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received positive reviews from critics, with reviewers generally considering the expansion's additions to the game worthwhile. Many critics also commended the game for adding quality of life improvements that made gameplay easier to handle. It was declared the 1998 'Add-On of the Year' by
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was commercially successful and received positive reviews from critics, with praise directed to the expansion's inclusion of features and gameplay mechanics beyond the expected addition of new maps. Reviewers later expressed that the expansion set the standard for the sequel to
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adds minor gameplay changes, including the ability for players to queue the production of units, and select a group of units of the same type by double-clicking the cursor. The population limit for recruiting units is also adjustable to up to 200 in multiplayer games.
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setting of its planned successor. A goal of the expansion was to implement "small but significant" adjustments based on player feedback to improve the balance of the game and reduce the gameplay emphasis on rushing to the next age.
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involves gathering resources to construct buildings, recruiting units, and develop technologies to progress through Ages that unlocks stronger units, new abilities, and more efficient resource gathering.
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portrays historical events, historian
Alexander Flegler critiqued the anachronism of the game's ages as inconsistent with their depiction of historical events, such as scenarios depicting the
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wrote that the new civilizations and units generally added "interesting counters" to those in the original game, although he found the Romans to be weaker than expected. Jason Rich of
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for release in the United States on 29 October 1998, and in the United
Kingdom and Europe on 6 November 1998. To promote the game, Microsoft held an online tournament of the game on
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found the campaigns to have "interesting premises", but considered them to be "unusually short", lacking end cutscenes and featuring objectives with "tedious" difficulty.
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similarly stated that the expansion expanded the overall strategy of the original and provided players with "added control and more capabilities". Elliott Chin of
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was a commercial success. Global sales estimates have varied between 800,000 and 1.2 million units by the early 2000s. The expansion entered second place behind
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and accepted on the basis of the original title's commercial success. Shelley stated the expansion's focus on Rome was chosen to bridge the early
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felt the expansion was "exemplary", highlighting the "well-conceived" new missions and "significant" gameplay enhancements. Stepnik considered
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November to December 1998, with the winner receiving a cash prize and trip to Rome at the final held in
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title in which players build and develop a civilization and conquer competing empires. The core gameplay of
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Studios' Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings". In Austin Grossman (ed.).
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The additions to the core gameplay were praised. Ken Brown of
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Gamers At Work: Stories Behind the Games People Play
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over nineteen scenarios, focusing on the history of
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was prompted by delays to the creation of a sequel,
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1862:"Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion"
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1441:"Preview: Age of Empires II: The Conquerors"
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