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Summary: MAKES A GREAT GAME EVEN BETTER
Review: AoE 2. It alone was an addictive game, combining the addictive gameplay from Starcraft and sending down the timeline in reverse, all the way back to the times of the Vikiings, and Mongols, and now the Aztecs and Spanish among others. This expansion adds the new civs, and makes a solution for going back and correcting the problem with going back and recropping the farms. I remember, about a month ago, a group of us stayed up until 7 in the morning playing this game. It may be a little over priced with all the little changes, but overall if you're really serious about this series, buy it, but if you don't think you'll be playing it in a couple of months, stick with just Aoe 2, don't spend oyur extra cash on a few minor changes, buy CS or something.
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Summary: Great Game, only couple draw backs
Review: I would have to say AOC is one of the best games out there. Im online playing almost 24/7. This game offers strategy, great graphics and much more.I only found a couple things wrong with this game. One the max population is 200. That doesnt seem very realist to me. It would be much more fun if it was higher. Another thing i found wrong is villagers are very weak, almost too weak. There is only 1 time to upgrade villys strengh, unlike any other unit. For example, if there are 15 villys and 1 knight, the knight will kill them all. In real life if that many people teamed up on a knight, he would die. But that is only miner. In conclusion, this game is a great game, if you dont have it GET IT! there is nothing majorly wrong with this game.
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Summary: What a marvelous expansion to an already great game...
Review: Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings, is probably one of the greatest real time strategy games that I've ever played (Although the original Age of Empires is a game that I still play to this very day.) The sharp graphics, the intricate gameplay, and the insanely fun multiplayer battles, just added to the fun. I didn't think there was much to improve but boy, was I ever wrong. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Expansion totally proved me wrong. They were able to correct some problems that existed with the AI and even tweaked the AI in order to make gameplay all the more better. For example, when your villager builds a mine or lumbermill, he will immediately begin to mine resources (stone or gold) or chop down trees. This just keep you from having to move that mouse again, which is very important, especially if you're planning on an early rush. Another new great aspect was added, and that is the farming queue. This thing is absolutely awesome in gameplay. This allows you to queue (or store up) farms in your mill so that when a farm is depleted, that villager will immediately begin to plant the seeds for a new one. This becomes immensely handy while playing in multiplayer games, when time is absolutely crucial to victory. The things that I always look for in an expansion are the new civilizations and units. In Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors (which will be referred to as AOK:TC from henceforth) five new civilizations were added (that would include new Unique Units, which I'll get to in a moment), new techonologies and the added "Unique Technologies" were added, and five new units were added to the game as well. I'm going to first address the new civilizations one by one: The Huns - This infamous nomadic tribe of vandals now rears its ugly head in the age of empires world. They are more of a raiding civilization (like the Mongols or Celts) then anything else. Their unique unit is a raiding calvalry unit called the Tarkan. Their unique technology is called "Atheism" it adds 100 years to Wonder/Relic victories. It also cuts the price of the Spies technology in half. The Spanish - The Spanish are an interesting civilization, and one of the more "expensive" ones in the game. By this I mean that many of their units and technologies are extremely expensive (especially their unique unit...) Their unique unit is called the Conquistador, and is mounted gunman. Their unique technology is called "Supremacy" and it enhances the strength of their villagers. (One more unique thing about the Spanish is that in addition to the regular "European" priest, the Spanish also have a "Missionary Priest." That is, a friar riding a donkey. Much faster then a normal priest, but this priest cannot pick up relics.) The Mayans - The Mayans are one of the two new American civilizations. These two have an entirely new architectural set which adds a whole new element to gameplay. Their unique unit is called the Plumed Archer. It's basically the American equivalent of the Longbowman. Their unique unit is called "El Dorado" and it increases the hit points of the Eagle Warrior (a new unit, only available to the American civilizations as their replacement for cavalry.) The Aztecs - Yet another new American civilization, the Aztecs are a largely infantry based civilization that becomes a very fierce opponent. Their unique unit is called the "Jaguar Warrior" and it is basically an extremely tough anti-infantry, infantry unit. Their unique technology is called "Garland Wars" and it gives their infantry unit +4 attack. The Koreans - The Koreans are the last of the new set of civilizations, and are quite the naval based civilization. They are the only civilization among all five of the new set that have two unique units. They are the Korean Turtle Boat, and the Korean War Wagon. The Turtle Boat is a very expensive, very slow, but very powerful naval unit (duh.) while the War Wagon is a rather powerful land siege unit. Their unique technology is called "Shinkichon" and it gives their onager units +2 range. The new technologies and units make the game much more interesting as well. One of the biggest things that bothered me about the Rise of Rome expansion was that the new units and technologies really didn't add a whole lot to gameplay. While AOK:TC can be frustrating at first because the strategies have changed so vastly due to the new units and AI tweaks, it is still more fulfilling and exciting then was the Rise of Rome expansion. The five new units are: 1. Halberdiers 2. Hussars 3. Petards 4. Eagle Warriors 5. Meso-American Priest The first two units (the Halberdier and Hussar) are upgrades to already existing units (the Pikemen and Light Cavalry.) The last three are entirely new units. The Petard (like the Trebuchet) is available to all civilizations. This unit is basically a walking bomb. The Eagle Warrior and Meso-American Priest are unique to the Aztecs and Mayans (the two new American civilizations) and basically function the same way as their "European" counterparts (the Scout/Light Cavalry, and the priest unit.) If you already own the Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings game and you don't own this, I have one question for you: What have you been thinking? Get this expansion already! For those who do not have Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings, I highly recommend it. It is one of the greatest real time strategy games of all time. This expansion only makes it better, and should be almost mandatory for all Age of Empires 2 owners. 5 Stars
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Summary: The best game of the year!!!!!!
Review: This game rocks!!!! It is one of the best games (out of about 29) I have ever played! The snow is makes it practicly impossable to see your men. plus it is soooooo lame!!!!!! you leave foot prints so the enemy can see you!!! (they really should have left it out!) But the new amazon/jungle rocks. you can fight of jaguars instead of wolfs and their are plenty of trees so you can hide easally. it has 3 new campains el cid,attila the hun, and aztecs.another set of new (cool) stuff to do is the new standard game modes including defend the wonder wonder race and king of the hill. It has 5 new civilasations including aztec, huns,koreans,mayans and spanish. If you see a bad review, ignore it! I think it is a great add on to age of the kings
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Summary: Good gameplay upgrades
Review: Worth the upgrade just for the improved functionality. Scenarios are a great history lesson as well.
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Summary: 5 stars not enough!!
Review: It's fun, it's addictive, it's well worth every single penny. Also, which game series was able to teach so much about our planet's recent civilization's warfare history and make it stick to your brain? (If you have played AOE-The Rise of Rome, all the formations and weapons used in the Gladiator movie's opening sequence will be very familiar to you). This game is the culminating benchmark for all RTS games. Ensemble Studios clearly knows their craft. This game executes so well and transparently, you come to expect that level of overall gameplay from other games. Don't believe me? 6,000+ online players worldwide on the Zone playing each other at any time can't be that deluded!
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Summary: What a great Expansion
Review: Wow. This is one of the greatest strategy games that I have played, and I like it's expansion a lot. It adds a few more of those complex civs, the aztecs, the mayans, the spanish, and the koreans. There are many different capaigns, including the battles of the conquerors, a string of scenarios that are related to real battles. The triggers in these scenarios are superb. The scenario building is also very easy, contributing to a great overall game play. I got this game and I love it still. I like the multiplayering strategies that are intrigued by all the bonus changes. The Teutons, once an unbeatable defensive tribe with +5 range, are not as powerful, as the +5 is only a sight line. These changes have made a more complex and even game. To play the game, you must have the original Age of Kings (Age of Empires II) on your computer, which is also a great game. Since I played AOK The Conquerors, I realized that I cannot live without the special features that were not in the original AOK or AOE. Some of these are: 1. When a vilager builds a storage drop off point, it will automatically go to the nearest resource of that kind and start working 2. Siege units will not attack if a friendly unit is in the line of fire. There are many more of these great advantages, plus a unique technology for every civ. A great way to waste time (if it would be called wasteful) is to play this game.
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Summary: EXELLENT STUFF! Who knew history could be so fun! Great RTS
Review: This is really a review for both AOE2(or AOK) and AOE2: The conquerors. The original game in the series(and it's expansion) were great. But, AOK and TE surpass it! Both combined have 9 campains(including the Willium Wallace learning campain and the special "Battles of the Conquerors" campain.) Each with 6-7 tough missions. Enough? Well there's awesome VS. CPU and multiplayer games too.(Each wih many maps and modes.) And finally a scenario maker and a electronic history books. It's a great game, 'nuff said!
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Summary: A great game for multiplayer and single player qualities
Review: First of all, I have to say that this is the only game that has kept me playing for more than a year. This is a great game for people of all ages, and multiplayer fans will love the new add-ons and civilizations available. First of all, there are new single player campaigns, as well as one including many of the major battles of medieval Europe and Asia. The multiplayer is great and the graphics and playability are unchanged. New units such as the trebuchet are now available, and indian civilizations such as the Aztecs and Mayans are now available also.
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Summary: Very good game!
Review: I have played this game with up to 4 other friends, now thats a game. The game is like Sim City, only your going to war. You have to manage your villages plus your army. This expansion pack offers new Civilizations and new enhancements to the game. There are to many reasons to buy this pack for your game, I couldnt list them all here. Its a few bucks so go ahead and get it.
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