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Empire Earth

 

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  • User Score (641)
    8.7 8.7 from 641 reviewers
  • Expert Score (25)
    8.2 8.2 from 25 reviewers
  • Gameplay (5)
    6.4 6.4 from 5 reviewers
  • Graphics (5)
    6.9 6.9 from 5 reviewers
  • Sound (5)
    6.4 6.4 from 5 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. The Gamers Temple

    The Gamers Temple
    8.5/10
    7 November 2003

    The two primary forces behind the successful Age of Empires games were Rick Goodman and Bruce Shelley.  While Bruce Shelley continues to work on the Age of Empires' series latest game, Age of Mythology , Rick Goodman went on to start Stainless Steel Studios.  Now his new development studio has released its first game, Empire Earth, and it's, in a word, expansive.  Empire Earth is a real-time strategy game in the Age of Empires mold, but while that game focused on Read more

  2. Strategy Informer

    Strategy Informer
    8.5/10
    29 May 2004

    The advertising for EE says that epoch is too small of a word. Believe it. This game is massive and massively FUN!! Read more

  3. Game Monkeys

    6.0/10
    22 January 2004

    In the end, your interest in Empire Earth should depend entirely on what type of gamer you are. Read more

    • Vast beyond vast with a great rock-paper-scissors trump system.
    • Vast beyond vast with a trump system that you'd better learn if you want to play.

  4. The Armchair Empire

    The Armchair Empire
    21 November 2003

    Resource gathering has been upped to five different categories: stone, iron, gold, wood, and food. So, if you’re comfortable with Red Alert’s one resource, EE will hit you like a ton of bricks. You’ve got to be absolutely sure that all your civilians are collecting (or building or populating) something all the time or you’ll be SOL when you start amassing armies and upgrading them. The actual upgrading process is very easy. Read more

  5. Gameguru Mania

    9.2/10
    20 November 2003

    Empire Earth a real-time strategy game that lets you control the destiny of a fledgling civilization through 500,000 years of human history, developed by Stainless Steel Studios, a company founded (1998) 0by Rick Goodman, the creator/lead designer of Microsoft's award-winning and best-selling Age of Empires game. Read more

  6. teamps2.com

    2 October 2004

    Graphics & Sound: To be honest, the graphics in Empire Earth aren't all that great. The game is 3D, which is nice, but the units are fairly undetailed, with weak texturing and not many polys. And many of the incidentals on the map--trees, for example--are actually sprites. However, this lack of graphical punch undoubtedly helps one of the main things about any RTS--a large number of units on the screen don't bog the game down, which is a serious plus. Read more

  7. CVG

    8.0/10
    21 November 2004

    Excellent while it lasts, which is not as long as we would have liked Read more

    • Covers all crucial eras in the history of mankind, Mind-boggling variety of units and buildings, Great sound effects throughout
    • Impressive but nothing we haven't seen and played before, Irritating AI, Too easy to complete

  8. Game Vortex

    8.5/10
    16 November 2003

    aren't all that great. The game is 3D, which is nice, but the units are fairly undetailed, with weak texturing and not many polys. And many of the incidentals on the map--trees, for example--are actually sprites. However, this lack of graphical punch undoubtedly helps one of the main things about any RTS--a large number of units on the screen don't bog the game down, which is a serious plus. And what the units lose in detail they make up for in sheer variety. Read more

  9. The Wargamer

    25 March 2002

    While it may overwhelm casual RTS players, those who are willing to deal with the extra complexity will probably find a rewarding experience. Read more

  10. Game Over Online

    8.8/10
    5 December 2001

    Empire Earth review Game Over Online - http://www.game-over.com A couple weeks ago I reviewed Schizm, a game that owed more than a little to the classic adventure Myst. Now I have Empire Earth, a real-time strategy game that has a significant Age of Empires feel to it. In fact, the lead designer for Empire Earth, Stainless Steel Studios’ Rick Goodman, was also the lead designer for Age of Empires. Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. Favorite Of the Series

    Amazon
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Derek "Surround Yourself With People Worth Be..., Amazon
    9 December 2011

    This is an awesome game for anyone who wants a simple Take over the world game! Though the Sierra Servers have been down for a few years now,(so don't expect an updates) There are a few Third party game servers which you can use for multi-player but other than that and LAN games its all you Vs the Computer! This game is also needed for the few expansions offered. Still one of my favorite games Ever! Read more

  2. A mixed bag, but has (or had, rather) potential

    6.0/10
    Reviewer: ShadowCreator, Ciao
    1 March 2008

    In summary, Empire Earth is a game where you manage resources, buildings, and units throughout the ages (from prehistory to the 'Nano Age', which is something like the 2100s). Throughout the game, you perform upgrades, explore, construct, and produce units to battle enemies in order to win. I've played both EEI and EEII (not EEIII, though it seems to be garbage), and I must say that I would prefer the original over the sequel. Read more

    • Fun campaigns, some interesting units, large scale, battles, etc.
    • Not enough zoom, battles too hectic, corny units, AI cheats, etc.

  3. Empire Earth Gold Edition is Cool.

    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Ironcladd, epinions.com
    11 February 2004

    Empire Earth Gold Edition is Cool. I love these strategy games. &#147Empire Earth&#148 is a real tim Read more

    • Graphics, different civs, the whole package.
    • The graphics aren't as great as I said.

  4. "You would be a fool not to like it."

    8.0/10
    Reviewer: PC Personal Computer Game Reviews
    1 August 2008

    Well i realise that the graphics may not be up to scratch but it is an amazingly fun game to play. I also love EE2 but they say , the original is always the best, i agree here. Skirmishes can last for hours and the story mode is good as well. The main advantage/disadvantage(some people like it some don't) is how you can go up an epoch. Basically you can go up an age. Read more

  5. Empire Earth Gold Edition is Cool.

    epinions.com
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Ironcladd, epinions.com
    6 November 2003

    Empire Earth Gold Edition is Cool. I love these strategy games. &#147Empire Earth&#148 is a real tim Read more

    • Graphics, different civs, the whole package.
    • The graphics aren't as great as I said.

  6. Video game reviews: Empire Earth (PC)

    Helium
    Reviewer: Matt Kelly, Helium
    23 December 2003

    Firstly and perhaps most notably, the game starts off in pre history. You are little more than cavemen, with rudimentary weapons and makeshift buildings, as time passes and you accrue an appropriate amount of resources, you can begin the revolution towards a new epoch. Epoch's can be broken into four main era's (with each era further broken down into a couple of sub divisions). Read more

  7. This is my Empire!

    Dooyoo
    Reviewer: Brown_eyes1984, Dooyoo
    30 December 2003

    a great game for ages 12+ with an almost unlimited number of options Read more

    • hours of entertainment,huge amount of options,not too easy
    • none

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Empire Earth Gold Edition from Vivendi Universal includes Empire Earth, and the official expansion pack, Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest. Reign as a Greek conqueror, Roman emperor, medieval monarch, Renaissance prince, or benevolent despot. The game lets you select from 14 epochs in world history including the Bronze Age, the Renaissance, the Imperial Age, World War II and the Digital Age and establish an empire for the ages. Mastermind a civilization’s glorious ris…

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