The reviews of Empire Earth are overwhelmingly negative - and I must agree, unfortunaetly. (I dare say it is a waster of money, but on sale for less than a coffee? I'll accept the cost and now know firsthand why everybody calls it bad...) Back on topic: Empire Earth I and II both try to be a real time strategy game which is a mix of fantasy, oversimplification and realism. - Both games I enjoyed "back in the old days". Empire Earth III, ehm, what does it do? It reminds me of the early settlers games such as Settlers 3 or 4 with a more comic-like graphic, yet it is played out over regions that are supposed to be spread across the world.... I only spent 30 minutes on it at the time of writing playing in one region: I miss the extensive buildings, the technology tree, the more extensive economy. I do not like the graphics style (for an Empire Earth game)... - And why do we only get three roughly shaped civilisations? I'd advise against puchasing this. If you must, then only during a sale and research it in more depth to see what you are getting yourself into. - And I need to decide whether I want to keep this on my harddrive or not... Whether this is a good or bad game is an independent question. Empire Earth III is definitely NOT an Empire Earth game in the style of I and II.
