For the gamers from the nineties it is nigh impossible to avoid hearing about the Age of Empires series. With almost 23 years of resounding success, Age of Empires (AoE) has almost come to define the genre of real-time strategy games. Even today its original releases gain massive followings across the world. Available only on PC, Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition is the latest reincarnation of the game since it's first release in 1999. It features several new "ease of life" features over the original and a massive upgrade to the game's graphics. With the extra expansions all included in the game Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition is here to stay.

Buy this game to spend hours learning the many many intricacies of a highly detailed and successful game. Pick from a selection of 35 civilisations to play as, build and upgrade your empire and wage war with vast armies from the middle ages. Defeat enemies and complete objectives over a vast network of multiplayer games, single player games with the AI. If these do not work, try immersing yourself in 1 of 24 several hours long campaigns for endless hours of fun.

In a standard game you start off with a town center and some workers. You give the workers commands to start building your city and economy and start exploring. From wealth you gain from this you raise armies to defeat your enemies and win the game. Now there are a great deal many nuances to this like what things to build and what to do with them once they are built but don't let that daunt you, there is plenty of support out there to help you improve your game.

If you're ever worried about being alone while playing this game you need not worry, the community behind it very much thriving of late. Countless ranked matches, mods, events, competitions, e-sports and a whole world people to play against, meet and befriend form a living, expanding fanbase for anyone to immerse themselves in. This includes media coverage of the top professional players of the time on YouTube, Twitch and Facebook. Some of which have been playing the game for almost the whole 20 years it's been released. Watch on as these e-sports pros battle it out for monetary rewards and the honour to be called the best in AoE2.

If one is feeling creative there is also a scenario editor with a ton of assets and functions available for one to make their own scenarios and even campaigns. This can be used to mod custom games into the game for endless hours of fun. If one is worried about not being tech savvy enough for this they can rely on the community of content creators in AoE2's fanbase to help them out with tutorials and information available on YouTube and various forums dedicated to talking about the game.

If you're looking for a fun strategy game where you immerse yourself in one of the most proven formulas for entertainment, Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition is the game for you. Get creative, get involved, get excited and play a good long game of building and conquering.