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It's an interesting method of keeping people with ancient rigs from lagging out your multiplayer games. There is the obligatory array of graphic detail options that may be required for this game, as you need to pass a benchmark test before it will let you into multiplayer.

There seem to be way more options than I remember from the original game, including one of my favorites: always show health bars. The options screen is loaded with choices for in-game graphics as well as customizing the way your game plays and controls. Watching a few online skirmishes is a great way to get a feel for what to expect in your matches. Perhaps in the age of online streaming, this feature isn't necessary, but as a guy who spent a lot of time downloading replays in these older games, it seemed long overdue. My favorite addition for the online component is the ability to drop in and spectate any multiplayer game. They even saw fit to include a rating system and ladder (I'm looking at you, WC3: Reforged). You have the option to create custom lobbies for other players to join in the old-school way, or you can queue up in the match maker for 1v1, free-for-alls, or team games. It's probably a good place to start for anyone looking to move into the online arena, and that's where the real challenge and replayability lies. Of course, you can start up random skirmishes against the AI with a plethora of options to customize the experience.Ī handful of challenge missions teach you some of the essentials in multiplayer RTS, including getting a powerful economy, fast teching, rushing your opponent, and defending against rushes. There's also a score of historical battles, which are single-map missions attempting to re-create - you guessed it - historical battles like the Battle of Hastings. The DE includes all of the campaigns from the original and its expansions, as well as three extra "Last Khans" campaigns with four new civilizations. The original likely won't even launch on modern systems, so DE has some value straight out of the gate, but from there, it gets even better. The player will be able to fight and dominate the world with 35 different civilizations, four of which are new to this edition: Bulgarians, Cumans, Lithuanians and Tartars.I did, however, play the original Age of Empires II a good amount, and I had a blast with DE.It includes all the expansions of the original edition (The Conquerors) and HD Edition (The Forgotten, The African Kingdoms and Rise of the Rajas).It has been improved the search of routes in the units and the AI is exponentially better.Continuous support in the Scenario Editor.New game modes are included such as cooperative mode, the Camp Battle mode or Quick Match.It includes a new campaign called The Last Kanes.More than 200 hours of campaign spanning more than a millennium of human history.In its essence, we are facing the same game, but with significantly better graphics, a remastered soundtrack and a few interesting new features such as an AI with a more efficient behavior or improvements in the use of commands.Ĭelebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the most acclaimed strategy games in history. It has been nearly a quarter of a century since the first version was released and more than two decades since Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings.ĪoE II, considered as the great debut of the series, places us after the fall of the Roman Empire and leaves in our hands the destiny of Humanity during the period of time between the barbarian invasions and the end of the Medieval Age.Īge of Empires II: Definitive Edition is the definitive remastering of this great game, released to celebrate its twentieth anniversary. Age of Empires is one of the best real-time strategy videogame sagas in the history of videogames and one of the great favorites among lovers of the genre.