Empire Earth: Prima's Official Strategy Guide [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Prima's Official Strategy Guide | Publication Date: November 20, 2001

EMPIRE EARTH is an epic conquest spanning the entire history of the world; it is the most in-depth real-time strategy game ever. Players will need PRIMA'S OFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE and its valuable resources to succesfully conquer 500,000 years of history. All victory paths are detailed, as well as important statistics on all available units and weapons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Prima Games (November 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761536833
• ISBN-13: 978-0761536833
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #504,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Prima "strategy" guide, January 18, 2002

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jeffrey allen reed "true__ibnFrey" (St Paul, Mn United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Empire Earth: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

a) 100 pages of campaign info.
b) 36 pages of civ info.
c) 67 pages of hard unit info.
d) 6 pages of scenario design info.
e) 10 pages on the basics.
f) 10 pages on multi-player.

Like many other guides:
a) For campaigns, you get a lot.
b) All the fundamental info on civs is included.
c) The real value is here....in the hard numbers; to really plan a job, you have to know your tools. Fortunately this part is extremely comprehensive. : )
d) A brief view on scenario design is included but it will probably not be enough to really turn on the lights for anyone who couldn't do it before, just enough to make you a little better at it.
e) Some good info in here, but some just re-hashes what is in the manual. It would need longer for people looking to get a lot of help.
f) What would seem is advertised as the meat of the guide by calling it a "strategy" guide is briskly over-viewed. The info included is, of course, good.....but it isn't enough to merit the name "strategy" guide. It is really mostly a handful of solid tips and a peek at attacking vs. defending concepts. These 10 pages are definitely a worthwhile read, but they aren't going to dramatically improve your game, just nudge you in the right direction.

Having trouble figuring out what works and what doesn't against the AI? Go to Sierras forum. You are left to figure the AI out by yourself, not a problem for some, but I would say it is a problem for quite a few that probably expect some specific help in this area.

Easily worth the money! But the 2 sections that should dominate something called a "strategy" guide, AI and multiplayer strategy, are (like in many other guides) the 2 briefest main sections. Once you learn to apply the sprinkled nuggets of strategy help, then this guide becomes the real-deal that you paid for. The hard numbers and their implementation are what it will all boil down to, regardless of how much specific strategy you learn and this guide comes through with flying colors in that department! This guide won't make you a better player without practice, but it does trim the fat from that practice-time.

-true__ibnFrey : )

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice reference for a decent RTS game, September 28, 2007

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Spendsters (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Empire Earth: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

A useful book for the low price, this strategy guide is decent for the gamer whom needs some direction with difficult aspects of the game.

Overall = Good

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money, January 20, 2002

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M. Addesa (N Andover, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Empire Earth: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

I just bought this game and this book. I am not and avid gamer, but I heard good things about this one so I tried it. This book was supposed to teach me how to win. It tells you absolutely nothing useful.

Don't waste your money.