The new difficulty level system in the Conquerors Expansion will ensure that casual gamers can finish any scenario in an hour or so, while hardcore fans should face some pretty titanic struggles. I particularly want to mention difficulty level, because we came to the conclusion that the AOK campaigns were probably too hard for many players. We have learned a lot about storytelling, using triggers and difficulty level. I think that players will find all four campaigns to be better than those in Age of Kings. Thus, we have the Battles of the Conquerors-eight scenarios spotlighting battles such as Agincourt, Lepanto and Manzikert. As a fourth campaign, we brought to light an idea that had been kicking around since AOK: what to do with all those famous battles that were important in history, but not robust enough to support an entire campaign. In the end, we came up with three great names: Montezuma of the Aztecs, El Cid of the Spanish, and Attila the Hun.

As we whittled this list down, we focused on those conflicts that would best show off the new civilizations, and which conquerors would players most want to portray. We kicked off the Age of Kings expansion pack with a long list of famous conquerors, all of whom could support great campaigns. Look for the last of the four campaign overviews next Friday.Īnd be sure to check out our extensive preview of the expansion.Ĭampaigns In Age Of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion Not only does this campaign give you a chance to wage war across the dense jungles of the early Americas it also features the Tabasco civilization. We're about halfway through this particular campaign right now, and so far, it's the clear winner in terms of enjoyment. The guys at Ensemble have already filled you in with the Attila the Hun Campaign, the El Cid Campaign, so today we'll be looking at the Montezuma Campaign.

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