At a glance...
| Reviewer | Platform | Publisher | Developer | Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Neale | PC | Sierra | Stainless Steel Studios | 1-8 |
| Requirements | Buy from Amazon.co.uk | |||
| At the time of writing, we did not have a requirements section. | Click here to buy Empire Earth. | |||
Empire Earth review
Empire Earth; yet another Age of Empires spin-off? The short answer is "yes!", because apart from the improvements in graphics, the ability to move the camera angle and the considerably longer timeline, they are practically identical.
One of the key features in this game that separates this game from any other is its extra long range of epoch! In fact it goes from prehistoric (millions of years ago) right up to the Nano Age (some time in the future!).
There isn't really much to review this game on without comparing it to other games because it seems this genre is just a collection of the same game put into many different boxes. If I see another "replay famous episodes of human history" on the back of another box I think I'm going to scream!
In the games' favour, however, it has to be one of the first games (bar the sci-fi/futuristic Dune and Command & Conquer series) of this sort to progress past the middle ages, and it does do it really well, with aircraft and even tanks in the later parts of the game that are not a hindrance more than they are any use!
The graphics in Empire Earth are brilliant, and you can see the axe blades and the people's faces when you zoom into the midst of the action!
Ratings
| Graphics | In two words; absolutely fantastic | 9/10 |
|---|---|---|
| Gameplay | As with all games of this genre, after a while they all seem to be the same | 6/10 |
| Value | At the time of writing, we did not have a value for money ranking. | 0/10 |
| Lifespan | Lifespan can vary as its a fairly long game, but it depends if you can be bothered to play it all! | 6/10 |
| Audio | Everything you could expect from it! | 7/10 |
| Overall | **yawn** Something original would be nice for a change. | 7/10 |
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