The unbeatable Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has just welcomed a brand new DLC, the opportunity to immerse yourself in this legendary real-time strategy game, but also to pay tribute to the very first opus of the license.
17 civilizations to discover
Return of Rome marks the return of all the civilizations present in the first Age of Empires, including the much-loved Romans. If that’s already a nice variety of units, the extension will also offer to discover the Lac Viet, the ancient civilization of Southeast Asia.
List of Civilizations in Return of Rome
- Assyrians
- Babylonians
- Carthaginian
- Choson
- Egyptians
- Greeks
- Hittites
- Macedonians
- Minoans
- Palmyres
- Persians
- Phoenicians
- Romans
- Shang
- Sumerians
- Yamato
- Viet Lake
Three new campaigns and an exclusive mode
Also, this paid additional content offers to discover the D3 mode, an experience in which it is possible to send only one unit to the assault until the Bronze Age, thus allowing to reach the ages later with equal armies. On the construction side, it is not possible to build towers and walls, thus promising quite epic battles.
Finally, three fully voiced campaigns are available, allowing you to immerse yourself in three exciting stories.
Sargon d’Akkad
An unexpected man rises to power in the city-state of Mesopotamia: Sargon is a mere cupbearer to the king, but everything changes when the war goddess Ishtar appears in his dreams. Under his leadership, Sargon leads the quarrelsome Sumerians into a new era, but the temptation of power forces him to choose between his divine destiny and his personal ambition. In this campaign, you will play as the Sumerians.
Pyrrhus d’Épire
While the Wars of the Diadochi saw Alexander the Great’s successors throw the Greek world into chaos, Pyrrhus of Epirus was initially just a small player among the titans. Will he become worthy of the gaze cast upon him by the legendary Hannibal Barca, a renowned general of the era, or will his constant struggle prove insurmountable? In this campaign, you will play as Macedonians.
Trajan
Marcus Ulpius Trajanus rises through the ranks of the legions as the tyrannical rule of Emperor Domitian tarnishes the glory of the Roman Empire. When circumstances propel him to the throne as Emperor Trajan, he inherits a kingdom on the brink of disaster. Will ingenuity, virtue and military might be enough to save Rome and lead it to its historic apogee, or will the Roman Empire crumble four centuries before its time? In this campaign, you will play as the Romans.
Return of Rome is available now for 14.99 euros. It is of course available on both PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The base game is included with Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
