Age of Empires II Gold Edition
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Age of Empires II Gold Edition
great game if you have a old mac
Written by DF from McChord AFB
Aug 17, 2008
I bought this game at the Base Exchange. I installed it just fine but due to my system being to new The game is not supported. I suggest buying Age of Empires III because it is more advanced and works universally on any Mac. (Intel/PowerPC)
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Age of Empires II Gold Edition
Fun game but doesnt work well with leopard
Written by JJ from decatur
Jun 17, 2008
This is an amazing game but it doesnt work with leopard there is a patch but not for the newest update 10.5.3 the patch only work for 10.5.1 so hopefully they come out with a new patch but until then i have a really cool looking coaster.
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Age of Empires II Gold Edition
Worth a try
Written by SJ from Forest City
Sep 21, 2007
I remember this game to have been much better on pc. The mac version lag's more and is full of bugs. The disc also behave's rather, irratically during gameplay. The graphics are bland, after having played age of empire's 3. But the history in the game is worth a play.
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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
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