In April 2013, Age of Empires II: HD Edition was released on the Steam digital distribution platform for Windows operating systems. The original Age of Empires II and the expansion pack were later released as The Gold Edition. The game won multiple awards and is today considered a classic of its type, having had a significant impact on future games in its genre. Three months after its release, two million copies of The Age of Kings had been shipped, and it topped sales charts in seven countries. The Age of Kings received 'universal acclaim', according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. The significant number of new features was praised, as were the gameplay improvements.

Reception of The Age of Kings was highly positive. The design team focused on resolving significant issues in Age of Empires, but noted on release that some problems remained. Despite using the same game engine and similar code to its predecessor, development of The Age of Kings took a year longer than expected, forcing Ensemble Studios to release Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome in 1998 instead. There are three additional single-player game modes, and multiplayer is supported. There are five historically based campaigns, which constrict the player to specialized and story-backed conditions. Players aim to gather resources, which they use to build towns, create armies, and defeat their enemies.

The Age of Kings is set in the Middle Ages and contains thirteen playable civilizations. An expansion, The Conquerors, was released in 2000. Released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh, it is the second game in the Age of Empires series. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is a real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft.

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