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When it comes to vast, kingdom-spanning ambition, you can't do better than Microsoft's Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. Microsoft went all out to create this real-time strategy... More
When it comes to vast, kingdom-spanning ambition, you can't do better than Microsoft's Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. Microsoft went all out to create this real-time strategy game, and it fairly hums with gorgeous graphics, sophisticated AI, and challenging scenarios for the novice and experienced player alike. The point of the game is to shepherd your fledgling civilization to world domination, using war, trade, and exploration. You start with the bare minimum to get going, and you've got to balance your people's needs with your desire to be a little Napoleon. The Age of Kings gives you a ton of new units and technologies to enrich your strategic options. Each scenario is placed accurately within history, but you're also free to create your own. Less
The Half-Life 2 with Deathmatch DVD collects two of the must-have shooter games, bringing you twice the action. Start out with Half-Life 2, where you return to the alien research facility... More
The Half-Life 2 with Deathmatch DVD collects two of the must-have shooter games, bringing you twice the action. Start out with Half-Life 2, where you return to the alien research facility called Black Mesa. The aliens are now pouring into our world and you'll join the resistance movement to stop them. Battle it out with friends in crazy, realistic mulitplayer action with Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. Then test your tactical abilities with Half-Life: Source -- where the gaming kicks up a notch through the amazing Source game engine. Less
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Key Features   
ESRB Descriptor Violence • Blood Blood and Gore • Intense Violence
ESRB Rating   T - (Teen) M - (Mature)
Publisher   Microsoft Vivendi Universal
Genre   Strategy Shooter / FPS
Platform   Windows -
Game Series Age of Empires Half Life
Other Features   
Online Online Gaming Support Online Gaming Support
Control Elements Mouse -
Distribution Media   CD-ROM DVD-ROM
Miscellaneous   
Product ID 20519583 37149267
Release Date August, 2001 November, 2004
UPC 805529948075 014633098501
Product MPN   
MPN TL108LL/A AW0ZZM1-X8H2M01
 
Consumer Reviews
Age of Empires 2 Age of Kings Computer Game
Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings for Windows
From $12.49
Half Life 2 Computer Game
Half-Life 2
From $5.00

Product Review Summary

4.5
95% recommend this product
5 stars
207
4 stars
105
3 stars
16
2 stars
7
1 star
1
Pros
  • Good Value (3)
  • Challenging (2)
  • Multiplayer (2)
  • Fun To Play (1)
  • Non hardcore gamers will enjoy (1)
  • Graphics (1)
Cons
  • None (4)
Good For
  • Adults (3)
  • All Ages (1)
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Consumer Reviews

575

Age Of Empires II ~ What do ya mean it's 4am already??

bydrdevience Nov 5, 2003
118 Helpfuls 119 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Everything.. knights, castles.. what more do ya want?
Cons Takes over your life!
Recommended it? Yes

Yeah. So I know this has over three hundred reviews already, and I likely won't add anything Earth shattering to any of those, but sometimes you run across something that you just have to write about. Age Of Empires II is just such a game.

Apparently, we've had this game for quite some... Read full review »

1046

The Reason My Boredom Level Has Dropped

byGravityGirl Jan 3, 2001
72 Helpfuls 73 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros many civilizations to choose from, lots to do in a game, lots of options, lots of...
Cons will take away free time and prevent you from studying/working/earning money
Recommended it? Yes

I don't have many hobbies- I prefer to waste my spare time watching television but last year I discovered two activities that have taken up hours upon hours of my time. The first of these "obsessions" is Epinions and the second is a computer game called Age of Empires 2 (AOE2).

I have... Read full review »

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Product Review Summary

4.5
Based on 64 user reviews
86% recommend this product
5 stars
44
4 stars
13
3 stars
4
2 stars
1 star
3
Pros
  • Multiplayer (2)
  • Challenging (2)
  • Good Value (2)
  • Easy to Use (1)
  • Great Design (1)
  • Graphics (1)
Cons
  • None (2)
Good For
  • Adults (2)
  • Serious Gamers (1)
  • Action (1)
  • Teenagers (1)
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Consumer Reviews

theuerkorn
399

HALF-LIFE 2: Setting Standards ... in almost every aspect.

bytheuerkorn Dec 31, 2004
67 Helpfuls 68 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Physics, graphics, sound, weapons, equipment, controls, no CD dongle
Cons Online activation required, no manual available (at all)
Recommended it? Yes

In 1998 the original Half-Life set standards and the sequel initially set records in a slightly different way by being one of the longest delayed and yet published games ever. Half-Life 2 has finally been published in November 2004 -- 6 years after the original game made a big splash in the... Read full review »

t13monkeys
531

Half Life 2 - easily the best 3d shooter of the 2004.

byt13monkeys Mar 19, 2005
62 Helpfuls 63 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros awesome graphics engine, solid plot, gameplay varies, huge environments
Cons high system specs, a few areas where the character will get "stuck"
Recommended it? Yes

Half Life 2 received solid reviews from all the major gaming sites on the web, including a 97% from IGN and a 92% from Gamespot, accounting for a disgustingly high 96% overall among 61 media outlets on the web. I wholeheartedly agree. Half Life 2 is without a doubt one of the best 3d shooters, and... Read full review »

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