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Microsoft has done it again, they have made an expansion pack for Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. It is called The Conquerors, www.microsoft.com/games/conquerors. This game is a lot better then all the other AOE (Age of Empires). It has new civilizations to control or conquer. They are:

• Huns–their main weapon is the tarkan.
• Koreans–their main weapon is the war wagon and turtle ship.
• Aztecs–their main weapon is the plumed archer.
• Spanish–their main weapon is the Conquistadors.

In this game there are also some new technologies, like Chinese rockets and British yeomen. Personally, I think this new game has done a good job at making villagers smarter; they automatically gather resources after constructing a building.

Another cool feature is that the maps look more like real places such as Britain, France, Italy and South America. There are also new game types that are very highly challenging, like “Wonder Race,” (in this type of game there is one wonder, and whichever side gets it first, wins); “King of the Hill”(in this type of game there is one team with a castle on a hill. If the other team gets the hill they win, and if the team on the hill stays there long enough, they win); “Defend the Wonder” (in this type of game you start with a wonder and have to defend it from the other team. If you stay there long enough, you will win). All these new game options make this game a whole lot more entertaining.

Overall, this is a very good game. It is rated “T” for teen because of animated blood. I would give it four and a half stars out of five. I did not have any problems with it and I played several hours. All I hope is that Microsoft will continue to make games like AOE and Combat Flight Simulator.