"Age of
Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion" is the
official add-on to the award-winning,
best-selling, real-time strategy game "Age
of Empires II: The Age of Kings®." Focusing
on legendary leaders, "The Conquerors"
challenges veterans and novices to wage war on an
epic scale with all-new civilizations, unique
units and technologies, and campaigns based on
infamous conquerors such as Attila the Hun, El
Cid and Montezuma.
Ensemble Studios
developed "Age of Empires II: The Conquerors
Expansion" and features the expertise of
Bruce Shelley, co-designer of "Age of
Empires" and the hit strategy game,
"Civilization."
New Features
Five new
civilizations.
In addition to
the 13 civilizations available in "Age of
Empires II," "The Conquerors" adds
five additional civilizations to choose and
command, including the Hun, Aztec, Mayan, Korean
and Spanish. Each civilization has unique
attributes, buildings and technologies, as well
as a unique combat unit based on its historical
counterpart.
Four new
historically based campaigns.
These focus on
historical figures such as Attila the Hun, El Cid
and Montezuma, allowing players to ride alongside
the Hun invasion of Europe, battle the Moors in
Spain, preside over the siege of Tenochtitlan, or
relive eight other battles that became turning
points in history, such as Agincourt, Manzikert
and Hastings, with such conquerors as Henry V, Yi
Sun-shin and Erik the Red.
Eleven
entirely new units.
New units include
the Hussar cavalry unit, halberdier infantry
unit, turtle boat and petard, an explosive
kamikaze siege unit. Among the unique combat
units are the Aztec Jaguar Warrior, Mayan Plumed
Archer, Spanish Conquistador and Hun Tarkan.
Twenty-five
new technologies.
While the
standard technology tree boasts more than 100
nodes, players now can opt for additional
technologies such as caravans, herbal medicine,
the thumb ring, heresy, bloodlines and theocracy.
In addition, each civilization will have access
to new unique technology, such as Chinese
Rocketry, Japanese Kataparuto, British Yeomen and
Persian Mahouts.
Challenging
new game choices.
Players can
invigorate their gameplay and experience a world
beyond "Deathmatch" with compelling new
games such as "Defend the Wonder,"
"King of the Hill" and "Wonder
Race."
Different
map types.
To make gameplay
more varied and competitive, several new maps
have been added, including the dense rainforests
of Yucatan and the frozen waters of Ghost Lake.
All-new real-world maps allow players to
re-create classic conflicts in geographic areas
such as Italy and Japan.
Farms
that automatically replant.
Players can queue
farms so they automatically replant after all the
crops have been gathered.
Ship
formations.
Ships move in
formation, just like land units.
Ram
garrisoning.
Units can
garrison inside Battering, Capped and Siege Rams
for protection and to increase the ram’s
speed and attack.
Smart
villagers.
Villagers work
smarter, build walls more intelligently and
automatically gather resources after constructing
a drop-off building.
Commands
for allied computer players.
Players can use
chat commands to order allied computer players to
attack, pay tribute by offering resources and
build an economy or military.
Internet
play
for up to eight
players is accessible via the MSN™ Gaming
Zone http://www.zone.com, over a LAN or
modem-to-modem.
Developer
"Age of
Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion" is
being developed by Ensemble Studios (ES). Based
in Dallas, ES’ primary goal is to produce
top-quality, award-winning games in cooperation
with Microsoft. ES is located on the Internet at http://www.ensemblestudios.com
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