One of the most popular and highly respected of the later-day 2D real-time strategy games gets gold treatment with this release, which includes the original Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, its expansion pack Age of Empires II: The Conquerors, and additional bonus maps and other material. Players guide a small tribe of peasant workers to develop thriving communities and eventually powerful militaries, to defend the player's lands and conquer those of rivals, all under real-time pressure.
~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide
Production Credits
Design Lead: Greg "DeathShrimp" Street; Design: Karen "Scout" Sparks; Design: Sandy "Honcho" Petersen; Design: Bruce C. "Bruck" Shelley; Programming Lead: Angelo "Desperado" Laudon; Programming: Paul "Winter" Bettner; Programming: Tim "Timotron" Deen; Programming: Mario "PlasticBrain" Grimani; Programming: Dave "Bigdog" Pottinger; Programming: Matt "The Optimizer" Pritchard; Art Lead: Chris "Snore Monkey" McKissick; Art: Jeff "Jaydub" Dotson; Art: Herb "HellWood" Ellwood; Art: Bryan "Bubbles" Hehmann; Art: Duane "Saint" Santos; Art: Chad & Eric "Walker Boys"; Art: Scott "co0Ter" Winsett; Production Lead & Sound Director: Chris "Snore Monkey" Rippy; Production Executive: Tony "Bossman" Goodman; Production Executive: Harter "HarterFaster" Ryan; Production Executive & PR: Brian "Ryujin" Sullivan; Music Lead: Stephen "Big Al" Rippy; Music: Kevin "dr. Cosmic" McMullan; Quality Assurance & Playtesting Lead: Mike "Captn" Kidd; Quality Assurance & Playtesting Lead: Doug "Salidoug" Brucks; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Rob "Xemu" Fermier; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Brian "Zeus" Sousa; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Joe Ybarra; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: John "MrPinchy" Evanson; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Herb "Captian Insano" ; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Marselas; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: David "DaverGit" Lewis; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Trey "Yert" Taylor; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Brad "The Crow" Crow; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Mark "Marko Polo" Terrano; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: "Ghenghiz" Ian Fischer; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Dusty Monk; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: David Cherry; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Dave Kubalak; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: David "Ripman" Rippy; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Sean "Lord Soth" Wolff; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Paul "venOm" Slusser; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Chris "VD" Van Doren; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Thonny "Captian Nemo" Namuonglo; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Chea "TRUCK' O'Neill; Quality Assurance & Playtesting: Don "Fork Boy" Gagen; Administration: Madelynn "Lady" Arnold; Administration: Keira Erhard; Administration: Jeff "Buck" Goosill; Business: Brian "Moonster" Moon; Business: Bob "Fugu" Wallace; Network Management: Roy "Royster" Rabey; Network Management: Jake Dotson; Web Support: Mike "Archangel" McCart; Legal Representation: General Counsel Associates, LLP; Legal Representation: Betsy "Brooklyn Cowgirl" Bayha; Outside Directors: John Boog-Scott; Outside Directors: John Calhoun; Outside Directors: Thad Chapman; Program Manager: Tim "SlasherZ" Znamenacek; Program Manager: James McDaniel; Testing Lead: Jamie Evans; Testing, Playtest Lead: Rick Lockyear; Tester: Douglas "Ugdo" Hall; Tester: Sean "King Kellog"; Tester: Daland "Strider" Davis; Tester: Eric Lindman; Tester: Eric Meldrum; Tester: Thomas Courser; Tester: Reuben Radding; Tester: Matt "MEGAMAN" Alderman; Tester: Jason "Fulgore" Brown; Tester: Carl Bystrom; Playtest Team: Dennis "_M_D_K_" Stone; Playtest Team: Brock "OoC_Malice" Meade; Playtest Team: Michael "Staffa" Chrsitensen; Playtest Team: Kevin "The Sheriff" Holme; Playtest Team: Juan "Genghis Juan" Lee-Pang; Multiplayer Test Team - Lead: Scott "Vril" Gerlach; Multiplayer Test Team: Michelle "quirkyl" Grisim; Multiplayer Test Team: Bret James " GAUGE" Fenton; Multiplayer Test Team: Kent L. "Net_Nerd" McCorkle; Multiplayer Test Team: Shane W. "cOndEnsr" Nelson; Multiplayer Test Team: Aleah "sunshine" Wardrop; Product Planner: Steve Schreck; Localization Test: Suzanne Boulan; Localization Test: Aengus "Pidgeon Lord" Jankowsky; Localization Test: Michael "Mickster(1798)" Ivory; Hardware Config. Testing: Paul "Mr. Happypants" Gradwohl; Hardware Config. Testing: Harold Ryan; User Education Writer: Kelly Bell; User Education Editor: Amy Robinson; User Education Print Designer: JoAnne Epps; User Education Artist: Jennifer Epps; Setup Development: Randy Shedden; Setup Development: Chris "Cornholio" Haddan; RECON Playtesters: Adam "azero" Maloy; RECON Playtesters: Bruce W. "Wiley" Carr Jr.; RECON Playtesters: Jacob "Bataar" Fulwiler; RECON Playtesters: Mike "Grant Axehilt" Engle; RECON Playtesters: Beth "Sabine" De Diego; RECON Playtesters: Mark "ModestMouse" Shoemaker; Product Manager: Sebastien "Tintin" Motte; Product Manager: Pontus Frohde; Public Relations: Carlos De Leon ; Public Relations: Andrew McCombie; Legal: Jeff Koontz; Localization: Yuko Yoshida; Localization: Paul "Gooner" Delany; Localization: Eric Kao; Localization: Ji Young Kim; Localization: Laurence K Smith; Management: Stuart "Yoda" Moulder; Management: Edward "Ace" Ventura; Management: Matt "UncleDaddy" Gradwohl; Management: Craig "Doom" Henry; Management: Jo Tyo; Management: Eric Straub; Management: Jordan Weisman; Management: Doug Herring; Product Support: Steve "Surfer Dude" Kastner