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Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft. Released in 1999 for the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh operating systems, it was the second game in the Age of Empires series. An expansion, The Conquerors, was released in 2000. A PlayStation 2 version was released by Konami in 2001, and a Nintendo DS spinoff, Age of Empires: The Age of Kings was developed by Backbone Entertainment in 2006. A Dreamcast port, by Konami, was canceled.
The Age of Kings is set in the Middle Ages and contains thirteen playable civilizations. Players aim to gather resources, which they use to build towns, create armies, and defeat their enemies. There are five historically based campaigns, which constrict the player to specialized and story-backed conditions. There are three additional single-player game modes, and multiplayer is supported. Despite using the same game engine and similar code to its predecessor, development of The Age of Kings took a year longer than expected, forcing Ensemble Studios to release Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome in 1998 instead. The design team focused on resolving significant issues in Age of Empires, but noted on release that some problems remained.
Age of Empires is a series of personal computer games developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Studios. The first title of the series was Age of Empires, released in 1997. Since then, seven titles and three spin-offs have been released. The titles are historical real-time strategy games, and their gameplay revolves around two main game modes: Single player and campaign. They competed with another popular strategy series, Civilization, and are set amidst historical events.
Age of Empires focused on events in Europe, Africa and Asia, spanning from the Stone Age to the Iron Age; the expansion game explored the formation and expansion of the Roman Empire. The sequel, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, was set in the Middle Ages, while its expansion focused partially on the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The subsequent three games of Age of Empires III explored the early modern period, when Europe was colonizing the Americas and several Asian nations were on the decline. The newest installment, Age of Empires Online, takes a different approach as a free-to-play online game utilizing Games for Windows Live. A spin-off game, Age of Mythology, was set in the same period as the original Age of Empires, but focused on mythological elements of Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology.
By tonight
The hills of hope will be hills of hate
The Steeds of Death are seeking for souls to steal.
Will I die?
The Evil Knights will rise up from the hells
No matter how fast I ride
I will be dying tonight.
Tonight
The Lady of Justice will be put to Death
By demons that live inside of our lies and fears.
With her eyes
The Tyrant Kings will have the Eternal Crown
No matter how fast you ride
You will be dying tonight.
Tonight.
Die Tonight.
It is The Age of Empires
fed by fear is how you will live
It is The Age of Empires
Breathe your fear
Dominion is here.
Tonight
The hills of hope will turn to hills of hate
Hear the Bells of Fate screaming from Fields of Fire.
The Book of Life
Talks about how our sins will destroy Mankind
No matter how fast we ride
We will be dying tonight.
It is The Age of Empires
fed by fear is how you will live
It is The Age of Empires
Breathe your fear
Dominion is here.
It is The Age of Empires
fed by fear is how you will live
It is The Age of Empires
Breathe your fear
Dominion is here.