Six years have flown by since Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings became one of the definitive real-time strategy games on the market. Age of Kings typified this style of gaming in many respects, but it innovated and improved the style in many others, establishing the template for untold numbers of...
Tried-and-true formula still makes for a complex and interesting strategy game, Innovative "home city" system creates long-term depth and strategy, Plenty of content and modes of play, Spectacular visuals, if you have a fast system
Some aspects of combat don't look and feel quite right; Frame rate can bog down at the wrong moments; Falls into some of the same traps as many older real-time strategy games