Age of empire 2 guide
This guide will give you a quick idea of how the game works and easy strategies to use when playing single-player or non-competitive multi-player.Also, I have uploaded the game manual for a more detailed explanation on How to Play. I have in no way mastered the game compared to professional players but I do understand the strategies that can be used to get the best results. The game was easy to learn and play but once you were matched up with other humans, each civilization’s strengths and weaknesses became apparent.
The beginning of my fifth year of college, I revisited this game with five other friends to bring back a sense of nostalgia and it quickly became a small addiction. Renown stories of William Wallace, Joan of Arc, and Atilla the Hun were brought into a more clear historical perspective. Age of Empires II was set in the medieval period when Europe was under the influence of the Roman Empire, the Middle East defended it’s land from the crusades, the east Asian empires battled each for dynasty supremacy, and South America was pillaged by the west. What made Age of Empires II great was the historical relevance of the game.
As time passed, real-time strategy fans were lured over to Blizzard’s Starcraft series or it’s successor Age of Empires III and an old fan favorite became forgotten. I was hooked on this game throughout middle school and spent many afternoons guiding Genghis Khan’s Mongol hordes through eastern Europe or building Aztec defenses to withstand the assault of the Cortez and the Spanish. The purpose of the game is to command one of eighteen unique civilizations through different periods of time on a journey for conquest. Age of Empires II Strategy Guide: Abridged VersionĪge of Empires II is an award-winning real-time strategy game published by Microsoft back in 1999.