Empire Earth Gold Edition

I never much got taken up by Age of Empires--it never really clicked with me (not that I don't enjoy playing it, only that there are other RTSs I prefer to it). I had only heard of this game but never really thought to try it out, as I figured it was just a rip-off of AoE. However, my brother bought it and shared i with me. It was tremendously fun. I would definitely recommend it to fans of the RTS genre, at least for a try. Some people prefer AoE, but I place this one above it. It's hard for me to state the reasons why... Perhaps it's because there are more ages--perhaps because it runs fine on my computer and I haven't had any multiplayer issues--or maybe I just like the fact that one can build up a Napoleon-era army and have awesome battles between muskets and cannons. At any rate, I would heartily recommend at least giving this game a shot.

I've played many RTS games back in the day. This is the one I still play often. on the surface of it, this game is just an Age of Empires clone turned up to 11: gather 5 different resources (food, wood, gold, iron, stone), build your production buildings, build units, wipe out enemy, rinse, repeat. Advance through epochs to get better weapons and technology, while leaving obsolete tech behind. Seems pretty straightforward, right? There is one HUGE thing to set this game apart--the scenario/campaign editor. It is one of the most flexible modding tools ever designed for a computer game. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands custom campaigns, and scenarios, many of them better than the ones that come with the game itself. This game still has an active modding community to this day, and new content's being made for it. There are cons, of course: the graphics are several gens behind what you'd expect, as are the animations and units have pretty bad pathfiniding, requiring additional babysitting when compared to what a modern RTS player may be used to. But the incredible amount of content the game can provide you with makes all of these petty concerns irrelevant. If you want to see how far RTS games can be pushed by normal users, who aren't full-time designers, get this game. ANd look into the user-generated content for it. If you have even a smattering of an interest in history, you will not regret it.

I play tested this game for 3 years of development. my opinion is a little bias to say the least. Huge number of units pretty well balanced considering the number of epochs. one of the first RTS games to make the leap to a 3d engine.

NOTE: Windows 8 users, I found disabling any kind of Compatability Mode fixed all my issues with running this game. It came installed with it on by default for WinXP for some odd reason. Ah, the golden years of fantastic strategy games. Friends and I spent many, many hours against the AI trying to turtle and cheese our way to victory. Towers, walls, catapaults, archers...fantastic! The two sequels to this just don't compare, in my opinion. Do you want a strategy game that spans the stone age to the nano age? Want to be droppin' some nukes on a civilization still stuck in the renaissance period? Want to fly planes over guys still wielding swords? This is the game for you. Of course, that's just one aspect of the game. Play it however you wish. The music is pretty good. Sound effects are decent. Graphics fit the period the game was released and you can't hold its dated game engine at fault. It also comes with a clunky map maker. Once you figure it out, it works fine. Definite 10/10 from me, though. Wish there was a modern equivalent, but there just isn't.

I have loved this game my whole life and want to recreate this game for new people to play. I remember sneaking out to my computer room just to play this game when I was 10 (17 now). This is the best strategy game I've ever played (I love strategy games) I was spoiled by this game at a young age, and now when I play this I realize how other games don't compare. (talking to you Civ and aoe) The compatibility is rough at best for some users, especially windows 8 or 10. I would like to update the engine, enhance graphics, and compatibility. NO MECHANIC CHANGES, yet. After the remolded game is complete I'd like to save it, then copy it to then add game minor mechanics that we deem worthy, units, and other features. NOTICE: we'd keep and try to release the remodel and then the remake separately so people can enjoy the game how they want. My e-mail is john@broach.com Any help is appreciated, you don't need skills, just the want to help. We can make due and learn how to do new things. Programming, and 3-D modeling is not necessary to help, anyone with the want to help can help in one way or another. Please and thank you!