Empire Earth 2 starts from scratch

Empire Earth has some rabid fans, and for good reason. The designers made a game that took the best of real-time strategy games and polished them. Now, they're trying to outdo themselves by tearing their house down and starting over. This may be frightening to those of us who love the first game, but they seem to know what they're doing. One of the new additions that stands out in the upcoming sequel is diplomacy, where you can gamble with the resources at your disposal. It's a multiplayer feature that will pit player against each other in a way no other RTS has.