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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

2019 · Strategy, Shoot 'em up · PC, Mac, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S · Xbox Game Studios

GameForever voters place Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition no. 276 in the world ranking, with 1,763 ELO points and 64% of wins across 130 duels settled. Xevious is the rival it has faced most: 4 duels, 2 wins and 2 losses. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 11 out of 222 (2019).

World rank

no. 276

ELO score

1,763

Wins

64%

Duels played

130

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About Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition celebrates the 20th anniversary of one of the most popular strategy games ever with stunning 4K Ultra HD graphics, a new and fully remastered soundtrack, and brand-new content, “The Last Khans” with 3 new campaigns and 4 new civilizations.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,763 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 273 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 1,764
  2. 274 Wii Sports 1,763
  3. 275 Ōkami 1,763
  4. 276 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 1,763
  5. 277 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 1,761
  6. 278 This War of Mine 1,761
  7. 279 Gran Turismo 1,761

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The standing

Where Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 11 out of 222 (2019).

Where Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 276 5,035
Strategy 21 336
2010s 115 2,050
2019 11 222

The community

The debate

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  1. BerryRunner

    Oh look, another remaster sitting comfortably near the top because nobody wants to vote against their childhood. Sure, let's pretend the ranking measures anything else at this point.

  2. NovaOwl

    Honestly I don't get the appeal at this ranking, and I say that having put real hours into it, not just some casual dismissal from someone who never touched it, because the campaigns drag in the middle and the AI does weird things that people just excuse as charm somehow. I get that people love the civilizations and the whole building up thing but it doesn't translate into deserving a spot this high for me.

    QuestRunner25

    Same here, I clocked way more hours than I'd like to admit and the mid campaign slog is real, but calling the whole thing overrated feels harsh when the skirmishes alone justify half that ranking.

  3. TurboBard95

    What keeps this one relevant is the pacing of a match itself, you build slowly and every decision compounds over the next twenty minutes. That kind of tension is rare now, most strategy games rush you into the action way too fast.

  4. NeonRunner58

    Comparé à des jeux comme Galaga ou Xevious qui allaient droit au but, celui-ci demandait qu'on s'installe pour l'après-midi. C'était pas le même rythme du tout mais on y revenait quand même.

    SilentKnight2001

    pas le même rythme du tout, c'est vrai (et c'est justement pour ça que j'y reviens encore)

  5. CoopRider14

    Face à Hotline Miami qui te prend à la gorge en dix minutes, celui-ci te demande une heure juste pour poser ta base. Deux mondes complètement différents, et je comprends pas qu'on les compare autant en duel.

    André_20

    Perso je vois pas où est l'exagération, tbh.

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