Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece
AoE2 DE - Chronicles: Battle for Greece
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Expansion Pack
Release Date: November 14, 2024
Strategy, RTS, ancient history, co-op, historical, ancient Greece, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet, LAN
The seventh expansion for the remaster of the popular RTS from 2019. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece focuses on ancient Persia and Greece, offering new campaigns, 3 new civilizations, new units and new gameplay mechanics.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece is the seventh expansion for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, a remaster of the cult strategy game, released in 2019 for personal computers (and in 2023 for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S). This DLC is the result of collaboration between five development teams: Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, Wicked Witch, World’s Edge, and CaptureAge. At the same time, the expansion is the first part of a larger saga set in ancient times.
Plot
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece takes us to ancient times, or more precisely – to ancient Greece and Persia. Following a story spanning over a hundred years, we can see the Ionian revolt in Persia and the Greco-Persian wars, as well as oversee Athenian democracy or take part in the Peloponnesian war. We do all this in the company of a number of famous figures such as the strategist Themistocles, the politician Pericles, or Queen Artemisia.
New features in the expansion
The key element of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece is a new campaign, consisting of 21 scenarios. They allow us to participate in historical events, led by the battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis.
Additionally, the DLC introduces three ancient civilizations: the Athenians, the Spartans, and the Achaemenids. We can only take control of them in unranked games. For their needs, 55 new land units and 19 sea units were prepared, among which hoplites, chariots, and triremes are leading the way. The culmination of all this is the option to construct 85 new buildings.
The expansion also brings revamped naval battles, additional opportunities related to the collection and trade of marine resources, modified commanders (their presence strengthens nearby subordinates), mechanics characteristic of a given civilization, and finally technologies, some of which block our access to others (and vice versa).
Coop and other game modes
Just like in the base version of the game, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece can be played solo, in cooperation or competitive multiplayer. Both online and local gameplay are supported.
Technical aspects
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece is not a standalone expansion, and therefore requires the base game Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
Videos and Screens
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Forgotten Empires / World's Edge (PC) / World's Edge (XSX)
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios / Microsoft Studios
Age restrictions: 12+
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Chronicles: Battle for Greece System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.9 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GT 420 or better, Windows 10 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 650 or better, Windows 10 64-bit
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Adrian Werner
November 15, 2024