Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
This article is about the original video game. For the Nintendo DS version, see Age of Empires: The Age of Kings. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings PC box cover PC box cover Developer(s) Ensemble Studios Hidden Path Entertainment (HD Edition)[1] Publisher(s) Microsoft (Win, Mac) Konami (PS2) Designer(s) Bruce Shelley Series Age of Empires Engine Genie Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 2 Release date(s) PC, Mac OS September 30, 1999 PlayStation 2 November 2, 2001 Steam (HD Edition) April 9, 2013 Genre(s) Real-time strategy Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer Distribution CD-ROM, Digital distribution (HD Edition) Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft. Released in 1999 for the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh operating systems, it was the second game in the Age of Empires series. An expansion, The Conquerors, was re