But you can play with friends directly if you know their IP addresses also you can play LAN.
Play this game!!Ĭons: Microsoft pulled the online gaming site, "the zone" but several years ago I was able to find another site that let you organize games over the internet, not sure if it still is working though, "Gamepark".
The Conquerors expansion solved any problems with the original and made vast improvements too. My buddies and I played in the dorms in college and I still have the recorded games and replay them sometimes when i'm bored. I have played this game from day 1 (ten years ago)! I love this game. No one civ is better than the others and there is always some weak point to be exploited. The civs are all balanced and they all balance each other. So keep this in mind and you should be fine! After literally hours of searching the web, I read on a forum that this worked for someone. If you can't connect to a game with Hamachi, even though you've followed the instructions to the last dot, try disabling UPnP in your router. Overall Review: If you're looking to play this game over a Virtual LAN like Hamachi, it can be a slightly tedious task getting it to work. With the right group of people, you will get hours and hours of exciting gameplay out of this game! This game is worth much more than the price you'll pay if you buy it. Add Regicide into the mix for an insane twist! We've played games with 6+ players and it's fantastic! I especially recommend the "Nomad" map location. My friends and I still play this game regularly with Hamachi. If you're looking for online multiplayer, I do believe you can find active communities somewhere on the net. The Conquerors expansion offers many great game settings and civilizations, the Koreans being my personal favorite.
It's got great gameplay, and it's a ton of fun. Pros: After nearly 10 years, AoE2 is still an amazing game.