This is a truly incredible RTS. You will not be able to stop playing for hours. The new campains is were this game shines though. The old conquer the world was just an excuse to string a bunch of senarios together. The new ones offer a lot more senario veriety and a lot more to do with specific goals and unique things to do on the strategic map than move armies. The new nations are a cool addition, and the Americans are in the expansion witch is somthing I kinda though would be in the first. If you have the first game but not this expansion, get this the original is just not complete without it.
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