Pros: Continuity with the rest of the seies so the learning curve is easy, the graphics have improved from MTW2, new Total War environment

Cons: I'm still caught up in Medieval 2 and haven't spent enough time to be particular at the moment.

Overall Review: The ability to interact with terrain is a nice feature. Units can shoot from behind low walls, fences, etc. Units can also hop over fences which is nice. I get the personal feeling that I might prefer the MTW2 game better just because I prefer the more hand to hand type fighting. In ETW the battles obviously deal in less hand to hand and more so in gun units and cannon. My thoughts are if you're still having a good time with MTW2 you may want to hold off. It really depends on your preferences. If you're really into 18th century warfare then you'll probably be very pleased. I probably just need to give it some more play time and I'll get caught up in it.