Age of Empires II Gold Edition unites the exciting gameplay 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. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion in one package Gameplay spans 1,000 years Control one of 18 civilisations Conquer or cooperate with up to 8 players Civilisations have unique attributes, buildings and technologies Minimum System Requirements OS - Windows 95/98/2000 XP/ Vista Processor - 166MHz Memory - Windows 95/98 32MB, windows 2000 64MB Hard drive - 550 MB with an extra 1 GB additional creations Video Card - 2MB/2D Online multiplayer requirements 28.8 Kbs modem or better