Hello, I'm an import from AoW, and I'm interested in a project that would use Empire Earth. Is there anywhere that I can buy EE online and download it without the hassle of hard copy CDs and such? I'm thinking of something like Steam or (I hear) Gog (no experience with Gog, but Steam is great). 160 results match your search. 2 titles (including Last Evil) have been excluded based on your preferences. Empire Earth was released in 2001 and was developed by Stainless Steel Studios and published by Sierra Entertainment. The game impressed fans and critics right away, with many giving it good reviews. The graphics in Empire Earth also seem to lean heavily on the AOK world, which is a good thing. The mounted units sit on horses that nervously paw the ground. Idle citizens fidget, everything seems alive and the tight smallish graphics lend well to bolster that feeling. Empire Earth is a strategy video game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and published by Sierra On-Line.It was released on November 12, 2000 for PC. We Epochs are the ages a player passes through in Empire Earth. Each of these epochs represents an age within history.
Empire Earth is a series of real-time strategyvideo games developed by Stainless Steel Studios and Mad Doc Software, and published by Sierra Entertainment, Activision, and Vivendi. The games in the series are historical RTS games that are similar to Age of Empires.[1]Rick Goodman, who designed Empire Earth and Empires: Dawn of the Modern World, was one of the lead designers of Age of Empires. The games use the Titan and Titan 2.0 engine, which was sold after Stainless Steel Studios closed.
Chronology[edit]
| 2001 | Empire Earth |
|---|---|
| 2002 | The Art of Conquest |
| 2003 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2005 | Empire Earth II |
| Empire Earth Mobile | |
| 2006 | The Art of Supremacy |
| 2007 | Empire Earth III |
The first game of the series, Empire Earth, was released in 2001. It was developed by SSSI (Stainless Steel Studios), and published by Sierra Entertainment. The game was praised for its in-depth gameplay, and received positive critical acclaim. The 2 million unit sales were enough to spawn an expansion pack and several sequels to the game. The game had 14 epochs in it, which totaled 500,000 years. The game also included 21 nations, from every age and location. It consisted of 4 campaign mode missions which consisted of historic moments based on Ancient Greece and Macedon, England's constant wars with the French including the Norman Conquests of England, the Germans in World War I and II, and a fantasy future scenario involving Russia and their conquest of the world.
Initially, released in 2002, Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest was an expansion pack for the first Empire Earth. The expansion pack added several new campaigns and features to the game, but was received negatively because there were many small bugs that were never addressed by Mad Doc Software. The expansion pack was released in 2002, after the release of Empire Earth but before the release of Empires: Dawn of the Modern World.
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World was not technically the sequel to Empire Earth, but it was released in 2003 and sometimes referenced as the spiritual sequel to Empire Earth.[2] The game was also designed by Rick Goodman and the SSSI team, and had many throwbacks to the first Empire Earth. Empires: Dawn of the Modern World was much more condensed, with only 1,000 years and only nine civilizations. Even so, the game received positive acclaim as a good RTS, but not very innovative.
Empire Earth II was released in 2005, two years after Empires: Dawn of the Modern World. Empire Earth II was developed by Mad Doc Software and published by Vivendi, since Stainless Steel Studios left the project to develop Empires: Dawn of the Modern World. Empire Earth II used revamped graphics and weather effects, but still retained the original feel of Empire Earth's gameplay. The game was received relatively well (about 79% on average according to MetaCritic), a little lower than the original Empire Earth and Empires: Dawn of the Modern World.
Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy was released in 2006, and was an expansion pack for Empire Earth II. The expansion pack added several new campaigns, civilizations, units, and features to the original Empire Earth II game. However, the game was received worse than its expansion pack predecessor, and was considered bad for its lack of innovation with the new campaigns it offered.
Empire Earth III, also called EE3, is a real-time strategycomputer game by Mad Doc Software and released by Vivendi Universal on November 5, 2007. However, it was received poorly in contrast to its predecessors.
Empire Earth Mobile is a Civilization' style TBS developed by Vivendi and published by Wonderphone. It is much smaller than any other titles in the series, with only four epochs and other condensed features.
Reception[edit]
Empire Earth, the first in the series, was well received by the critics, averaging an 82% overall.[3]Empire Earth II did nearly as well as its predecessor, with a 79% average.[4] The expansion packs were given mediocre reviews at best, with Conquest averaging 66% and Supremacy averaging 61%.[5][6]Empires: Dawn of the Modern World had a closer rating to Empire Earth than anything else in the series, with an 81% average.[7]Empire Earth mobile averaged about 77%.[8]Empire Earth III was the worst received title of the series averaging only a 50% overall.[9]
References[edit]
- ^Kasavin, Greg. 'Gamespot rating'. GameSpot. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^'Empires: Dawn of the Modern World'. GameZone. 2003-11-12. Archived from the original on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^'Empire Earth'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^'Empire Earth II'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^'Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^'Empire Earth: The Art of Surpremacy'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^'Empires: Dawn of the Modern World'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^'Empire Earth'. GameRankings. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^'Empire Earth III'. MetaCritic. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
The first Empire Earth game made its debut 15 years ago and quickly became one of the most popular real-time strategy games. The games, which are often compared to Age of Empires, caught the attention of gamers because they featured a number of nations and expansion packs.
Empire Earth was released in 2001 and was developed by Stainless Steel Studios and published by Sierra Entertainment. The game impressed fans and critics right away, with many giving it good reviews. Sales were really good too, with two million units sold. The success led to an expansion pack and sequels. The game included more than 20 nations and 14 epochs.
Empire Earth got its first expansion pack a year after its release. The expansion pack called Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest, brought new campaigns and features to the game. But the release received negative reviews because there were a few issues that were never completely fixed.
In 2003, Empires: Dawn of the Modern World was released. It is not a sequel to Empire Earth but did feature a lot of things from the first game. The game only had nine civilizations this time but still received good reviews.
Empire Earth II, III and Expansion Packs
Empire Earth II was released two years later and was not developed by Stainless Steel Studios. The second game came with weather effects, improved graphics but was similar to the first game. The game was entertaining but the reviews were not as good as previous releases.
In 2006, Empire Earth II received its first expansion pack called Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy. The expansion pack added new civilizations, units, campaigns and features. But the release was disappointing to many fans and critics, who were not happy about the lack of innovation, especially from the campaigns.
The series continued with Empire Earth III and things did not go well. The game, released in 2007, was not well received and contained just five epochs. Critics were not happy with the bugs, combat and a few other things. This would be the last release for the PC.
Mobile Version
Before Empire Earth III, the studio released a mobile version of the game called Empire Earth Mobile. This time, the game was turn-based strategy, making it a little different from the others in the series. The game featured only four types of units and ten campaign levels. This was also the first time that the game did not feature citizens. Empire Earth Mobile has just three game modes, including multiplayer. Empire Earth Mobile continued the success of the first games, receiving good reviews.
The games were great at the beginning, so what went wrong? No one really knows but the reviews got worse and worse with every release. Fans and critics were not happy with the lack of innovation and that continued throughout the last expansion and release.
Empire Earth III was released eight years ago and some fans still want to see a fourth game. The third release was not a success but most of the other games did well. A fourth game has not been announced and the future of the series does not look good.
Series Cancelled?
Reviews were not good for the latest game but if you search for Empire Earth you might find a few petitions for a fourth game or remaster of the first ones. Empire Earth 4 might never happen as Mad Doc’s Software removed everything from the official website. The game developer also went through some changes and is now part of Rockstar Games. Stainless Steel Studios, which developed the first Empire Earth Game, closed in 2005. Multiplayer support was also dropped for the first two games and expansion pack in 2008. The rest are not really active as its been a while since there was an update or support for the game.
Its been eight years since the last release and its looks like Empire Earth III was the final game of a successful series. There are still other games out there which fans can play to remember Empire Earth. One of the most compared to that series, Age of Empires, is still releasing expansion packs. An HD remake called Age of Empires II: HD Edition was released almost three years ago. The HD remake comes with new features such as the multiplayer options through Steam.
Did you play Empire Earth games? What is your favorite in the series? Let us know in the comments.
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