AWESOME!!!
flying, maybe even off a cliff, and also when a cannon hits a ship and it leaves an enormous hole in the sail.
The graphics are fantastic. The troops are highly detailed and there are reflections in the rippling water (if you want it to be) but the thing I found was a bit disappointing was that when a building is destroyed it doesnt crumble apart or explode, it just kind of fades into a pile of rubble.
The actual gameplay is highly fun, but campaign mode can be completed in less than 3 hours. There are many new features that make 1-player skirmish highly replayable, like the home city, where you can get shipments of resources or infantry, and native americans, who if you build a trading post with them,collect resources and experience for you. A lot of people complain about how 2-player mode lags, but when you think about it, all 2 player games do!
All in all an extremely fun game, but is only just better than AOE2.