Introduction
Age Of Empires II : The Age Of Kings is an all-new Real -Time strategy game which completely introduced new textures, sprites, improved detail graphics and sound effects. Compared to it's predecessor Age Of Empires, Age Of Kings allows much control over units, villagers and also includes some minor tweaks that don't require player to pay attention towards.
Overview
Similar to Age Of Empires, the game focuses on building houses,town centers,towers, military buildings, gathering resources,acquiring relics and trading resources.The players can win against other players by either destroying enemy buildings and units completely(Conquest), or by performing a regicide(Regicide), or conquering a hill (King of the Hill) etc.
Gameplay
Age Of Kings includes several civilizations leaving the player choice to choose one, with each civilization having it's own drawbacks and benefits. While no civilization is observed as supreme, fans often use some civilizations as their trademarks in playing with others.

The playable civilizations include:
1.Britons
2.Byzantines
3.Celts
4.Chinese
5.Franks
6.Goths
7.Japanese
8.Mongols
9.Persians
10.Saracens
11.Teutons
12.Turks
13.Vikings

Units
There are mainly five types of units.Four fall under military category and one falls under economical side.The four types of military units are - Archers,Cavalry,Infantry and Siege.Villagers come under Economical Category.They gather resources and build buildings.

Buildings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Empires_II:_The_Age_of_Kings Buildings in The Age of Kings are either economic, military or defensive in nature. Buildings can research technologies and upgrades that increase economic, military or unit-based efficiency, as well as provide resources for the player. The most important economic building is the Town Center, where villagers are created, all types of resources can be stored, some technologies are researched, and the player can advance to the next Age

Military units are created at military buildings, such as barracks, archery ranges, stables, and docks (the dock may also produce several non-combat units). Military buildings can perform research to improve the abilities of military units, increasing their strength, defensive capabilities, or other attributes. The castle is a military building which can train a wide variety of units, including the civilization's 'Unique Unit', and fires arrows at enemy units within range, with garrisoned units firing extra arrows. It can only be built after a player has reached the Castle Age.

Multiplayer
Age of empires 2: The Age Of Kings is one of the most popular online RTS games to date.Several players have showed their interest in the game by creating fan sites which serve as a meeting place for fans of the franchise.
Multiplayer version of this game is played in many ways:
1.Random map - Users play on a random world map generated by computer
2.Scenario - includes special scenarios which include those created by fans
3.Regicide - the player who kills opponent's king(s) is coined as the winner.
4. Wonder race - players construct a wonder and win the game by making it stand until a definite amount of time
5.King of the hill
6.Death match - Players are supplied with huge amount of resources in advance which allows them to create units and send them to battle against each other.

http://www.cheatscodesguides.com/pc-cheats/age-of-empires-ii-the-age-of-kings/Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Cheat List Press [Enter] to open the chat window. Then enter one of the following codes to activate its corresponding cheat.

• But lose control of men.

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Cheat: Command Line Parameters To activate a cheat, attach its corresponding switch to the command line parameter.

• May not work on all hardware

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Cheat List (shortcut keys) To activate one of these cheats, enter its corresponding hotkey below.

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Cheat List (demo) Press [Enter] to open the chat window. Then enter one of the following codes to activate its corresponding cheat.

• But lose control of men.

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Cheat: When Animals Attack Enter natural wonders to control animals. Note that only boars and wolves can attack.

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Hint: Cheat Faster

This is a simple hint. Since there are so many cheats in the game, it may be difficult to execute them all quickly, especially when you’re using the same one over and over again. Simply copy and paste any cheat (using CTRL + C and CTRL + V, respectively) and paste it on the cheat screen over and over again as much as you’d like, which will save significant time.