don't be frightened by its release date, it aged very well. The atmosphere, the units, this feeling of mysteries to discover ... (each new maps introducing new things) to put it simply, this game have a soul and is really fun to play. (and this feeling of power you get in late maps when you release your army of dark mistress, dragons vampire and horned reaper on your poor enemies and annihilate them! That's not something you get from the sequel sadly.
