AoE 2 was a seminal game. I remember playing it obsessively in the early days of ITA Software (circa 99). It was addictive and the graphics were amazing for the

AoE 2 was a seminal game. I remember playing it obsessively in the early days of ITA Software (circa 99). It was addictive and the graphics were amazing for the time, but my strongest memory is of the path-finding algorithms directing my troops right through the enemy’s position, to the slaughter — much to my frustration.