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Command your empire! Conquer the Earth!Product InformationEmpire Earth III allows you to create a lasting empire in a continuous campaign that covers the entire Earth. Build your empire from one of three completely unique factions or create a custom faction of your choosing. Take your empire from fledging kingdom to dominant superpower as you battle for control of a lifelike persistent Earth. Your quest for world domination is finally at hand. Build an empire to last throughout the ages!Product FeaturesBuild an enduring empire that stands the test of time as you battle across the entire globe in your quest for world domination.Set provinces to build wealth military research and imperial power for your empire.Deploy spies to scout your enemies.Supplement your armed forces with militias.Windows RequirementsWindows XP Vista (32 operating system)3.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3500+ or after processor (dual core processor recommended)1 GB of AM or more6.5 GB of uncompressed Hard Drive space for game filesNVIDIA GeForce 7000 series Graphics Card or equivalentDirectX 9.0c compliant 256 MB 3D Video Card supporting hardware T&L and Shader Model 3.0 or higher (512 MB SLI compatible 3D video cards recommended)DirectX 9.0c (included)DirectX compatible Sound Card and speakers or headphonesDVD-ROM driveMicrosoft compatible mouseMicrosoft compatible keyboardProduct Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4407 in Video Games
- Brand: Sierra
- Released on: 2007-11-06
- ESRB Rating: Teen
- Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Dimensions: .30 pounds
Features
- Battle across the entire globe or create a randomly generated globe to conquer
- Choose both the starting location and starting era
- Civilizations are divided into the three factions each with its own tech tree, units, structures and game play style
- Each Civilization's tech tree allows players to create completely custom civilizations of their own choosing
- As your empire spreads cities and outposts will grow and improve. Units and structures evolve over time.
Customer Reviews
Do not, repeat do not buy this game !
I loved the gaming experience
of the open skirmishes of EEII Exp. and the graphic quality was good.
These guys at MadDoc completely ruined this game. The graphics are poor
at best even at the more extreme settings. Performance is atrocious. The
user interface has changed for the worse. Game play suffers greatly
compared to EEII. Apparently they were not able to use the original game
engine and it certainly shows. I completely wasted $50 on this
worthless gaming experience. I've been playing strategy games since the
original Command and Conquer and beleive me you WILL be dissappointed if
you buy this mess. Since we can't return opened games, please show
these misrepresenting jerks by not purchasing this rip-off.
Save Your Money
This is the worst game I have
ever owned. It seems like a cross of the video play of Zeus or Poseiden
and Rise of Nations. Please save your money and spend it on a good game
like pong.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES
BACK...WELL, SORT OF
The EMPIRE EARTH series have
always been trying to occupy the ground between the CIVILIZATION and the
AGE OF EMPIRES franchises. Their downfall was mostly their
over-complication - in this way, limiting their audience. So EE2
(although a great game!) came and went mostly unnoticed; this was the
release that should have been the comeback. Well, it managed to come
back as AGE OF EMPIRES 2½ - at the most...
There are a number of
"innovations" in this third installment. One of the first thing you may
notice is the global perspective. In a (real or randomly created) planet
earth map (similar to the one in RISK III, although more detailed and
interactive) strategic movements and provincial decisions are made.
Improvements are built and battles are fought in the provinces level, in
maps both detailed and beautifully rendered.
The graphics you
will either love or hate! Whereas AGE OF EMPIRES III went the way of
unit realism, EMPIRE EARTH III features clear "cartoonish" units
(similar to those of WARCRAFT III) with detailed natural movements.
Buildings, aided by their size, are much more realistically designed
and...destroyed.
Weather effects are a nice touch. The first time it
snows and everything turns white you may find it amusing. Then you will
realize that it actually makes it harder to discern both units and the
outline of your own camp!
Zooming is possible, yet it too manages to
feel uncomfortable as the camera movement follows a parabolic (not a
straight) trajectory.
There are three cultural spheres of
influence (Western, Middle-Eastern & Eastern) within which you can
either choose or customize the civilization you will control. Each
civilization group features its own tech tree and the gameplay is pretty
much balanced. You do have to figure out the strengths and weaknesses
of each to be victorious.
The controls are well designed and
intuitive, do not clutter up the screen, and the building menus are at
easy reach.
What is inescapable to notice is that EE3 is a much
LESS complicated game: whereas EE2 featured 14 distinct civilizations
spanning 15 epochs and in search of 4 resources, EE3 features only 3
distinct civilizations (with their respective tech-trees), spanning only
5 epochs (Ancient, Medieval, Colonial, Modern & Future) and
collecting only 2 resources (raw materials & wealth). The number of
units (and their possible upgrades) also got reduced.
So is this
EMPIRE EARTH - FOR DUMMIES?
I guess experienced TBS/RTS gamers will
be somewhat disappointed: not only is the level of complexity reduced,
the game feels more like an action RTS than ever. More casual gamers,
though, will enjoy it more - and I guess it is those later gamers that
have been targeted by VIVENDI UNIVERSAL this time. Take your pick based
on your experience.
I probably should had awarded it no more than
3 stars, but here is hoping they decide to clean up their act on the
next installment.
This was once an innovative series. It did not
deserve this...
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