AOE2: Age of Kings Game Guide
Table of Contents
by Elliott Chin

Introduction

Age of Empires is a franchise that has already become a huge success with many gamers. Age of Empires II: Age of Kings fixes lots of problems that the first Age of Empires had and is in every way a better game. Perhaps most importantly, Age of Kings is a deeper, more challenging game. The strategic and tactical possibilities in Age II are much greater than in the original game, and the strategies and options open to you are more numerous. They can also be overwhelming.

In our Age of Empires II guide, we'll give you the strategies you need to maximize your abilities and really understand how to play and master the game. In addition, we'll provide complete walk-throughs of the campaigns, which are now more focused, more interesting, and more challenging.

In this guide, you'll find:

  • Detailed campaign walk-throughs
  • Comprehensive civilization overviews, discussing each civilization's bonuses, strengths, weaknesses, and special tactics
  • Complete unit overviews
  • Tried-and-true general strategies, including how to get your town started just right
  • Proven combat strategies, such as which combined-arms strategy works best and how to best counter the nastier weapons in the game like bombard cannons and war elephants.

Next: Civilization overview
 

 



Detailed Campaign Walk-throughs

Comprehensive civilization overviews

Complete unit overviews

Tried-and-true general strategies

Proven combat strategies

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