games.
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Summary: A great expansion for a great game
Review: the expansion pack features 5 new civ's, maya, aztecs, huns, koreans,and spanish.each with its own unique buildings type(imagine mayas and aztecs builduings, cool)There are 3 campaigns and one pack of scenarios named battles of the conquerors, the campaigns are atilla the hun where you get to conquer gaul and then maybe even the whole rome, in el cid you must join forces with moors and fight against castilla and fight against fanatical berber horsemen, and last but not least, in montezuma you get to fight off thje invaders that are much better armed and shielded, can they defeat them, or will they fall before the invaders, in addition to that the game will have 11 new units,conquistador,jaguar man,tarkan and 26 new technologies including a special technology for each civilisation. The villagers are now smarter,for example they'll start gathering wood after building a lumber camp, farm queing, you just give enough money to it, and villagers will build farms untill money run off.Ram's are now transports, garrizon units inside it to increase speed and defend units inside. ship formations,you can also send commands to friendly computer players. and finally new temperature zones including tropics, and ice. That is a very interesting game...
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Summary: Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion
Review: Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion is the official add-on to the award-winning, best-selling real-time strategy game Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. Focusing on legendary leaders, The Conquerors will challenge veterans and novices to wage war on an epic scale with all-new civilizations, unique units and technologies, and campaigns based on infamous conquerors such as Attila the Hun, El Cid and Montezuma. Let the battle begin!
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Summary: Great expansion pack, I cannot wait for the next
Review: Age of Kings broke new grounds that Star Craft had blazed, and it then set new limits for the ceiling. This expansion pack (which I will refer to as "AOKex" from now on) simply adds to the marvelous design. Let's get the gripes out of the way first: The armies are still too similar. Mayans did not have Two Handed Swordsmen, and it just looks silly to see them running next to eagle warriors, fighting on the same side. There are only 3 new campaigns when I expected at least 5, but there are single game campaigns that let you taste a flavor of many historical battles (such as the Battle of Hastings with William the Conqueor in 1066). Now for the good points: Villagers. They are finally intelligent. When they are done building a mill, they harvest food. When they are finished building a lumber camp, they chop down trees. You don't have to wait for them to be done and then tell them what to do. They do it automatically. The new technology and unit upgrades are wonderful. The thumb ring is a welcome addition (something I was wondering as to its non-inclusion in the original) and makes your archers more accurate and quicker with their bows. The Harbrinder is an upgrade for the Pike man, and a group of these guys will absolutely make mince-meat out of entire legions of calvary. I had 12 of them in a group attacking a group of 20 or so calvary units. I lost three Harbrinders and killed all the enemy units. The light calvary has another upgrade now, the Hussar. While it still is weak vs. military units, this final upgrade will wreck havoc on villagers chopping wood or monks behind the enemy lines. Other technologies are a welcome addition and make the game outstanding. The new civilizations are beautifully balanced and integrated into the game. If you're like me, you'll love the new world empires and, despite their lack of calvary units, their ability to overwhelm an enemy with sheer weight of numbers. I recommend buying this without reservation. If you liked AOK, you have no excuse for now owning this expansion pack.
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Summary: One of my all time favorites!
Review: Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors is definitely one of my favorite games. It is a simple starategy game, easily picked up by beginners, but able to challenge the most talented gamers.
This game is much better than the first AOE game, and is a great addition to the second. Five additional civilizations, new technologies, and new units are at your fingertips, and the game play is also improved. Don't let the out-dated graphics stop you from playing this game. It is truly a masterpiece.
If you have played any of these similar games, you should feel right at home with AOE2: Empire Earth, Age of Mythology, Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds.
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Summary: im still playing
Review: The original Age of Kings was a great game. Perhaps it was a bit too favorable to two of the civs (ahem Teutons and Franks), but the campaigns were still a blast. The Conquerors isn't so much an expansion pack as a complete overhaul of the game. The civs have been radically balanced (especially with the patch, available on Ensemble's website), 5 (!) new civs have been added, and a ridculous amount of new random maps are now available. I also suspect that the enemy AI has been greatly honed, but I can't really prove it-- all I know is that they're still pretty darned tough on Moderate (for Random Maps-- Campaigns no longer have the same five level difficulty system).
If you already have Age of Kings, this is definitely worth the investment. Now that both have been bundled with the original Age of Empires, however, you might want to shell out the money for the deluxe pack (AoE is a much simpler game, but still worthwhile). Every night I hope that AoE III will be as good as The Conquerers, what I consider to be the peak of the AoE universe.
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Summary: More of the same...
Review: If you are interested in additional structured missions, like those in the standard verion of AOE 2, then this is a great game for you. I didn't find it incredibly worthwhile to play these additional missions.
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Summary: In 3 years this is still the best multiplayer game
Review: This is not just a dumb who can press the buttons fast enough game. It's not all eye/hand coordination. You have to plan. You have to care about resources. You have to consider the culture you choose. I play this on a LAN at home with my 2 teenage daughters. They like the game a lot. I like it. It really requires intelligence. I've bought all sorts of other games over the last few years and we try them but they don't measure up. None of us liked the mythology version of this game. I like a game that makes you think about more than just attack and defend. This is just such a game. Also, everyone plays at the same time. We can't play turn-based games. I'm amazed that no other game has attracted our attention. In Oct 2004 this is still the only game we play.
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Summary: In case my first review didn't print.
Review: Age of Kings is required for the Conquerors expansion, but it's ironic that Conqs is practically required for The Kings, as well. It makes the game that much easier and fun to play. Villagers are smarter so you can focus more on the battle. For example, after they build a lumber camp, they immediately start chopping wood. If you use a group of them to build a building, lumber/mining camp, wall, or farms, they automatically spread out evenly for such tasks. I should point out that one of the game's supreme advantages is its simplicity. Being a single-screen game makes for easy installation, among other things. Plus, there's no mass confusing arsenal of weapons to over-indulge in, etc. As for disadvantages, the standard level single-player game is too easy, yet moderate is too hard for newbies. Anyway, enjoy!
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