Empire Earth II

"Ultimately, Empire Earth is a fun, solid RTS. But that's all. It fatally lacks a sense of creative vision other than just being a bit better than Rise of Nations, with its step-forwards more half-steps. In terms of a buying recommendation, if you're a genre-fan looking for the same old thing, but slightly better, then you'll be satisfied. But if you're looking for a new game when you go shopping for a new game, then this latest advance along the RTS tech tree has much to appreciate but not enough to demand the use of your precious resources."

"They're RTS freaks, HISTORIC RTS freaks for that matter, and have a very specific idea of what kind of game they want to put out. And that is a game for the RTS hardcore. And boy, have they succeeded."

"...I can think of very few games that I could play for the next 10 years (or until I get eaten by that monster in the woods) and never run out different ways to play and different strategies to explore. Empire Earth II is one of those games."

"Keeping track of armies, no matter what the weather, is going to be much easier than it has been in the past for a couple of reasons. Players will be able to keep track of several parts of the battlefield or even specific units with the new picture in picture feature."

"Empire Earth II is a deep and satisfying real-time strategy game. The campaigns are great, the multiplayer is super fun, and skirmish allows for tons of single player satisfaction thanks to some terrific AI that'll give you fits."