Age of Empires II: HD Edition - The African Kingdoms
Released2015
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 4 featured civilizations are from this continent. One gameplay feature was planned, but never introduced; buildings would be affected by certain terrains they were built on.
A second expansion pack for Age of Empires II HD, The African Kingdoms, was released on November 5, 2015, and it introduces four new civilizations: the Berbers, Ethiopians, Malians, and the Portuguese. It includes new maps, campaigns (Sundjata, Francisco de Almeida, Yodit, and Tariq ibn Ziyad), and units, new game modes including Capture the Relic and Treaty, and numerous balance and gameplay adjustments. One gameplay feature was planned, but never introduced; buildings would be affected by certain terrains they were built on.
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DeveloperSkybox Labs
PublisherMicrosoft Studios
ReleasedNovember 5, 2015
StatusReleased
GenresReal Time Strategy (RTS)Strategy
ThemesHistorical
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows)
ModesMultiplayerSingle playerCo-operative
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About This Game
The African Kingdoms adds four campaigns, one per new civilization. Tariq ibn Ziyad leads an army of Berbers and Arabs across the sea into Iberia, fighting toward the Merovingian kingdom beyond the Pyrenees. In Mali, the crippled prince Sundjata must defy Sumanguru and his Sosso warriors to build the Mali empire and claim West Africa. Francisco de Almeida leads the Portuguese from the edge of Europe across three continents and two oceans to build an empire in the East. And in Ethiopia, Princess Yodit is exiled after her jealous nephew accuses her of theft — then rises from disgrace to become a queen whose vengeance would terrify Ethiopians for centuries.