Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The African Kingdoms
The African Kingdoms is the second expansion to Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten, and the third expansion for Age of Empires II. The thematic focus of the expansion is the continent of Africa, and 3 of the…
Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The African Kingdoms is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Skybox Labs, released 5 November 2015 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The African Kingdoms is
Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The African Kingdoms is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Skybox Labs and released in 2015. It was published by Microsoft Studios. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Genie Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
There are four new campaigns in The African Kingdoms, one for each of the new civilizations. Tariq ibn Ziyad (Berbers): In the early 8th century, Tariq ibn Ziyad prepares to lead an army of Berbers and Arabs across the sea to Iberia, enthralling his troops with promises of wealth and glory. Will their might be enough to defeat the fearsome infantry of the Visigoths and bring the banners of war to the powerful Merovingian kingdom lying beyond the Pyrenees? Their success–or failure–lies in your hands. Sundjata (Malians): The once great Ghana empire has fallen and West Africa is in turmoil. Sumanguru, King of the Sosso, is poised to forge a new empire. Said to possess a magical instrument that…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The African Kingdoms launched on 5 November 2015, within three weeks of Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition and Star Wars Battlefront.
Released around the same time: Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, Star Wars Battlefront.
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