Age of Empires 2 (PS2)

Gameplay basically revolves around you building up and defending your settlement, but don't expect to be left to your own devices for long. As with all strategy games, you'll need to gather resources, build more advanced structures and gain access to more powerful troops with which to raid and pillage enemy settlements. The range of units is good and varies between the many cultures you can choose to be, giving each culture their own distinct advantages and disadvantages.

The graphics and sound in Age of Empires 2 are both perfectly serviceable, but you won't be astounded by either. So what does it have in its favour? Well, heaps and heaps of playability. This is no five-minute wonder, and you'll be back again and again for just one more shot at that mission you haven't quite finished yet. If you're looking for a top-notch strategy game for the PS2, you couldn't go far wrong by getting yourself a copy of AOE2--and don't forget your mouse. --Andi Flower

the campaigns are great you learn about the great military heros iof the time and command an army to overcome the opposition with weapons such as mangonals causes losts of damage from a distance.

the multiplayer version is great play with up to 3 mates and destroy each other. the graphics are good and the technology accurate fighting from the dark age to the imperial ag this game will give you hours of enjoyment. This game is an updated and much better version of the 1st one. so if you liked the original you'll love this


Don't Waste Your Money!   January 27, 2006
Dr. W. Robotham (Nottingham)
3 out of 27 found this review helpful

Having been a fan of Civilisation on the PC for a number of years I was hoping for something similar with Age of Empires, however, I was very disappointed with the Playstation 2 version. Don't waste your money on this game, stick to Civilisation on PC is you want a good turn based strategy game.


Excellent game, entertaining game!   November 4, 2005
Iceni Peasant (Norfolk, England)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful

I had never played this game on the PC, so can't compare the handling of the mouse vs controller. On the whole I found it fairly easy to navigate my way around the screen.

The beauty of this game are all the possibilities, levels of difficulty, environments and cultures to choose from. Also the actual games to choose are varied, from regicide(kill the opposing king while protecting your own), death match(which team can beat the other) and campaigns, this latter option you can choose to go through a series of challenges set within a certain time frame; such as Joan Of Arc, William Wallace, Saladin etc...

The hours just fly past when you get playing. Really entertaining gameplay! The only real downpoint is not getting to experience each "age" for very long, or getting to survey how wonderful your settlement looks for long, such is the fast pace of the gameplay. Also the dopey village farmers get a little annoying, having to be ordered the whole time to get planting again....not much intelligence from that quarter! On the whole 4 stars!