Empire Earth II (2005) Online

I picked up a copy of this game, thinking that since the first one was fantastic, maybe they improved on it. boy was I wrong; for one thing, they don't allow custom civilizations anymore. I thought that perhaps once I play it a few times, the redeeming qualities would show, but it just went downhill from there. some of the units look ridiculous, such as the over-sized leaders. the economics system seems dumbed down, the epoch names seem senseless and uninspiring, and some of the unique units appear during a period in which there should be nothing of their kind left. I've since gone back to playing the original, and I'd advise others to keep away from this latest piece of trash.