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.
