Difficulty:

Easy

Time Spent:

40 to 100 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Almost, but not quite"

The game isn't that bad but gets repetitive. AOE3 doesn't have the great game modes of AOE2 like score and the others. Also, training 5 units at a time is bad. Especially if you don't have the best comp. The graphics are good but could be better.
The whole home city thing is nice though, except it gives an unfair advantage to people who have been playing the game for a long time.
After buying it, i was upset that the story wasn't historical, especially after the previouse AOE games. Bottom line, save your money, but Halo Wars instead.
If you can get it cheaply it's worth it to see the nice new gameplay additions, but not worth full price.