
Age of Empires 2 is actually a lot more difficult to play than Age of Empires 3. There were some irritating bugs that were corrected in the extension though like farms that had to be constantly clicked on to be replenished. I love strategy games like this plus the historic reenactments is good or learning as well.
I started off with AOE 3 so going and playing AOE 2 was not really my thing I was looking for a lot of features that the controls just didn't allow. I guess if it was the other way around things would be different.
Age of Empires II Gold Edition unites the exciting game play of both Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion - plus additional content - for one compelling gaming experience. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings spans 1,000 years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages, in which players control the destiny of one of thirteen civilizations.
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion will challenge veterans and novices to wage war on an epic scale with all-new civilizations, unique units and technologies, and campaigns based on infamous conquerors such as Attila the Hun, El Cid and Montezuma.