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Age of Empires II, Gold Edition - PC

Platform : Windows XP, Windows NT 4, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows NT |
Rated: Teen
3.2 3.2 out of 5 stars 275 ratings
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  • This game set features Age Of Empires II and the Conquerors Expansion pack
  • Start with Age Of Empires II and help William Wallace rise up to defeat the British
  • Use your strategic skills to control all kinds of military units as you advance and conquer
  • You'll also have to be good with diplomacy and spying to keep your empire intact
  • Develop commerce and encourage trade as you also attempt peaceful expansion
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Age of Empires II Gold Edition unites the exciting game play of both Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion - plus additional content - for one compelling gaming experience. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings spans 1,000 years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages, in which players control the destiny of one of thirteen civilizations. Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion will challenge veterans and novices to wage war on an epic scale with all-new civilizations, unique units and technologies, and campaigns based on infamous conquerors such as Attila the Hun, El Cid and Montezuma.

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Age of Empires 2 Gold Edition unites the exciting game play ofboth Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires2: The Conquerors Expansion plus additional content for onecompelling gaming experience. Experience real-time evolution as youbuild your civilization into a flourishing empire, from the Dark Ageto the Imperial Age. Decide whether to conquer the world throughmilitary might, commerce and diplomacy, or intrigue andregicide. There are many paths to power but only one will reignsupreme. Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings spans 1,000 years,from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages. Players control thedestiny of one of 13 civilizations. The game keeps the epic scope ofAge of Empires' gameplay while evolving the combat and economicfeatures. Developed by Ensemble Studios, Age of Empires 2features the expertise of Bruce Shelley, co designer of Age ofEmpires and the hit strategy game Civilization. Age ofEmpires 2: The Conquerors Expansion adds five new civilizations,four new campaigns, 11 new units, 26 new technologies, real worldmaps, and much more. Experience the adventure of the SpanishConquistadors as they enter the exotic lands of the Aztecs, or relivethe destructive force of Attila's pillaging Huns. This add-on packfocuses on the armies and military thinking of a handful of history'sgreatest tacticians, including Attila the Hun, El Cid, andMontezuma. The new civilizations each have unique attributes,buildings, and technologies, such as Chinese Rocketry and PersianMahouts. You'll put hussar cavalry, kamikaze siege units, andhalberdier infantry into battle in four all-new campaigns. Play up toeight other conquerors via modem, Internet, or LAN.

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3.2 out of 5 stars
3.2 out of 5
275 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality and gameplay of the video game. They say it's a great classic with compelling gameplay and many ways to play. However, some customers feel the game is complex and time consuming. Opinions are mixed on performance.

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25 customers mention25 positive0 negative

Customers find the quality of the game awesome, fantastic, and worth picking up for some RTS nostalgia. They also say the gameplay never gets old and is still fun after all these years.

"...Overall a great and addicting title that can also be played online via a few hosting services (no longer via MSN Gaming Zone)." Read more

"...This game has stood the test of time; even the graphics, I consider, are pretty nice looking given we are in the age of 3D. I love the big selection..." Read more

"...Sure, the graphics on this bad boy aren't the hottest, but the gameplay never gets old...." Read more

"Great product, but I was expecting to find more than only the two CD's." Read more

8 customers mention8 positive0 negative

Customers find the gameplay compelling, with many ways to play. They also describe the game as an excellent strategy game with numerous gameplay modes, including the traditional deathmatch and random map. Customers also say the game is still playable and allows the player to set up defenses and keep the troops and civilians well fed while they're fighting.

"...There are numerous gameplay modes from the traditional Deathmatch or Random Map to Regicide, King of the Hill and Wonder Race...." Read more

"...This is a really great game to play against your friends; if you haven't tried Age of Empires II (AoE) then you are SERIOUSLY missing out on a lot..." Read more

"...allows the player to set up defenses and keep the troops and civilians well fed while the player engages the enemies all around...." Read more

"Have been playing the game for so many years and still enjoy it. So many ways to play. Had to buy it for my grand kids...." Read more

10 customers mention4 positive6 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the performance of the video game software. Some mention that it works perfectly on Windows 10, while others say that it doesn't run well on their new computer and won't let them play. Some customers also say that the game does not meet their expectations.

"I hoped it would run well on my new computer. It did not meet my expectations. I took it off and set it aside." Read more

"...Still works great on W7 with a minor explorer.exe fix and is worth picking up for some RTS nostalgia." Read more

"...the game says that you need administrator privileges and it won’t let you play. Help?" Read more

"Purchased this for a gift for my son. He said everything works great. He is using it on his computer with Windows 10 with no issues...." Read more

3 customers mention0 positive3 negative

Customers find the video game software complex and time-consuming. They also say it wastes a lot of memory on gratuitous preliminary screens that are not necessary.

"...This game, which I am just learning, seems ponderous and time consuming. Creating this, collecting that, yada yada yada...." Read more

"...Only warning - its time consuming and needs patience." Read more

"...Tried on two different computers. Complete waste of money." Read more

3 customers mention0 positive3 negative

Customers have trouble loading the video game software. They mention that it wouldn't even load, and that it's not possible to download and play.

"...Had trouble loading them in my system, finially managed, love the game though." Read more

"It is not possible to download and play" Read more

"The game wouldn’t even load." Read more

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What I got was a jewel case copy... for that you'd be better off getting the 4-in-1 AOE collector's edition (that's cheaper too).This is the correct game, but if you're looking for the boxed gold edition as shown in the first picture and described with product dimensions, then this isn't it.
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Ivan Ambriz
5.0 out of 5 stars Strategy, Execution, Fun
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2010
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
For those that played the original Age of Empires, this will not require that much of a learning curve as most of the general game play mechanics were kept the same which is good for those that like hotkeys. The main differences other than the graphical is of course the content: new time period and new ethnic groups/empires. As you proceed from the Dark ages to the Feudal, Castle and finally Imperial you are faced with the same task as the previous iteration of collecting food, wood, stone and gold which are then used to research technologies, construct buildings or create units.

Female villagers are a first in this series as they are able to do all of the same tasks as the male counterparts. Buildings have been improved to a more adequate scale from the first game (no longer is a villager the same height as a house). Population limit has also been increased (for those that chose to) up to 200 now. Each civilization has it's own unique castle unit(s) as well as technologies which make it so that the players plan carefully on whether they will be on the offensive or defensive.

The AI sees a major improvement when switching from Moderate to Hard and finally Hardest difficulty setting. There are numerous gameplay modes from the traditional Deathmatch or Random Map to Regicide, King of the Hill and Wonder Race.

Overall a great and addicting title that can also be played online via a few hosting services (no longer via MSN Gaming Zone).
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Joseph LaCerra
1.0 out of 5 stars Too Draggy
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2009
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
Admittedly, I am not a gamer and not incredibly patient. This game, which I am just learning, seems ponderous and time consuming. Creating this, collecting that, yada yada yada. I feel like I started this tutorial 12 years ago and am only halfway through it. I would much rather see fast numbers than human figures who go and do this and that. It also wastes a lot of memory on gratuitous preliminary screens that are not necessary.

The play screen is awkward, in that the mouse moves the map if taken up, left, or right. But it only moves it down if taken through the 'administrative' area, to the edge of the overall screen.

Watching all these fairly nicely rendered figures work and travel is driving me insane with impatience. And the voiceover in the tutorial is really annoying. It appears that I do not get the choice of who (what character or force) I'll be.

I am not sure if this is a bad game, or that this type of play is just not for me. I am used to quick and iconic results, as in Risk II, which I really enjoyed, but which kept crashing almost every other game.

This thing takes up over 175 megs on my hard drive, and yet I still have to have the disk in the drive to play. The whirring disk annoys me, too. I guess that's because I assume it is wearing out my CD-ROM drive.

I suppose this one will wind up in the stack of similar games I've bought and do not play. Like I said, I'm not much of a gamer.
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M. Mendez
2.0 out of 5 stars No corre en versiones nuevas de windows
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
Si tienes windows 10 no corre ni en modo de versión anterior
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Julie
5.0 out of 5 stars Never Gets Old
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2012
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
I grew up watching my father play this game and ended picking it up myself young in life and have been playing it ever since. This game has stood the test of time; even the graphics, I consider, are pretty nice looking given we are in the age of 3D. I love the big selection of civilizations you can choose from and how each have their own special technologies unique to them (and the fact that you can select to have ALL the technologies available and really hash it out on equal footing) and the different difficulty levels of the AI. This is a really great game to play against your friends; if you haven't tried Age of Empires II (AoE) then you are SERIOUSLY missing out on a lot of real-time fun. It's a MUST HAVE!
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Jake Huff
5.0 out of 5 stars Still lots of fun and way better than AE III
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2017
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
I still love playing this game, especially the expansion disk. The enhancements for battle formations and replenishing farms, etc., allows the player to set up defenses and keep the troops and civilians well fed while the player engages the enemies all around. BUT, you can't play the game on any OS past XP. I couldn't get it to work on Windows 7 or on Windows 8. And surely not on Windows 10. So I keep an old laptop around with Windows XP Professional on it and the game plays on.
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Michael
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
Only one cd was sent. I'm disappointed really. It's meant to be the set.
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Carlos Daniel González Alvarado
3.0 out of 5 stars Expecting something more...
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2014
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
Great product, but I was expecting to find more than only the two CD's.
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Dmf
4.0 out of 5 stars Great classic!
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2013
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
I still think the Age of Empires series was one of the best. Warcraft pretty much started this genre of games but every other company were just copycats of it and Age of Empires made the best copycat up until Dawn of War 1. AoE 2 is nostalgic gaming in the genre now but it was one of the best while it lasted.
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Erin XMAS 2021
1.0 out of 5 stars Game key was already used
Reviewed in Canada on March 6, 2024
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
Got this as a birthday gift for someone and they can't play the game because the game key was already used. Would have been nice to know this prior to buying it .
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Rene Busque
5.0 out of 5 stars Endless replay
Reviewed in Canada on February 13, 2014
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
One of my favorite games of all times. Lots of repeatability, great to play online, and lots of fun overall. Chances are if you're looking at this you've already played it. So buy it!
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Amazon Customer
1.0 out of 5 stars Can't even enjoy the game like I used too because there is ...
Reviewed in Canada on July 20, 2017
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
No it did not meet my expectations because the game did not come with sound. Can't even enjoy the game like I used too because there is no sound during gameplay. Would like a refund or every single age of empires game ever made and a desk top computer to play it on. Or I'm not buying on Amazon again.
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Grant Hallman
4.0 out of 5 stars Best of the AoE series!
Reviewed in Canada on March 5, 2010
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
Pros: Good, balanced gameplay, every weapon has a counter, every counter has a weapon. Strategy pays off, tactics too. Good, intuitive controls, a fairly steep learning curve but fun all the way. Totally addicted. Much better gameplay than AoE3. Great level editor and level scripting tools just rock!

Cons: Getting hard to find. Can't back up media, had to repurchase when CD went bad. A few more options would be nice - setting default unit stance at the barracks, and displaying/saving/re-entering the RNG seed to create the level would be a nice touch.
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Carlos Orozco
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 14, 2014
Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
Too old graphs
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