With a whopping thirteen playable civilizations, Age of Empires 2 is a huge game. The remastered version kept everything mostly the same, and the real-time combat elements feel as powerful as they did back in 1999. It's a visually attractive game despite its age however, for players looking for a more updated feeling, a remastered version of Age of Empires 2 released in 2019. The Age of Empires series set the staple for RTS games to follow however, it's the second entry that really highlighted the combat mechanics, presenting gamers with the blueprint for what real-time combat should look and feel like. Naturally, this means that the real-time combat forms one of the best parts of the entire game. Released back in 1999 for Microsoft Windows, Age of Empires 2 is one of the most definitive real-time strategy games of all time.
