Age of Empires II HD Edition - Saladin - Jihad Walkthrough Gameplay Hard Difficulty Full HD Age of Empires II : The Age of Kings ( usually abbreviated aoe2 or AOK) is a strategy game in real time for PC developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Games for Windows and Mac operating systems OS. Was released mid-1999 and is the second title that made the series Age of Empires. The game is set in the Middle Ages after the fall of the Roman Empire . The player can choose from 13 civilizations that existed in that historical period , and should direct them to form a vast empire and conquer their enemies . The game offers the chance to play against the computer or against others online , with a maximum of 8 players per game. Age of Empires II was developed by Ensemble Studios Microsoft subsidiary under the direction of Bruce Shelley , designer of Age of Empires and collaborator in designing the strategy game Civilization. Its graphics engine is known as Genie Engine, w...
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