.: October 4, 2002Mode(s),Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest is the expansion pack for the game. Art of Conquest was developed by, and was released on September 17, 2002 in the United States. The game was released in Europe later in the year, and the following year in Japan. The Gold Edition of Empire Earth, which features both the original and the expansion, was released on May 6, 2003.Art of Conquest added several new features to the original Empire Earth, including units, civilizations (Japan and ), civilization powers, and hero units. Art of Conquest also features three new campaigns:, and 24th century. The game received mixed reviews, averaging 66% on.

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See also:The gameplay in Art of Conquest is the same as in the original Empire Earth, albeit with some changes. Variable difficulty has been added to those scenarios which had not received it in a patch of the original Empire Earth. Online multiplayer capabilities has been added, allowing players to play online with up to seven other players either over the Internet via a lobby system, or over a (LAN). The new (Epoch XV) allows the building of spaceports and on maps that allow it.

The first one, quite simply because it was a legend in its time. It came out in 2001 when we dealt with either modern space based RTS games, medieval RTS like Age of Empires of WW2 games like Close combat. Empire Earth was a refreshing attempt at. 1 or 2 volcanos can obliterate an entire base regardless off what age you are in. If I remember correctly, in empire earth, towers rocked face, and speedy units like. WW2 bombers (epoch XI) are pretty good vs computers.

Replace Citizens in the Nano Age and in the Space Age (these robots are known as Watchmen). Nano age Farms are run by robots, and by the Space Age farms no longer need citizens to manage them. Each civilization has its own power, or ' Civ Power'.

Often, these powers are only available during certain epochs. A Civ Power gives each nation a specialty: the Chinese, for example, have the 'just-in-time manufacturing' ability; while the Japanese have the 'cyber ninja' ability.Empire Earth supports over LAN connections and online. Multiplayer games are identical in form to single-player games. Art of Conquest multiplayer play has many, which players can use to give themselves an unfair advantage. The game's publisher, has set up forums where players can report exploits.

The multiplayer servers were taken offline on November 1, 2008; players are only able to play through and Direct IP. Campaigns Three new campaigns were added in The Art of Conquest: an campaign about and, a campaign involving the warfare in the during, and a futuristic Asian campaign involving the. Roman Campaign The Roman campaign revolves around the struggles of and the conquests of.

The campaign comprises six distinct scenarios.The first scenario begins in the late. The player, as Gaius Marius, can conscript citizens and must defeat the combined threat of a horde and a invasion force into Italy in 102-101 BC.The second scenario moves the story into an alternate reality where Gaius Marius must flee from into and then defeat bandits in order to gain the support of the Carthaginian Senate ( and naval transport ships). Afterwards, the player must achieve victory by killing Sulla's loyal senators and liberating Rome from his.The third scenario covers Caesar's exile into and where he gets help avoiding capture from Greek bounty hunters by a Pirate King on. In Asia Minor he must help the King of against rebels who have taken over in. The scenario ends with a showdown against Sulla's eastern in.The fourth scenario depicts Julius Caesar's of and the of. The player starts in the Roman province of (modern ).

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There he must collect and deliver a large amount of resources within a certain time in order to pay Marcus Crassus for his support in Rome while fighting off local barbarians.The scenario continues with the migrating trying to aggressively settle down in Hispania by crossing the mountains. After defeating the Helvetti, the player must lead his army into Gaul and subdue the various Gallic tribes, including the,. Then, he must cross the and defeat the.The fifth scenario follows Caesar's war with his former ally and friend. This scenario starts with the famous crossing of the, his conquest of Italy, and the short Greek campaign which ends at the battle of.The final scenario details his conquest of, where he must choose which side to help;. Both have differing objectives and situations:Helping Cleopatra VII gives Caesar control of the large city of, where he starts in.

He must then hold off Ptolemy XIV's forces and prevent them from capturing town centers inside the city while trying to destroy Ptolemy's desert camps outside the city.Helping Ptolemy XIV is dangerous as Caesar and his army must move quickly to escape from Alexandria or risk being overwhelmed by Cleopatra's forces. He must then regroup outside in one of Ptolemy's camps in the desert and then capture the Town Centers inside the city in order to achieve victory.If the player chooses to help Cleopatra, Ptolemy will (after a certain amount of time)send soldiers towards the and try to make it lose half its hitpoints. If they succeed, the player is defeated and must then load a saved game (although a script bug allows the player to destroy the pyramid by simply selecting it and pressing delete without being defeated, thus permanently preventing Ptolemy from damaging an already destroyed building).Pacific Campaign The comprises six distinct scenarios. The opening scenario lets the player control the.

This scenario concludes with the sinking of Japanese aircraft carriers,. Then the story covers the in 1943, and later the island-hopping campaign directed by which involves killing Admiral. The next scenarios include a special mission in, the, and the reconquest of. The story concludes with the, which is the shortest scenario in the game.

It is completed by sending five to the southern tip of the Island. This refers to the famous image of US Marines raising the at. See Asian Campaign. A game taking place on.This campaign is told from the perspective of the Kwan Do family, an influential family who claim to be descendants of the, and is split into two parts.Part One details the.

As soon as it is discovered that it is possible to colonize Mars, the major of Earth scramble to develop the technologies and resources needed to establish settlements. One of these powers is the newly formed United Federation of Republics (UFAR), founded and ultimately controlled by the Kwan Do family. The Kwan Do family are the rich owners of Kwan Do Electronics and Communications. The UFAR government struggles to suppress local rebellions and terrorist activities by the Eye of God, an extremist organization who claim that Earth should be the only home to mankind.

Meanwhile, the UFAR also struggles to develop a programme competing against rival superpowers. A UFAR colony on Mars is eventually built, with help from Japan, alongside settlements built by the - Conglomerate, the, and the.

With these colonies established, Mars is divided into five regions.Part Two is set 250 years after the first part, during the. The Kwan Do dynasty has been overthrown, and harsh conditions on Mars and an increasingly negative perception of the Earth governments have finally forced the Martian colonists into rebellion. During the revolutions, Khan Sun Do, a descendant of the Kwan Do family, unites the five territories. With the acquisition of Space Battleship Yamato, the Martians fight an against Earth to secure their independence. The campaign ends with the last battle for Martian independence and the installation of Khan Sun Do as the first leader of Mars.Development and release The Art of Conquest expansion pack for was announced in May 2002 by Sierra (the game's original publisher, later taken over by ). The development of the game was turned over to from because Stainless Steel were already working on.

According to Steve Beinner, the brand manager of the Empire Earth series, Empire Earth's expansion pack was planned even before the original game was released. The developers listened to feedback from the game community and planned the new features and release schedule accordingly. In an interview with IGN.com, Steve Beinner said 'People were asking for additional scenarios and extra units.

That's based upon surveys we did and distributors on a worldwide basis.' Work on Art of Conquest began in early 2002, with a planned release date later that same year. The developers decided 'the game won't be present at, because of the tight development schedule and the fact that Sierra didn't want the developers to be distracted by creating an E3 demo.' Beta testing for Art of Conquest began on August 5, 2002, and consisted of a single multiplayer map that could be played through all 15 of the expansion pack's ages, allowing players to try out all the new features of the game. Art of Conquest was included in the release of the Empire Earth Gold Edition, which was a re-release of both Empire Earth and Art of Conquest. Reception. Review scores PublicationScore7.8 of 104.5 of 55.2 of 1085%The overall reception of Art of Conquest was lukewarm.

Averaged it at 66%, and averaged it slightly lower, at 63%. IGN, who gave it a 7.8 out of 10, stated 'While it's a solid game, there's just not enough here to compel me to reawaken the substantial addiction the first game generated. Whether or not it's worth it for you to pick this one up depends almost entirely on how much you enjoyed the original game. With so few significant changes it plays almost exactly the same. For those who couldn't get enough of Empire Earth, the expansion should be a perfect fit.

Just don't expect the breadth and scope of the first game.' Finally, GameSpot gave it a 5.2 out of 10, and said 'Ultimately, The Art of Conquest doesn't add enough to make much of a difference.' A notable criticism from GameSpot was regarding the way Space was implemented in the game. Spaceships were only available on certain maps and the gameplay was very similar to water—a dock-type building is built and spaceships travel much like naval ships. Other reviewers found fault with the game's price of 30 USD. The IGN reviewer said 'I like Art of Conquest enough but it just falls short of being worth the $30 price tag.' Art of Conquest's music was never released as a soundtrack CD, but the music in the game received critical approval, receiving 7 out of 10 from GameSpot.

Described the sound as 'convincing enough, with realistic battle noises throughout the game's various ages. Each type of attack makes a particular sound and, after a while, you can develop a good sense of the scope of a given battle just by listening to it'. IGN gave the sound 7 out of 10 overall, but did have some criticism, remarking that 'A few glitches detract from an otherwise sufficient soundtrack. Voices are decent and the music is good. On Monday November 3, 2008, at 7pm GMT, the WON servers, dedicated to the Empire Earth and Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest online game-play system, were permanently shut down by Activision. References. Archived from on September 29, 2007.

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.: November 12, 2001.: November 23, 2001Mode(s),Empire Earth is a developed by and released on November 23, 2001. It is the first game in the.The game requires players to collect resources to construct buildings, produce, and conquer opposing. Empire Earth spans 500,000 years of, which is divided into 14, beginning with the age, and ending with the age.An expansion pack was developed by called, which was released on September 17, 2002. It added new features such as a special power for each civilization, and a new 15th epoch, entitled the, which focuses on the colonization of space planets. Contents.Gameplay Empire Earth is a history-based game. Empire Earth uses 3D graphics.

The game itself contains many unique and innovative features, including a ' system, which directly affects individual units statistics. It also incorporates a 'hero' system. Heroes can be built at the town center or capital. There are two types of heroes, Strategist heroes who heal surrounding units and can demoralize enemy units while Warrior heroes give morale to surrounding units and have a greater attack power. Finally, the player has the option of creating their own civilization with unique bonuses. Empire Earth has a rather extensive map editor included.Epochs are the ages a player passes through in Empire Earth.

Each of these epochs represents an age within history. In Empire Earth, the last two ages (Digital and Nano Ages) are set into the moderate future (at the time of release in 2001). In the Art of Conquest, a third future age, the Space Age, is available. It deals with space colonization.

Each epoch brings new technologies and units. Epoch advancement requires additional buildings to be built and the costs of advancing increases as more epochs are attained, although the ability to gather the required resources greatly increases as well. With new epochs, some new units are available at the cost of having to abandon the ability to produce old units, though any old units still alive are kept.

The epochs in Empire Earth are the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the Atomic age, the Atomic Age, the, the, and the. An extra epoch, the, is available in Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest.Several different units are available in each epoch, each being produced in a different building. Some units such as are available in every epoch and can be created at the. Other units such as are available from the Stone age to the Renaissance and are created at Archery Ranges. Are available from the Copper Age to the Industrial Age and are created at.

Siege weapons such as are produced at Siege Factories, they are available starting from the Bronze Age until the Dark Ages and are later substituted by the in the Middle Ages throughout the Imperial age, finally being replaced by in the Renaissance. In the -World War I epoch some new buildings are made available to the player, such as Airports, Tank Factories, and Naval Yards where certain planes, and, etc. Can be produced. In the Digital age Factories and Laboratories are available and can produce many types of, which are known as Cybers in Empire Earth.Like many real-time strategy games, there are technologies available to improve a player's civilization. Technologies to improve farming can be researched at the granary.

Health related technologies can be researched at a hospital. Technologies researched at the hospital improve the hit points, speed, and attack of a civilization's citizens, a hospital's healing rate and range, or the population capacity.

Education upgrades are found in the university, which can protect units from being converted. Economic upgrades are found in the town center or capitol.

These upgrades will increase the rate at which resources are gathered. After the, units such as naval units can be built.

Shown here are; (left middle), (lower middle), (top), and (upper middle) which are the main ships until galleys are replaced by in the Atomic age. Cruisers are available from the.Empire Earth has 21 civilizations, (with two additional ones in ). Civilizations are predetermined in scenarios, but chosen by the player shortly after the beginning of random map games. Each civilization has several bonuses such as increased speed or decreased cost for a type of unit. Any civilization can be played in any epoch but will only be powerful in ages that use units that it has bonuses for.

In scenarios, the player receives 'civ points' for completing various tasks. The following are the available civilizations, grouped into their recommended epochs.

With the exception of the futuristic Novaya Russia and Rebel Forces, all civilizations in Empire Earth are based upon history. From the Prehistoric to Dark Ages, the civilizations are, Empire, and the. From the Middle Ages to the Industrial Age, the, and are available. From the Atomic Age to Modern times, and the are playable, and from Digital Age to Space Age, Novaya, and are playable. And are added in the expansion and belong in the 'Digital Age to Space Age' group.Campaigns Like many other real-time strategy games, Empire Earth has single-player campaigns. However, unlike some games, each scenario has a story to tell and the player takes part in that story. Apart from the Russian campaign, the mission ' in the German campaign, and possibly the first four scenarios in the Greek campaign, all of the battles in the campaigns are based on true events.Learning campaign The first campaign in Empire Earth is the Learning campaign.

This campaign is where players are taught how to play Empire Earth. This campaign is available in both the original game. This campaign is not required to be played in order and is divided into two parts. The first part is about the rise of. The second part is about the rise of the.Greek campaign The first real campaign focuses on.

The opening five scenarios (of eight scenarios total) focus on the rise of Greece. The story tells of the early people from Anatoly, the, the rise of by unifying, and the first years of the. There are some fictional elements as well (such as the being given to the by the gods). The sixth scenario of the campaign is about the life of.

This part is about Alexander's ascension to the Macedonian throne and the establishment of the League of Corinth by crushing the revolt of, Athens. The following scenario is about the, and the siege of. The final scenario is the, the capture of Babylon and the battle for the, a mountain pass beyond which lies, the ceremonial capital of the. The campaign ends when and his army enters Persepolis and Alexander manages to escape an assassination attempt while visiting the tomb of.English campaign The English campaign is about the struggles between and for superiority in Europe. The first three scenarios (of eight total) are about, his victory against the rebellion from the barons with the help of in 1047, and the in 1066. The next three scenarios take place during the between England and France; and his raids in France are featured in the fourth and fifth scenarios. The sixth scenario is about 's story, some parts based on 's.

The first part is the internal unrest of while the second part sees the occupation of Harfleur and the. The final two scenarios are led by, who meets in battles at, and.German campaign In the German campaign, the first four scenarios—out of seven total—take place during and feature the, the Red Baron. The player follows Richthofen through his early days of flight and the development of his 'Flying Circus.' The first mission involves directing Richthofen and his pilot, Count Holck, to safety after their aircraft is shot down over in 1915, but in subsequent missions, Richthofen is a minor character. In the next three missions, the player protects shipments of war materials into Germany, directs German forces at the, and directs the at the.The second part, consisting of three scenarios, deals with and the first years of in Europe.

The first scenario introduces the, in which the player has to conquer, and before an - alliance makes it impossible. The next mission deals with the German and naval blockade of Great Britain and the, which features the surface fleet led by the battleship facing off against the British. In the final scenario—the never-attempted —the player leads German forces in an invasion of Great Britain under the famous Field Marshal, ultimately annexing the United Kingdom to the Greater German Reich and thwarting a surprise attack by the U.S. (led by the carrier ) in the process.Russian campaign In the Russian campaign, the player leads Novaya Russia, a reconstruction of the.

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The game begins in 2018, with the Russian political dissident Grigor Stoyanovich heading up a full-sized civil war from, followed by a seizure of power in the in. The second scenario is about Europe's unsuccessful attempt to free Novaya Russia's oppressed population and Russia's conquest of the continent. In the third scenario the now-old Grigor appoints his robotic bodyguard as his successor, crushes a in Moscow with help from loyalist forces, and finally succumbs to heart problems. Under Grigor II, Novaya Russia continues its conquest of the world by invading and subjugating.

China had been building a, but the Russian forces destroy it, narrowly averting a. By this time, Novaya Russia has control over much of.In the penultimate scenario, during an attempted of the United States in 2098, General Sergei Molotov finally realizes that Grigor II became mad with power, and deserts.

Cooperating with U.S. Agent Molly Ryan, he re-enacts the Chinese plan, building a time machine and returning to 2018 in order to set things right. They arrived just a few minutes late, as Grigor already left. In addition, Grigor II realized their plans and took the time machine, fortifying Volgograd with a sizeable detachment of cybernetic forces. A massive battle ensued, ending in the technologically horribly outmatched Molotov and Ryan destroying Grigor II and assassinating Grigor (who proved to be unreasonable due to knowledge of Novaya Russia's military might).Development and release Empire Earth was announced by Stainless Steel Studios on March 31, 2000, with an intended release date of the early half of 2001.

When first interviewed about the game, and Stefan Arnold commented about the progress and layout of the game on December 12, 2000. They mentioned many aspects of the game, including the use of heroes, unit upgrades, the availability of civilizations, economic build up, and polishing of the final product.On January 18, 2001, Stainless Steel Studios added Damon 'Stratus' Gauthier to work on the multiplayer aspect of the game. He was a veteran of several tournaments, and was meant to balance the multiplayer of the game. Empire Earth also made appearances at E3 2000 and E3 2001 about its progress, and a beta test and movie for it were released in early August 2001.Empire Earth was finally released on November 23, 2001.Empire Earth was re-released as Empire Earth Gold Edition on May 6, 2003. It contains both the original game and the expansion pack, and technology trees for both games, hotkey reference and the official strategy guide.Legacy Empire Earth spawned several sequels and eventually an expansion pack., the expansion for Empire Earth, was released in May 2002.was considered to be a 'spiritual sequel' to Empire Earth, since it was also made by and released between Empire Earth and Empire Earth II.

It was released in 2003.A sequel, was released in 2005., the expansion pack for Empire Earth II, was released in 2006. Empire Earth II was developed by and published by.A cell phone version of Empire Earth, was released in 2005.Another sequel, was released November 6, 2007. It was developed by and published by.On Monday November 3, 2008, at 7pm GMT, the WON servers, dedicated to the Empire Earth and Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest online game-play system, were permanently shut down by Activision.

Reception Sales Empire Earth sold over 1 million units globally by 2002. In the United States, it sold 390,000 copies and earned $16.7 million by August 2006. It was the country's 41st best-selling computer game between January 2000 and August 2006.

In the United States, combined sales of all Empire Earth games released between January 2000 and August 2006 had reached 870,000 units. Empire Earth received a 'Silver' sales award from the (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. In Spain, the offered it a 'Gold' prize, for 40,000 sales in the country during its first year. Critical reviews.

Review scores PublicationScore8.5 of 1094 of 1007.9 of 1082%Empire Earth averaged an 82% according to, and earned 's 2001 'PC Game of the Year' award. It was rated 8.5/10 by, who commented 'Anyone who's familiar with Age of Empires is going to hit the ground running in Empire Earth.

With a few additions and some small changes the economic model and interface is pretty much exactly like that in AoE2.' Was not as impressed, giving it 7.9/10, saying 'Empire Earth is best reserved for hard-core real-time strategy players who won't mind the game's less-than-stellar graphics and sound but will instead relish the ability to relive 14 different epochs of human warfare.' Was disappointed and gave it a 6.25/10, saying 'Empire Earth couldn't walk the walk like it talked the talk. Although no one patch can fix either of the aforementioned items, the latter will certainly see some type of quick adjustment in the near future.' See also.