AEK and RDO offers exciting stories beautiful graphics, if you know a bit, you can get with the freehand camera grandiose images. Loving details in different climates: North Central and Southern Europe, North Africa and the add-on "Empire of the East" is Asia to be really impressive. Is simply a must !!
Small drawback: The city buildings could have taken into account the climatic zones more. In all other areas the climates but were applied consistently, and so created wonderful landscapes.
The focus of the game is, except the already mentioned successful landscaping on urban development and the narrated story, combat action is usually more of a side effect. The included campaigns and games are great, but the best part is:
You can create with the supplied Games Editor self settlers cards and again programmed by great new stories and play. Here's own creativity are no limits. And if you do not want to do it yourself: there are still and always new maps on the web, the (free of charge) were designed by enthusiastic fans. (You may like to because googling) This this great game is still alive today.