Age of Empires II HD Edition (PC)
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With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition in 2019, this edition is not the most current and will not be updated further.
In Age of Empires II: HD Edition, fans of the original game and new players alike will fall in love with the classic Age of Empires II experience. Explore all the original single player campaigns from both Age of Kings and The Conquerors expansion, choose from 18 civilizations spanning over a thousand years of history, and head online to challenge other Ste...
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9 April 2013
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- Age of Empires II HD edition
In Age of Empires II: HD Edition, fans of the original game and new players alike will fall in love with the classic Age of Empires II experience. Explore all the original single player campaigns from both Age of Kings and The Conquerors expansion, choose from 18 civilizations spanning over a thousand years of history, and head online to challenge other Steam players in your quest for world domination throughout the ages. Originally developed by Ensemble Studios and re-imagined in high definition by Hidden Path Entertainment, Skybox Labs, and Forgotten Empires, Microsoft Studios is proud to bring Age of Empires II: HD Edition to Steam!
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10 days ago
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition will get The Three Kingdoms DLC on May 6
World's Edge announced some new additional content for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition this week. This DLC is called The Three Kingdoms and will be available on May 6.
Retailing for around €20 (with a 15% launch discount), this new content includes three campaigns featuring the Shu, Wei and Wu…
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6 months ago
An image of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition being tested in the PlayStation Network leaks on Reddit
Although "Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition" was released in 2019 for PC and Xbox, PlayStation hasn't seen a title from this franchise in a long time.
However, a recent leak from Reddit shows two users playing through their PlayStation. The author specifies, however, that it could probably…
2 years ago
Age of Empires II DLC The Mountain Royals out October 31
On October 12, an expansion called "The Mountain Royals" for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition appeared on the Internet out of the blue. Microsoft has now confirmed its existence.
Available from October 31, 2023 at €14.99, this DLC will add three new campaigns, with Armenian and Georgian…
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I just wanted to buy a game and they sent me to the end of the earth. Its easier just to go to best buy. Pick it, pay, and leave.
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Even after more than 20 years the game is still THE rts-gem. The DLCs are very nice too. Costly over the years, but I will still buy every single one. It´s no problem if keeping up with the very competetive PvP is too stressfull for you, PvE is always thriving, the singleplayer campaigns are gold and can in part even be played with your buddies - those without the official means to do so have respective mods available. I have spent several hundered hours in this game, in PvE, PvP, campaign and Coop, and there are still tons of content i havent seen yet.
- Premium PvE / Campaigns
- Living comminity / mods / ranked
- Constantly updated
- even in unranked PvP is very sweaty
- why are you still reading ? play already xD
27th February 2024
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Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is a real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft. Released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001,[10] it is the second game in the Age of Empires series. The Age of Kings is set in the Middle Ages and contains 13 playable civilizations. Players aim to gather resources, which they use to build towns, create armies, and defeat their enemies. There are 5 historically based campaigns, which conscript the player to specialized and story-backed conditions, and 3 additional single-player game modes; multiplayer is also supported.
- old but gold
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I've been playing Age of Empires II for a few years now and I have to say that it is one of my favorite strategy games. The game mechanics are incredibly well-executed and the graphics are incredibly impressive for a game of this type. The game is also incredibly expansive and allows for very strategic warfare and resource management. The game also has great AI opponents to play against and a very active online community.
That being said, there are a few cons to the game. It can be a bit too complicated for some players and the online matchmaking system can be a bit inconsistent. Additionally, the single-player campaign can feel a bit too easy and repetitive at times.
Overall, though, Age of Empires II is an incredibly well-crafted game that offers a great experience. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great strategy game.
That being said, there are a few cons to the game. It can be a bit too complicated for some players and the online matchmaking system can be a bit inconsistent. Additionally, the single-player campaign can feel a bit too easy and repetitive at times.
Overall, though, Age of Empires II is an incredibly well-crafted game that offers a great experience. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great strategy game.
12th January 2023
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In short, if you play through only the campaigns it is about 200 hours of content. The well-done game has a thriving community.
If you liked AOE 2 as a kid, or just like RTS games where you need macro and micro.
It is a good game.
VERY high hours per dollar spent for this game.
The game still receives updates and is played by more players than AOE 3 and 4..........
GFX looks nice and preserved the art style.
Games run a 2+decade engine so the only single core is used, in big battles having PC with strong single core performance is advised.
Yeah AOE 2 from 1999, DE is the second remaster.
If you liked AOE 2 as a kid, or just like RTS games where you need macro and micro.
It is a good game.
VERY high hours per dollar spent for this game.
The game still receives updates and is played by more players than AOE 3 and 4..........
GFX looks nice and preserved the art style.
Games run a 2+decade engine so the only single core is used, in big battles having PC with strong single core performance is advised.
Yeah AOE 2 from 1999, DE is the second remaster.
- The game and the price
- Has many sponsored trounies for the pros
- Extreme amount of content to price ratio..
- Many player have high skill ceiling,hard to start if you want to play MP in serious competitive manner
29th March 2022
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Fantastic remaster, except for the suicidal monks who randomly wonder off into the middle of the battlefield because you can't command them to 'Hold Position'. Allso, 'break formation' should be an option when you want to fall back with your troops. The way it's allways been, your units will sometimes move TOWARDS the enemy just to get into formation during retreat. You allso should be able to decide which units end up where in the formations. Would make tactics more interesting, especially for multi player
And the soundtracks are all remixes of the original soundtracks that I loved. I would much prefer that the original soundtracks could be selected for in the audio settings.
And the soundtracks are all remixes of the original soundtracks that I loved. I would much prefer that the original soundtracks could be selected for in the audio settings.
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