: The game departed from specific nations, offering only three broad regional factions: Western , Middle Eastern , and Far Eastern .
: Resource management was streamlined so that all materials (like wood or ore) are interchangeable into a single stockpile, and citizen management was largely automated or removed. Critical Reception Empire Earth III
: The number of eras was drastically reduced to five: Ancient , Medieval , Colonial , Modern , and Future . : The game departed from specific nations, offering
is a real-time strategy (RTS) game released in 2007, developed by Mad Doc Software and published by Sierra Entertainment. It is widely considered the low point of the franchise, receiving overwhelmingly negative reviews for its simplified mechanics, technical bugs, and "immature" humor. Key Game Features is a real-time strategy (RTS) game released in
: This replaced traditional campaigns with a turn-based strategic map of the entire globe, similar to Rise of Nations .