Relive the victories and defeats of a thousand years ... from the fall of Rome to the Middle Ages. Control entire armies ... build whole civilizations ... discover new lands and technologies. Experience this incredible sequel today!

See You at the Castle Gates! Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is the sequel to the award-winning, best-selling real-time strategy game Age of Empires. Age of Empires II spans a thousand years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages in which players control the destiny of humankind. The game keeps the epic scope of Age of Empires' game play while evolving the combat and economic features. Starting with minimal resources, players are challenged to build their nations into great civilizations. Gamers can choose from several ways to win, including conquering enemy, accumulating wealth by extensive trading and diplomacy, building and defending wonders of the world. Age of Empires II, being developed by Ensemble Studios, features the expertise of Bruce Shelley, co-designer of Age of Empires and the hit strategy game Civilization.

Cheat codes
                    Press [Enter] to open the chat window. Then enter one of the following codes to activate its corresponding cheat.

                    Cheat                  Codes
                    1,000 food             cheese steak jimmy’s
                    1,000 gold             robin hood
                    1,000 stone            rock on
                    1,000 wood             lumberjack
                    Commit suicide         wimpywimpywimpy
                    Control animals *      natural wonders
                    Disable Fog of War     polo
                    Full map               marco
                    Instant building       aegis
                    Lose campaign          resign
                    Saboteur unit          to smitherenes
                    Shelby AC Cobra        how do you turn this on
                    Slay all opponents     black death
                    Slay select opponent   torpedo <1-8>
                    Useless villager       i love the monkey head
                    Win campaign           i r winner

                    * But loose control of men.
                    Cheat codes (demo)
                    Press [Enter] to open the chat window. Then enter one of the following codes to activate its corresponding cheat.

                    Cheat                  Codes
                    1,000 food             pepperoni pizza
                    1,000 gold             coinage
                    1,000 stone            quarry
                    1,000 wood             woodstock
                    Control animals *      gaia
                    Disable Fog of War     no fog
                    Full map               reveal map
                    Instant building       steroids

                    * But lose control of men.
                    Cheat codes (shortcut keys)
                    To activate one of these cheats, enter its corresponding hotkey below.

                    Cheat                       Hotkey
                    Build immutable structure   [Ctrl] + P
                    New resource menu           [Ctrl] + T
                    Speed construction          [Ctrl] + Q
                    View ending                 [Ctrl] + C

                    Command Line Parameters
                    To activate a cheat, attach its corresponding switch to the command line parameter.

                    Cheat                              Switch
                    Auto save                          AUTOMPSAVE
                    Default mouse driver               NORMALMOUSE
                    Disable ambient sounds             NOTERRAINSOUND
                    Disable music                      NOMUSIC
                    Disable sounds                     NOSOUND
                    Disable FMV sequence               NOSTARTUP
                    Fix display problems*              MFILL
                    Fix sound problems*                AWE FREEZES MSYNC
                    Resolution (800 x 600)             800
                    Resolution (1024 x 768)            1024
                    Resolution (1280 x 1024)           1280

                    * May not work on all hardware