The game features four types of resources: food, wood, gold, and stone. Resources can be used to train units, construct buildings, and research technologies, among other things for example, players can research better armour for : 31Ĭivilian units, called "villagers", are used to gather resources they are either male or female-gender does not affect their abilities. Advancing to a new Age unlocks new units, structures, and technologies, but players must first build certain buildings from their current age and then pay a sum of resources (typically food and gold). High Middle Ages), and the Imperial Age (reminiscent of the Players conquer rival towns and empires as they advance one of 13 civilizations through four "Ages": theįeudal Age, the Castle Age (representing the Real-time strategy game that focuses on building towns, gathering resources, and creating armies to defeat opponents. A remaster, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, was released in November 2019. The HD Edition includes the original game and the expansion The Conquerors, as well as new campaigns, civilizations, and updated graphics for high-resolution displays. Age of Empires II is often consideredĪn updated high-definition graphics version of the game, Age of Empires II: HD Edition, was released in 2013. The original Age of Empires II and its 2000Įxpansion pack, The Conquerors, were later released as The Gold Edition. The game won multiple awards and is today considered a classic of its type, having had a significant impact on future games in its genre. Three months after its release, two million copies of The Age of Kings had been shipped, and it topped sales charts in seven countries. The game received "universal acclaim" according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. The significant number of new features was praised, as were the gameplay improvements. Reception of The Age of Kings was highly positive. The design team focused on resolving significant issues in Age of Empires, but noted on release that some problems remained. There are five historically based campaigns, which constrict the player to specialized and story-backed conditions, as well as three additionalĬode similar to its predecessor's, development of The Age of Kings took a year longer than expected, forcing Ensemble Studios to release Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome in 1998 instead. Players aim to gather resources, which they use to build towns, create armies, and defeat their enemies. Middle Ages and contains thirteen playable civilizations. Macintosh, it is the second game in the Age of Empires series. Real-time strategy video game developed by
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