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The Best Just Got Better

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: January 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is the next installment of the Age of Empires series (hopefully not the last) and is an improvement upon a game I didn't think could get much better. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings was a great game with lots of civilizations, technologies, units and terrains. But they've expanded out in The Conquerors. They have five new civilizations: The Huns, Aztecs,Mayans, Spanish, and Koreans, on top of the thirteen others already. Add to that four new campaigns, as Attila the Hun invading Rome, Emperor of the Aztecs defending your homeland from the Spaniards under Cortes, El Cid, the commander of the Spanish Reconquista, and the Battles of the Conquerors, where you fight in famous battles throughtout history (like Hastings, and Lepanto, etc.) They also have an entirely different building set for the New World civilizations as well. There are new game types, like King of the Hill and Wonder Race, an you can play on real world maps like France, Japan, and Mexico. They've even added snow! I mean, if there was one thing odd about Age of Empires II, it was Vikings fighting in deserts. But they've fixed that with snow terrains, and all new maps as well. Your farms can now be queued to replant at mills, your villagers are smart enough to auto-work when finished building resource gather points like lumber camps and mining camps, and you can even garrison inside rams for protection! To top it all off, every civilization has a unique technology as well as their unique unit, it's amazing. All in all, there are enough new feature in this game to warrant buying it; I promise, if you liked Age of Empires II (the required game to add The Conquerors Expansion on your computer) then you'll love what they've done with it in The Conquerors Expansion.

A whole New Dimension

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: November 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

There is no doubt that AOE 1 and 2 is the best game around and the conquerers is simply the best expansion around. The ROR dissapointed me greatly, not only did they not portray Rome well but all the other civilizations were exactely the same! The Conquerers is unbeleivable though, it adds five new civilizations ,eleven new units, twenty-six new technologies aswell as four new campaigns(Montezuma, El Cid, Attila the Hun and Battle of the Conquerers) and many other great improvements such as automatic farming and mining, ship formations and garissoning in rams. My favourite part is the new architecture and the new maps. I always wished that they would use real life settings such as Britain and Spain. The Rainforest and ice terrain is great. The Mayan and Aztec buildings are superb(especialy the Mayan wonder). Only one little thing let it down for me, no Incas! Oh well, perhaps if there's an AOE 3(let's hope) BUY IT!

Probably The BEST Game I've Ever Played!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: October 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

WARNING: If you're married or have kids or a girlfriend, DON'T buy this!!!!! You'll find yourself playing at all hours when you should be spending time with them. It's that addicting.

The graphics are astounding--the detail in each little picture is amazing, they're all lovingly crafted.

The sounds are incredible. Thrill to the sounds of warriors hacing at eachother, of might siege engines destroying a castle, of a cavalry charge into a village. And background music and sound effects simply add a new dimension to your experience.

Game play is very intuitive. It comes with learning scenarios and other scenarios so that you can get up to speed in a hurry, and the scenarios are very well crafted, complete with accented narration (yes, Spaniards speak with a spanish accent, etc.).

Online gaming takes it to the next level, but be sure to stay in rooms with titles such as "ROOKIES ONLY" or "NEWBIES", or else you'll be defeated in no time. Give yourself a chance to learn and have fun before taking on the "Big Guns".

Enjoy! I do :-)

Great Expansion to a Great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: November 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Strategy is what this game is all about. There are several new challenging campaigns to accomplish and several new types of games (ie. King of the Hill, Last man Standing). Ensemble Studios has improved Age of Kings (an already excellent game) to make it even more excellent with Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. They listened to gamers and did all they could do to tweak the game to make AOE/AOK gamers very pleased. If you are new to Age of Empires/Age of Kings, the graphics are the same as Age of Kings but are still wonderful with new units/wonders/civs/maps. The sounds and the music are very appealing. The playability is excellent. One word to describe this game is balance. If you are not new to AOE/AOK, you know that there is great balance to this game. The Conquerors have made the game even more balanced with new technologies and new civilizations. With several civilizations to choose from, there isn't a dominating civ. The unique units make each civilization very different from the rest. Ensemble Studios has also tried to take into account the history of all the civilizations and implement those facts into the game. For example, given the Nomadic style living of the Huns, this Civ does not require houses to build, just one advantage to this civilization. One more thing: if you are into these games and enjoy them, they can be very addictive. Thanks for reading my review.

UNBELIEVABLE!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: April 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I seriously thought computer games just couldnt get any better than the original AOK, but it did!! You can choose from five new civilizations(Aztecs, Mayans, Spanish, Koreans, And Huns). The other feautures are new maps, smarter villagers, and improved controls . The new maps help add more variety(you can play a black forest map in a jungle forest), the smarter villagers add alot of conveniance(if you build a lumber camp or a mining camp they automatically start mining or chopping), and you dont need to keep making farms because you can create them at the mill. The new game types are fun, but you CAN NOT play them in rated rooms, you can only play RM or DM in rated rooms. Something I think I should mention is the Korean Civ has a very strong advantage against other civs so they have been banned from competitive play. Also, the buidling structures of the Aztecs and the Mayans are just beautiful and unlike any other civs buildings. In short the new civs and better controls make this a GREAT expansion to a GREAT game, GET IT!!!!

Wow

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: October 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Rating: Strong Buy

Age of Empires 2: The Conquerers is one of the best stragety type of game I have played in a while. This game resembles UO, Ultima Online, the graphics are supreme. Even the smallest of characters have detailed graphics and weapons. Yeah the weapons are swords and spears, but once you get involved deeper and deeper into the game you have access to an arsenal of weapons to attack the enemy with. I was just playing this game for 5 hours straight, and I have to say, I couldn't get enough of it. I rated this game a 5 because it's graphics are surpurb and the game has great replay ability and has great depth and stragety.

I hope you all have as much fun as I do!

Great addon for an already great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 21
Date: August 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I had a chance recently to try out this expansion pack for AOE2. It basically adds five new civilizations to the game, each with its own buildings, units and characters. Each are very detailed and add a lot of gameplay to this game. I have over played this game, so to me its not as impressive as it might be to some other players. None the less, it does give you some more hours of fun to see all the new goodies. If you love AOE2 you should definetly get this.

Great Learning, Great Family Sharing Opportunity

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: December 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

At 46, don't have time for many games, but this one is one I share with my 9 & 10 year olds with many pleasurable moments. For kids these ages, (reading the manual is mandantory for all-- a definite benifit for fourth grader parents) the game requires a fair amount of planning and resource management, and presents the ever present historical factoids/factors to boot. As such, it's a cinch that you'll have lots of quality bonding experiences with your children as you discuss and perhaps learn this and that tidbit from history; further, if you have multiple computers gameplay with your child is a snap over a simple serial link, not to mention over any NET and the WWW. My Mrs. also lends a hand from time to time, but refuses to go head to head. Of course, for Teens and up (Sneaky to have a game that educates), this one wins in a cakewalk!

That there's more to this series than hack and slash, be in no doubt. There are multiple ways to win for starters in the AOE series overall -- only one of THREE major winning conditions is conquest, but achieving either of the others will get you invaded! Society, Economy, Religion, population, and diplomacy, all add depth and strategic scoring factors, so it's quite possible to be the winner, through your allies `win' based on the simplier major criteria, and vice versa. (Microsoft calls this being the alliance MVP.)

This Upgrade/Expansion is better playing than the AOE II -- Age of Kings version, as certain overhead factors that detracted from game play have been semi-automated, and that gives you more time for strategic development. Armies can't fight well if they're hungry, or out of other resources, and fighting is a definite unavoidable part of winning-- even if only defensively!

If you've neither, the AOE-II is a pre-requisite (Borrow it and install -- the run time CD is this one, and once you upgrade, all the AOE-II senarios are available through the Conquerers, and goodness, I haven't even mentioned the historical basis of THOSE, or the ability to craft your own senarios either! ADD THIS ONE TO BEST VALUES, and start enjoying it!

The best game ever just got a little better...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: February 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

First I have to say it is a bit pricey for an expansion pack. For that price I could have bought a full priced stand alone game from another developer. For that money I would also have expected a few more new things (i.e. more new civilizations, technologies etc.).

However we have to get it. The game play is simply too addictive. Given you are experienced in the AOE universe there are a few interesting improvements. Things are more sensible in the new edition. Villagers gather and build more sensibly. A lot of items and units have now new functions that are quite logical, like infantry that can garrison inside a ram, and add to its power that way, or ships being able to move in the same formations as other troops. Also the differences between the civilizations have been altered a bit here and there to more detailed portray the uniqueness originally intended in a civilization. That is an improvement that make thinking up different strategies for the different civilizations really beneficial and fun. Also you have a few new was of playing the game and a few extra technologies here and there.

Then you have 5 new civilizations: The Koreans with interesting technology for their time; the Huns exemplifying the ravaging horde on the run; the Spanish ready for conquests of military and church; The bloodthirsty Aztecs with powerful infantry; and the Mayans with great and fast archers.

Along with that comes 3 new campaigns + a few extra scenarios with different civilizations. For that prize I think that was a little meager.

Over all you have a great improvement in gameplay. Mainly thanks to the tweaking in each civilizations profile and abilities + the added sensibility in the AI. Whether you are completely new to the genre or AOE universe, or long time addicted, I don't see how you can stay without this title. It could easily be the best game ever.

I am amazed.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 15
Date: August 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have played the original game AoK for hundreds and hundreds of hours. Playing it online is extremely challenging and a lot of fun, requires smart strategies and is simply one of the greatest online games i've played. The expansion adds more civilizations, more units, campaings and most importantly of all, balances several issues in multiplayer gaming. Overpowered units have now become balanced, as weaker units have been improved. All this makes for a more varied online gaming, as more units and different strategies can be used.

I find the balance they've created in AoE, AoE Rise of Rome, AoK and this new expansion in particular, incredible. This is what makes this one of the greatest online game series, in my humble opinion.

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