This included five historical single-player campaigns, three additional single-player modes, and a fully-featured multiplayer. Set in the Middle Ages and with an ability to move to newer historical periods such as Dark Age, Feudal Age, Castle Age, and Imperial Age, the game offers players an incredible variety of challenges in the single-player campaign missions and an incredible variety of tactical clashes in streamlined online modes.
Developed on the upgraded version of the Genie Engine that powered the original version of the Age of Empires in 1997, this sequel managed to improve upon almost every aspect and gain the reputation of one of the best RTS games of all time. Age of Empires 2 (also known as Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings) is a celebrated real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft for home PCs in 1999.
