Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is an updated re-release of all the previously produced Age of Empires II content:
- Age of Empires II: HD Edition (itself an updated release of Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors)
- Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The Forgotten
- Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The African Kingdoms
- Age of Empires II: HD Edition - Rise of the Rajas
Unique to this release are the overhauled graphics, crossplay between the Windows and Windows Apps versions through a server-based multiplayer system, 4 new civilizations (Bulgarians, Cumans, Lithuanians, Tatars), 4 new campaigns and edited existing ones, new game modes, new soundtrack, map editor tweaks, new units and map objects, challenge maps, gate construction using the mouse wheel, and zooming functionality, among else. For consistency with base game and expansion content naming, the new campaigns and civilizations set is referred to as "The Last Khans".
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- 帝国时代 II：决定版 - Simplified Chinese spelling
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- Age of Empires series
- Console Generation Exclusives: Xbox One
- Console Generation Exclusives: Xbox Series
- Famous Person: Joan of Arc
- Game Engine: Genie
- Gameplay feature: Color-blind mode
- Gameplay feature: Fog of war
- Gameplay feature: Recordable replays
- Games that include map/level editor
- Games with official modding tools
- Games with randomly generated environments
- Historical Conflict: Hundred Years War
- Historical Conflict: The Crusades
- Middleware: Wwise
- Remastered releases
- Setting: Aztec
- Setting: Inca
- Setting: Indian
- Setting: Mayan
- Setting: Medieval Europe
- Setting: Scottish
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- MobyGames ID: 137199
- Steam App: 813780
- Xbox.com: 9N2Z748SPMTM
- Xbox.com: 9NJDD0JGPP2Q
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Game added by POMAH.
Windows Apps added by Kennyannydenny. Xbox Cloud Gaming, Xbox Series, Xbox One added by Sciere.
Additional contributors: Plok.
Game added November 14th, 2019. Last modified September 23rd, 2023.