Whether it's a skirmish, a couple friends playing the AI, or a couple friends going head to head, this game, oddly enough, has become my new multiplayer favorite. Playing modern or future results in quick (read: too easy) games because it's so easy to dominate the map with airpower. However, playing Ancient-Colonial results in fantastic games where unit and production managment are crucial to expanding your boundaries. AI use various strageties, and move forward in structured armies, though they do get strung out at times. No single unit dominates, so various troup combinations can be useful.
The main thing I like about this game is that the fortunes of war can ebb. With other stragety games, once you fight off the initial push, you know it's all but over. With EE3, the AI puts up a fight til the end, and will actually reconquer land if you're not viligant. AI adjusts it's unit type over time, so you can't just pick a unit type and stick with it.
Lots of carnage, no build limit on buildings/towers etc. This is the game that replaced C&C3 for our LAN stragety sessions. A great romp/stomp with AI that seriously puts up a fight. Suggest limiting the era to Colonial or less.
I've played Empire Earth since the first one came out. When the second one came out, I thought it was good, but in a way I still preferred the first. Both games had lots of options in the way of resources, diplomacy, t... Read Full Review
I bought Empire Earth III because I was a devout follower of the Empire Earth series. That was until I bought Empire Earth III. EE3 is a bastardization of the Empire Earth series, as much of a bold, new direction for ... Read Full Review
