Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Reviews

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is ranked in the 93rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Jan 30, 2023

Seriously, if you're the kind of person who loves to think strategically and is interested in history then you'll get sucked into this RTS game. See just why it's been seen as one of the best strategy games of all time.

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Unscored
Nov 14, 2019

Given the scarcity of successors, then, I see no reason why Microsoft shouldn’t just keep making this game bigger and bigger and bigger, lumping all the bits together every few years and slapping it down with nicer animations, until it’s got ten thousand missions and includes “Dudley” as a civilisation because they ran out of ideas. That would be fine by me. Long live the (Age of) King(s)

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8 / 10.0
Nov 12, 2019

A great classic returns to PC and it's still a great RTS experience. The Definitive Edition enrich the formula with a few quality of life improvements while maintaining its core gameplay overall intact, but at the same time there are some flaws, especially on the technical side. Still, the nostalgia operation works and Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is the best way to enjoy the classic Microsoft RTS today.

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88 / 100
Nov 12, 2019

Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition is the update of a classic. It wasn't easy, but Forgotten Empires Studio has hit the nail on the head with lots of playable changes and lots of new content. The AI fails sometimes and the new voices won't please anyone, but overall it's a fantastic real-time strategy game.

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8.5 / 10.0
Nov 14, 2019

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is a breath of fresh air to a genre somewhat diminished today of video games but that would certainly seem to have returned to remain the fans of the saga those who enjoyed this second edition the most.

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87 / 100
Jan 30, 2023

Although some facets denote that the "base game" is two decades old, the experience is still exciting and more accessible than ever.

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78 / 100
Nov 12, 2019

A polished, wide-ranging update that brings the classic RTS into the modern age.

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