Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest

• Platform:   Windows 98 / 2000 / NT / Me
• ELSPA Minimum Age: 11
• Media: Video Game

The premise is simple: mould a simple race of Stone Age brutes though the ages to become the most powerful race off all. There are no changes to the modes of play, single games, campaigns and multi-player elements still remain. Additions come in the form of two new races (Korea and Japan), three new camp gains, Pacific WWII, a space conflict based epoch and the glaring omission from the original game, a Roman campaign. This pack also promises enhanced graphics and sound.

The new campaigns are entertaining but limited, with the Roman wars being the most valued and the space conflict coming across as a naval campaign. The two new nations are useful in multi-player situations, but only further down the ages with some of the newer unit types such as the Cyber Ninja.

If you're an Empire Earth nut then this is for you, otherwise the excellent original has enough features and editing tools to keep you going for a while yet. --Laurent S Hall

Product Description
Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest includes three new single-player campaigns set in ancient Rome, the Pacific Theatre of World War II, and Asia in the 22nd century. In addition, each of the 21 pre-designed civilisations in the game gains a unique special power, building or unit. Examples include: the Kingdom of Italy's Metallurgy power, which allows them to pay building costs with gold or iron interchangeably; Great Britain's S.A.S. unit will be able to plant demolitions and swim across water; and the United States' market building will allow that civilisation to trade abundant resources for scarce ones.

In Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest, gamers can become the greatest conqueror of all time by creating, building, and leading a civilisation to transcend the ages--from the discovery of fire, to flight, to the next frontier: space.

Empire Earth and Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest cover over 500,000 years of human history, from the discovery of fire to the laser battles of the future. Each player takes control of a fledgling civilisation and strives to forge the greatest of all empires.

The new Roman campaign puts players into the shoes of a newly elected consul, Gaius Marius and later his young nephew, Julius Caesar, in a story filled with intrigue, daring escapes and epic battles. The second new campaign thrusts gamers into World War II as a commander of US forces just following the attack at Pearl Harbor. The third campaign is set in 24th century Asia and follows the rise of a new hero through mankind's expansion into space.

• PC & Video Games > Games > Strategy > Historical