empire earth ii is a real-time strategy video game developed by mad doc software and published by vivendi universal games on april 26, 2005. it is a sequel to "empire earth", which was developed by the now-defunct stainless steel studios. the game features 15 epochs, 14 different civilizations and has three playable campaigns: a korean, german, and american one, as well as several other playable scenarios. the game received a positive reaction, earning a 79% average rating on gamerankings.