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| Game Title: |
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings |
| Developer: |
Ensemble Studios |
| Publisher: |
Microsoft |
| Release Date: |
1999-9-8 |
| Review Date: |
2000-01-15 |
| Reviewed By: |
hachiroku |
| Multiplayer Co-Op |
no |
| Platform(s): |
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Windows 9X/2000/XP |
| MacOS 8.6/OS X |
| n/a |
| Server Guide: |
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n/a |
| Expansion Pack(s): |
The Conquerors |
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 When you think of vast and indepth RTS games, AOE II should be at the top of your list. The game has a great number of civilizations to control, and outstanding replay value.
Each civ in AOE II has special units that are unique to their civilizations, such as the Long Bowman (British), and the Berserkers (Vikings) which are a sight to be seen.
Graphics, playability, and well-balanced gameplay put this one over the top.
Multiplayer (the stuff that matters):
AOE II has very strong multiplay capabilities, it rarley crashes but if it does there is an option to restore a multiplay game. Very cool! The only down side is that in an epic battle where there are many civs either AI or human, the game will slow down when there are lots of units in battle. And having a super machine does not seem to increase performance in this area.
AOE II: The Age of Kings is the Starcraft of medieval times. This is a must purchase for anyone who enjoys Real Time Strategy (RTS) games.
System Requirements
PC
- Multimedia PC with Pentium 166MHz or higher processor.
- Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows 98, Windows
NT® 4.0 with Service Pack 5 operating system.
- 32 MB of RAM
- 200 MB of hard disk space; additional 100 MB of hard disk space for swap file
- Super VGA monitor supporting 800x600 resolution.
- Local bus video card that supports 800x600, 256 colour resolution and 2 MB of VRAM
- Quad-speed CD-ROM drive.
- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device.
- 28.8Kbps modem (or higher recommended) for Internet* or head-to-head play.
- Audio board with speakers or headphones.
- To access the MSN Gaming Zone you need Internet Explorer 3.02 or later software or Netscape Communicator 4.0 or later.
- *Internet access required for Internet play. May require payment of a separate fee to an Internet Service Provider. Connect time and local telephone charges may apply.
MAC
- G3 233Mhz processor
- iMac, PowerMac, iBook and PowerBook
- 64MB RAM
- Mac OS 8.6 or higher, including Mac OS X
Multiplayer
- Supports up to 8 players over TCP/IP on LAN
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