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Age of Empires II Gold Edition

Great game!! but... old!

Written by YC from Santiago

Jan 16, 2007

This game is a classic! It's the best game on the world!!! But, now, there's the new version: Age of Empires III which haves better graphics!! Because the Age of empires II graphics are not so impressive... Anyway, it's a good game!! And, this pack doesn't ruine the game because we don't loose controls on units and all the stuff!!! Trust me, the expansion makes the game WAY better!! Think about the version III before buying this one.

56 of 98 people found this useful

Age of Empires II Gold Edition

The best ever

Written by JT

Jan 13, 2007

This is so good it will make you cry how good the graphics are and the tension of a battle s so big you feel like you are in the battle.

75 of 105 people found this useful

Age of Empires II Gold Edition

Decent Game, Some Corners Cut

Written by GM from Southlake

Jan 11, 2007

This game is worth a look. I would be lying if I said it wasn't fun, but I find it has limitations that should have been seen to.

First, there is no 'attack move'. You are doomed to getting your groups to attack a particular unit, the units will not intelligently charge and pick their own targets. It is much easier to micromanage from that as needed than to pair off units for attacks. There was no excuse on this matter, Blizzard Entertainment's Starcraft had this feature back in 1999—two years earlier.

Second, fortifications can be frustrating to build. Between terrain elevations and the height of structures, it can be difficult to build defenses of much intricacy. Holes can hide from you for enemies to sneak through, frustrating defensive innovation. See Stronghold for a game that does a fine job of fortification-building.

For all this, AoE2 has its share of good points. It had the most advanced simulation of fortification building in its time looking to the Medieval era. It's still fun. Unit queuing and rally points are also a plus. The AI also has its moments (no other Ai I can think of in an RTS has units do hit-and-fade attacks), though its base-building methods are non-sensical.

So, if you're looking for another game to add or catch up on, this is it. There are other games out there that make a strong case for themselves though, so make sure there's not something else out there you'd rather have even more.

48 of 96 people found this useful

Age of Empires II Gold Edition

Does not work...

Written by NN

Jan 2, 2007

On my Mac, running the latest OS X.4 the game does not work.
On a Partition with X.3 installed it just works fine.

68 of 129 people found this useful

Age of Empires II Gold Edition

This Game is worth buying

Written by KD from new lenox

Nov 29, 2006

deftenitly, its like warcraft, but more interactve so there reason for each of ur actions. This game is also much more challenging than any other God Mode complex game that i have ever played.

431 of 633 people found this useful

Age of Empires II Gold Edition

Awesome Classic

Written by MP from Overland Park

Nov 24, 2006

This remains a great game. It has evolved over the years into one of the greatest strategy games of all times. Even with the emergence of AOE III this game is still a favorite amoung realtime online strategy gamers. Try this classic you won't be dissapointed.

397 of 583 people found this useful

Age of Empires II Gold Edition

awsome

Written by KF

Nov 21, 2006

This game is awsome it is a very fun stratagy game that makes you think in a fun way.

76 of 105 people found this useful

Age of Empires II Gold Edition

Awesome Game, Buy Two!

Written by BK from Decatur

Nov 21, 2006

This game is a complete classic and the expansion pack makes it even better. My son and I have a great time playing cooperatively on our two macs over airport. I love it.

395 of 584 people found this useful

Age of Empires II Gold Edition

Macsoft, you ruined it!

Written by SH from Park city

Nov 16, 2006

I was extremely disapointed to find that macsoft had integrated the conquerers expansion.

In the PC verson the conquerers expansion was seperate. With good reason it ruins half the game. sure you get some cool looking new military units but then The expansion eliminates the more sophisticated commands that the orginal had for the military units. for example you could tell some units to stand their ground some to defend or just have them set to kill any enemy they can see. this was great because then it was possible to strategize and actually control the units. With the expansion for some reason the only thing the military units know how to do is attack. that means they will chase a peasant that passes your home base right into the middle of the enemy camp where they are promptly shot down like the rabid dogs they are.
this puts this game on the same level as starcraft, it's still alright to play but their is really only one strategy, blitz or die. like I said it ruins half the game.

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