Empire Earth 2 (Prima Official Game Guide) (v. 2)
by Ron Dulin
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Author: Ron DulinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-03
ISBN: 0761550488
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Prima Games
Book Reviews of Empire Earth 2 (Prima Official Game Guide) (v. 2)
Book Review: Ok walkthrough and reference but mediocre strategy guide
Summary: 3 Stars
Prima's Guide to Empire Earth 2 is an ok reference guide and has good walkthroughs for 4 single player campaigns. Unfortunately, it's not much help with the most difficult part of the game - unit management and overall strategy - and doesn't include quick reference materials. I knock off a star each for the lack of in-depth strategic help as well as a value proposition that isn't great, but since the game didn't include much of this material as it should have I still recommend purchase.
First, the positives. This guide has very, very detailed walkthroughs of the single player scenarios for America, Korea, and Germany, along with Turning Point. In addition, it has detailed numbers on every unit and special unit in the game along with technologies and upgrades. Finally, there are a few extra bonuses, like resource locations on the premade multiplayer maps (so make sure never to agree to a game on one!) As such, this is a useful reference as it has a whole bunch of things that weren't included with the game as they should have been.
However, this disappoints on the strategy side. While they do discuss civilization strengths and weaknesses, there's not a whole lot of analysis. I expected a detailed breakdown of civilzation versus civilzation by era; instead, the best you get is about half a page per civilization total. Hints and tips are equally disappointing. (An example: "Pay attention to civilzation bonuses." Wouldn't have thought that one up on my own.) Moreover, as Sierra skimped on certain essentials that should have been included with the game - like a technology and unit tree - one would have expected they'd have been included with this guide as say a end-cover foldout. They weren't.
Still, this is worth buying solely for the unit reference material, at least until some devotees of the game put that on the web in accessible format. It just that this guide could have been far more.
Summary of Empire Earth 2 (Prima Official Game Guide) (v. 2)
The Epic Conquest of History Lives On?Detailed walkthrough of the Korean, German, and American campaigns, as well as complex analysis of both Turning Points
?Comprehensive guide to multiplayer-specific strategies, including game-tested tips
?Each civilization's strengths and weaknesses broken down for your empire-building advantage
?Complete statistics on all common and civilization-specific units, including military, non-military, sea, land, and air
?Maps for each scenario with all resources, bases, and cities labeled
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