Hmm, no doubt that SC II will pull this one into its corner.
About the AoE SC comparison.
Blizzard OWNS this genre (with SC and WC).
AoE was a fun game and I enjoyed it (didn't like the third one though), but the depth, variety, balance, pace and everything else all point to SC winning that battle too.
SC is the defining RTS of all time, with Dune 2 to thank for igniting the genre, WC for setting the bar, WC3 for its hero-use, but overall, nothing touches SC imho. (and reading up on sites and magazines, SC is the top RTS of all time in their lists as well generally).







