
Managing your resources, advancing new technologies and trying to walk the fine line of being friendly with other civilizations, but also letting them know you will not be a pushover is a real delicate balancing act. I did feel like there was a lot of trial and error here, but each time I failed I did feel like I learned something new. You can now actually tell one of your people exactly what you want them to do and there is a really cool War Planner system that allows you to coordinate attacks in much more depth than before.Coordinating attacks with your allies and of course the units you have at your own disposal is actually a lot of fun. One that is really cool is a little mini window that allows you to get in closer and micromanage things like building.

Empire Earth II actually added quite a few things that were missing from the first game.
