Worst game ever. I've bought some real clunkers in my time, but this one takes the cake. Useless pathfinding for units, terrible game play, atrocious voice-acting that gets on your nerves, pastel coloured units, units that can't find their way out of a dead-end valley, and three near-identical civilisations. Game review sites have rated this consistently below 50% – some as far low as 35%, only to give credit for EE3's global strategic section – which was done better by Rise of Nations FOUR YEARS AGO.
Do not buy this game. Spend your time emailing Mad Doc Software and Sierra and tell them how much this game sucks, and save yourself a lot of money.