Overall, this game rocks. THe gameplay is superb and the graphics rock thte house. THe one thing of the game that I do not like is that You cannot build a lot of buildings. It can be very annoying if you want to build a big city. This game is a little like the game Startcraft if anyone of you played that. AOE2's excitement isn't as high as other games but in order to win all the campains you need to have a strategy. Wheter getting to a place or other taks, all of them need planning. If you want to defeat another town without any cheasts, You have to creat a certain amount of villagers to work for you. THis game is really good but why don't they have buildings from Age of Empires 1 like the goverment center? Well here is a overview of what I think of this game