From Ensemble Studios/Microsoft - Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is the sequel to the award-winning, best-selling real-time strategy game Age of Empires. Age of Empires II spans a thousand years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages in which players lead one of 13 civilizations into greatness. The game keeps the epic scope of Age of Empires' game play while evolving the combat and economic features.
Gamers command one of 13 mighty civilizations. These include the Franks, Japanese, Byzantines, Vikings, Mongols and Celts civilizations. Each civilization has unique attributes, buildings and technologies as well as a unique combat unit based on its historical counterpart.
Age of Empires II lets gamers choose from numerous technological paths to help lead their civilization to greatness. From an economic path of farming and craftsmanship to a military route of siege and naval warfare, the game comes with a technology tree that has more than 100 nodes, larger than one player could possibly complete in just one game.
From Guide - Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings is the award winning sequel to Age of Empires, continuing the time line started in the first AOE game. You begin building your civilization through advancements in technology and building. With each advancement until the Imperial Age you gain more power and units at your disposal. Age of Empires 2 has a very extensive multiplayer community that is on line on MSN Gaming Zone where after more than 4 years since it's release, there are still thousands online everyday playing.
