Age of Empires II coming to Steam

[Barfo]

http://store.steampowered.com//app/221380

Release date: April 9th.

Anyone up for a 4 pack?

 

[KaOTiK]

Hmm, interested, a little expensive for such an old game though even with it being updated a little. Still have my disc version (installed at that) too with the expansion.

 

[EDUSAN]

this reminds me i hage AOE3 to play...never downloaded it :S

 

[you2]

yea but it is HD (whatever that means) ? I wonder if it includes the expnasion. I have he aoeii complete from walmart or bestbuy or somewhere that was $5 but havne't played yet.

Hmm, interested, a little expensive for such an old game though even with it being updated a little. Still have my disc version (installed at that) too with the expansion.

 

[Jeffg010]

That's good news there might be hope to get Rise of Nations on steam.

 

[KaOTiK]

yea but it is HD (whatever that means) ? I wonder if it includes the expnasion. I have he aoeii complete from walmart or bestbuy or somewhere that was $5 but havne't played yet.

It does include the expansion. "HD" for these old 2D games is basically just having the camera zoomed out more for higher resolutions so things aren't pixelated.

 

[dagamer34]

It should be noted that they are updating the game with HD graphics.

 

[gothamhunter]

AOEII was the best in the series...here's to hoping it'll be HD'd well!

 

[Dankk]

http://store.steampowered.com//app/221380

Release date: April 9th.

Anyone up for a 4 pack?

Why get a four-pack, when purchasing a single copy appears to be cheaper? :hmm:

Edit: lol disregard that i suck cocks

 

[KaOTiK]

Why get a four-pack, when purchasing a single copy appears to be cheaper? :hmm:

4-pack = $20 for single copy

1-pack = $17.99 (two dollars cheaper)

?? 4 pack is $59.99 so $15 each, single copy is $17.99.

 

[Dankk]

?? 4 pack is $59.99 so $15 each, single copy is $17.99.

How do I math?

 

[Firsttime]

Bitchin. I haven't had much luck with AoE 2 since Windows 7. I'll be getting it for sure. Just to have on steam. I think I've got 3 disc copies hanging around. This was my favorite RTS ever.

 

[KaOTiK]

How do I math?

lol, i like your edit

 

[Red Storm]

Hell yes! I have been using the widescreen mod for AOE, but now we can do multiplayer in HD!

 

[Dijeangenie]

that's good news there might be hope to get rise of nations on steam.

yes please

 

[Markbnj]

Bitchin. I haven't had much luck with AoE 2 since Windows 7. I'll be getting it for sure. Just to have on steam. I think I've got 3 disc copies hanging around. This was my favorite RTS ever.

I have it installed on an XP VM, and agreed, just about my favorite. Although Rise of Nations is close.

 

[KaOTiK]

Thinking of grabbing the 4 pack, anyone interested if I do?

 

[chalmers]

Thinking of grabbing the 4 pack, anyone interested if I do?

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[CrimsonWolf]

Freakin sweet. I'm picking this up. Hope this means too they fixed the AOEII "Apocalypse Edition" problem. Last couple times I ran the original in Vista/7 the colors were all messed up and looked like toxic sludge everywhere.

 

[Red Storm]

Freakin sweet. I'm picking this up. Hope this means too they fixed the AOEII "Apocalypse Edition" problem. Last couple times I ran the original in Vista/7 the colors were all messed up and looked like toxic sludge everywhere.

We called them berry fields.

Playing via Gameranger fixed that problem though. Now with Steam we can play on modern resolutions!

 

[Craig234]

anyone interested if I do?

Ya.

 

[MrSquished]

this is pretty awesome. AOEII was epic fun. Had some ridiculous online battles. Why couldn't this come out during the cold winter months instead of spring?

 

[sactoking]

Is AOE2 less APM- and build order-reliant than SC 2?

 

[Red Storm]

Is AOE2 less APM- and build order-reliant than SC 2?

I would definitely say so. It's no where near as fast paced.

There is a demo (47MB lol) located on their old website:

http://www.microsoft.com/games/age2/downloads.htm

 

[videogames101]

The best RTS ever.