Amazing physics plus gorgeous graphics energize what is basically an old school RTS.
The Home City concept is a great new feature. It lends a sense of persistence to your skirmish games and it is satisfying to watch your home city level up and improve. The graphics are truly outstanding, These are the best graphics I have seen in an RTS to date! In particular, the ships with the water reflections are truly top-notch. The physics lend a sense of depth and realism to the game that otherwise would not have been there. Its freakin awesome to watch sea vessels slug it out with cannon ball volleys, watching soldiers throw molotov coctail into buildings to bring them down, and artillery destroying buildings and infantry.
In the end though the basic RTS mechanics are still the rule and that makes the game feel a little boring at times. I was kinds hoping that they would do something truly different to shake up the series. Like add a 'meta-game' aspect like Rome: Total War or what they are planning to do with DOW: Dark crusade. All in all if you love RTS games then you should put the time and money into this one.