If you like games like AoE, EE (not EE2), or RoN, you will love Empires. I for one can't believe that they did not keep working on it as in an xpac. The gameplay for the game is great. It isn't too hard, but it isn't easy either. It is a nice mix for good and not so good players. The graphics are pretty nice. Before playing this game I played EE, so obviously it was a big upgrade. Sound wise, the music is so-so, but you will find yourself humming the songs for some of the countries after a while. The sound effects on the other hand are pretty good. Bombs dropping or guns fireing are in my oppinion very realistic. The only downside I can see at the moment is some of the civs are a tiny bit overpowered then the others, but if you know how to play the civ you have you should be fine. This is a great game, and sadly I believe it was the last good RTS game. Games like EE2 and all the new RTS just haven't really concentrated on gameplay, and I sure hope that changes soon. Empires is a fun game, and even though the website is down and some other things too, there are still people that play online and even playing some matches with your friends is pretty fun.
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