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Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

1999 · Strategy · PC, Mac, PlayStation 2, Dreamcast · Konami

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is ranked no. 27 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,897 and 80% of duels won.

World rank

no. 27

ELO score

1,897

Wins

80%

Duels played

348

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About Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

Take control of a powerful civilization. Lead them through 1000 years of the Middle Ages to riches and greatness. Will you Intimidate the world into following you by using military force? Rule the world with honor and nobility by using commerce and diplomacy? Or Underhandedly seize power through conspiracy, deception and regicide? There are many paths to power, there can only be one ruler!

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,897 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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

  1. 24 Portal 1,899
  2. 25 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 1,897
  3. 26 Final Fantasy III 1,897
  4. 27 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings 1,897
  5. 28 Dungeon Keeper 1,896
  6. 29 Half-Life 2: Episode Two 1,895
  7. 30 Resident Evil 2 1,895

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  1. hiram_kessler

    Compared to StarCraft II this feels like a relic in terms of pacing, and I say that as someone who respects what it did back then, the AI in campaign missions is still frustratingly passive and the balance holes get exposed fast once you play anyone competitive.

    IrenePlayer

    Yo también lo jugué así, sin ser competitiva, y todavía recuerdo perder contra la IA en fácil.

  2. McClure30

    played a match last week, forgot how satisfying the wall building is (my friend still hates me for it), holds up way better than i expected

    Philippine_46

    Mais la satisfaction de construire un mur ne suffit pas à sauver un rythme qui traîne beaucoup trop en début de partie.

  3. Kemmer94

    342 duels and 80 percent wins says this ranking is not an accident.

    Altenwerth31

    Numbers aside, this is the same game that got me and my roommate through an entire winter of ranked matches instead of studying.

    TurboLegend

    Pas convaincu que 80% de victoires prouve grand chose, moi aussi je revote toujours pareil sans trop réfléchir.

    Hortense_48

    Replying to Altenwerth31

    Cette histoire de winters entiers devant l'écran, je l'ai vécue aussi, sauf que chez moi c'était les vacances d'été entières.

  4. gdicki

    played this on and off for yrs with my college roommate, never got as into it as ppl online seem to be, still remember the villager micromanagement fondly tho

    Eloisa_40

    Fair enough for the roommate part, but calling the micromanagement fondly remembered doesn't erase how tedious it gets past hour two.

    Gamboa25

    jaja yo también jugaba con mi hno, esas tardes eran sagradas en mi casa

  5. IronPilot

    Comparing it to Command & Conquer always feels weird to me because the two games basically wanted different things, one loved chaos and explosions while this one loved patience and economy, and somehow both worked for their own crowd back then.

    Moral2003

    Chaos contra PACIENCIA, tal cual lo viví yo también con mi hermano.

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