New technologies, buildings, and units (or troops) will become available for the player to research and build as the game progresses. GameplayĪge of Empires II is set in Medieval Europe and during play a player will progress through four historical ages, the Dark Age, Feudal Age, Castle Age, and Imperial Age. Due to its commercial success, an expansion pack was released under the name Age of Empires II: The Conquerors and this was followed by the Gold Edition, which consisted of the game, the expansion, and bonus maps.
The game is set directly after the fall of Rome and tasks players with building a great and powerful civilization during the Middle Ages. It was developed by Ensemble Studios, famous for the Age of Empires franchise and Age of Mythology. Overview Ensemble Studio's sequel to Age of Empires.Īge of Empires II: The Age of Kings is a medieval real time strategy game that was released in 1999 for the PC and published by Microsoft Game Studios.
