: This replaced traditional campaigns with a turn-based strategic map of the entire globe, similar to Rise of Nations .
: 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 game departed from specific nations, offering only three broad regional factions: Western , Middle Eastern , and Far Eastern . : This replaced traditional campaigns with a turn-based