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Title: Graphics are Good...and Evil
Review: I played both AOE II and the Expansion extensively and thoroughly enjoyed both. This is truly enjoyable addition to the genre and will keep you playing for a while as you practice to get better and trying new skill levels. When I first started I could only win on "Sandbox" and slowly worked my way up. I can now win handily on "Expert", so you will develop a sense of appreciation in this game when you can win on every level.The graphics are beautiful, but on max detail things can get a little choppy in big battles - especially sea battles. I have a new Intel Dual Core 3.0 Ghz machine with 2GB RAM and the latest 7800GTX nVidia card, and it runs pretty well for the most part. No other game I have looks better on the 24" widescreen. Did I mention I am still paying off my computer?I have played a couple of LAN games with one other person and it gets VERY choppy.Great game overall but it requires a ton of processing power and memory to enjoy the graphics to the fullest.
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