Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
8.6 / 10
Release Date
30 September 1999
Platforms
PC • Mac • Dreamcast • PlayStation 2
Publisher
Konami
Developer
Ensemble Studios
01Overview
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is a real-time strategy game developed by Ensemble Studios and set across the Middle Ages. Players control one of several civilizations, building settlements, gathering resources and raising armies while advancing through four technological Ages. Each match revolves around balancing economic growth with military expansion. Villagers collect food, wood, gold and stone, while new buildings and technologies unlock stronger units and additional strategic options. Civilizations have their own bonuses, unique units and preferred playstyles. The game includes historical campaigns based on figures such as William Wallace, Joan of Arc and Genghis Khan, alongside skirmish and multiplayer modes. Victory can be achieved through military conquest, constructing and defending a Wonder, or controlling important relics on the map.
Game Details
GenreReal Time Strategy (RTS) • Strategy
Game ModeSingle player • Multiplayer
PerspectiveBird view / Isometric
ThemesHistorical • Warfare
Platform Availability
PC
Xbox
PlayStation
Nintendo
Steam
GOG
Epic Games
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TRAILERS & GAMEPLAY VIDEOS
Official Trailer
Trailer
3 OFFICIAL VIDEOS
Official Trailer
Trailer
Gameplay Overview
Game intro
Gameplay Overview
Gameplay Video
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SCREENSHOTS & ARTWORK
FEATURED ARTWORK
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Screenshot
EDITIONS
BASE GAME
Age of Empires: Collector's Edition
Age of Empires is a real-time strategy game where players build a great civilisation out of an Ice Age tribe over a period of 10,000 years. Players accomplish this by exploring their surroundings, conquering other civilisations and accumulating wealth. Key elements include building and controlling units and managing resources. Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings starts the player out in the Dark Ages, roughly when Age of Empires ends. The goal remains the same: use advanced technology and troops to establish your civilisation's dominance. But now the player has better toys: each of the 13 civilisations have unique buildings, soldiers and advantages. The Teutons have Knights, for instance, while the Vikings have Berserkers. Winning the game requires military dominance or the construction of wonders of the world. The single-player game is fun, but most players love Age of Empires 2 for its wildly popular multiplayer component. Thousands of civilisations rise and fall every day as gamers around the world compete in matches over the Internet. This bundle includes Age of Empires: Gold Edition, containing the original Age of Empires and Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Expansion, plus Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conqueror's Expansion. The bundle is great for fans of the series to have all of the titles in one place; and for newbies it is less expensive than buying all the titles separately.
PC • Mac • Dreamcast • PlayStation 2
PREMIUM EDITION
Age of Empires II: Gold Edition
Age of Empires II Gold Edition unites the exciting game play of both Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion - plus additional content - for one compelling gaming experience. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings spans 1,000 years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages, in which players control the destiny of one of thirteen civilizations. Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion 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. Age of Empires 2 Gold Edition unites the exciting game play of both Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires2: The Conquerors Expansion plus additional content for one compelling gaming experience. Experience real-time evolution as you build your civilization into a flourishing empire, from the Dark Age to the Imperial Age. Decide whether to conquer the world through military might, commerce and diplomacy, or intrigue and regicide. There are many paths to power but only one will reign supreme. Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings spans 1,000 years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages. Players control the destiny of one of 13 civilizations. The game keeps the epic scope of Age of Empires' gameplay while evolving the combat and economic features. Developed by Ensemble Studios, Age of Empires 2features the expertise of Bruce Shelley, co designer of Age of Empires and the hit strategy game Civilization. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Expansion adds five new civilizations, four new campaigns, 11 new units, 26 new technologies, real world maps, and much more. Experience the adventure of the Spanish Conquistadors as they enter the exotic lands of the Aztecs, or relive the destructive force of Attila's pillaging Huns. This add-on pack focuses on the armies and military thinking of a handful of history's greatest tacticians, including Attila the Hun, El Cid, and Montezuma. The new civilizations each have unique attributes, buildings, and technologies, such as Chinese Rocketry and Persian Mahouts. You'll put hussar cavalry, kamikaze siege units, and halberdier infantry into battle in four all-new campaigns. Play up to eight other conquerors via modem, Internet, or LAN.
PC • Mac • Dreamcast • PlayStation 2
EXPANSIONS
MAJOR UPDATE
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors
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. Age of Empires II: The Conquerors is the first expansion pack to the 1999 real-time strategy game Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. The Conquerors is the fourth installment in the Age of Empires series by Microsoft Game Studios and Ensemble Studios. It features five new civilizations (the Aztecs, Mayans, Spanish, Koreans, and Huns), four new campaigns, eleven new units, twenty-six new technologies, new gameplay modes, new maps and different minor tweaks to the gameplay. A Sega Dreamcast version for both the original game and the expansion were announced, but were cancelled for unknown reasons.
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