Description
In Age of Empires II : Age of Kings (AOK as it is commonly called) you take control of one of thirteen civilizations, including the Chinese, Goths, Britons, and Vikings, among others. You start with a handful of villagers and, through expansion and careful handling of your economy, you can advance up to the point where powerful war machines and well trained masses of troops will be at yours to make and control.
There are three distinct ways to play, one of which the object is to hunt and kill the other player(s) king, however there are a lot of options for each, anywhere from what type of map to start on (including coastal, gold rush, arabia, and rivers) to what the maximum amount of units are allowed.
You can also play online at the Zone vs up to seven other players, or via a TCP/IP connection.
Alternate Titles
- "帝国时代II：帝王时代" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
- "世紀帝國 II：帝王世紀" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
- "AOK" -- Informal title
- "AoE2" -- Common abbreviation
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Gamezilla |
Windows |
Oct 26, 1999 |
95 out of 100 |
95 |
| GameSpot |
Windows |
Oct 12, 1999 |
9.1 out of 10 |
91 |
| Svenska PC Gamer |
Windows |
Oct, 1999 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| GamePlasma |
PlayStation 2 |
Mar 19, 2004 |
8.8 out of 10 |
88 |
| JeuxVideoPC.com |
Windows |
Oct 07, 2001 |
17 out of 20 |
85 |
| CyberJoy |
Windows |
Jan 18, 2000 |
4.2 out of 5 |
84 |
| WomenGamers.com |
Windows |
Nov 02, 1999 |
8.25 out of 10 |
82 |
| Gameswelt |
PlayStation 2 |
Nov 27, 2001 |
81 out of 100 |
81 |
| JeuxMac.com |
Macintosh |
Jan, 2002 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
| Imperium Gier |
Windows |
Oct 10, 2001 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
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Trivia
This occurs during the Saladin Single Player campaign, during the mission in which you secure Jerusalem. If you strike down the Knights Templar leader (a hero unit), he declares, "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine!" This is obviously a reference to Obi-Wan Kenobi dueling Darth Vader in "Star Wars: A New Hope".
