Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

 PC
User Score
9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 1409 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,278 out of 1409
  2. Mixed: 98 out of 1409
  3. Negative: 33 out of 1409
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  1. ZZZGheronZZZ
    Jun 1, 2014
    7
    Great LAN play. Mostly similar to AOE II which was a masterpiece of gaming. The addition of Gods is fantastic but a little more work probably could've netted better results.
  2. JakubTyszko
    Feb 14, 2021
    5
    Historically fail, good mechanisms and good graphics. A lot of propaganda and totally twisted historically draws my score down.
  3. Vanco
    Jun 4, 2019
    7
    Good game with fun single player campaigns. Civilizations play very similarly though.
  4. Oshiri_Maeda
    Nov 17, 2020
    7
    Good Ol AoE 2. Memory is much better than the game itself though. Only for RTS fans
  5. bruhmoment34
    Apr 6, 2023
    7
    Actually abysmal game, which was only popular because of the absurdly high amount of sweaty gamers of the mid 2000's, when the average monitor had no more than 5 pixels and weighed 30lbs. Only in that era these kind of graphics and shallow strategy would be kind of acceptable. The fact that this game is now considered a "classic" is an absolute marvel of marketing and business strategy.Actually abysmal game, which was only popular because of the absurdly high amount of sweaty gamers of the mid 2000's, when the average monitor had no more than 5 pixels and weighed 30lbs. Only in that era these kind of graphics and shallow strategy would be kind of acceptable. The fact that this game is now considered a "classic" is an absolute marvel of marketing and business strategy. The only two positive marks that this game had in gaming culture is the "Wololo" voiceline and the sheep (even though there should've been more of them).… Expand

Awards & Rankings

3
#3 Best PC Game of 1999
2
#2 Most Discussed PC Game of 1999
4
#4 Most Shared PC Game of 1999

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. GameZone
    81
    Simply an awesome game - great in historical imagery, solid in sound and game play, and a lot of fun to play. The Age of Kings deserves its title.
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  2. Game Over Online
    87
    It’s not a significant improvement as far as gameplay and graphics, but it does help further the claim of AOE as a solid gaming title and a quality multiplayer game. The originality may be gone, but the idea lives on.
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  3. Eurogamer
    90
    I never got into the original game, yet I find AoE II enchanting. The sheer depth of the technology tree and evolution of the civilisation are always a surprise. I particularly like the intuitive logic that makes battles more tactical.
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