| | AVault | PC | Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) |
 | | The mixed reviews of Age of Empires didn't seem to have any effect on the public's willingness to pick up and play the game, as the original title sold over a million copies and is one of the best selling PC titles of the decade. |
 | | However, the added depth that was missing in the original Age is brought forth in Age II in the form of variety and style between the nations, much like what Starcraft did for the RTS genre. |
 | | While AOEII: Age of Kings is still nowhere near the complexity of Civilization II, it is much closer than it used to be, and is still able to deliver quality gameplay in a real-time setting. |
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