Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Atari EAN: 0742725236752 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Feature: Rewrite History with the Greatest Game of All Time! Product Information The Civilization Legacy: SidMeier created the original Civilization computer game in 1990. Civilizationinstantly set the standard and defined a new genre of empire-building strategygames and is still recognized as one of the greatest games of all time. The gameis an addictive blend of building, exploration, discove Format: CD-ROM Label: Atari Manufacturer: Atari Model: 04-22252 Publisher: Atari Release Date: October 31, 2001 Sales Rank: 4956 Studio: Atari
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Rewrite History with the Greatest Game of All Time! Product Information The Civilization Legacy: SidMeier created the original Civilization computer game in 1990. Civilizationinstantly set the standard and defined a new genre of empire-building strategygames and is still recognized as one of the greatest games of all time. The gameis an addictive blend of building, exploration, discove
Product Description: Wield the ultimate power and reinvent the history of civilization. This game is an addictive blend of building, exploration, discovery, and conquest. Match wits against history's greatest leaders!
Amazon.com Review: Sid Meier's name is synonymous with outstanding games, particularly turn-based strategy games. From the original Civilization to Colonization to Alpha Centauri, Meier has been behind some of the best games ever made. Now we can add Civilization III to the list. The third installment in Meier's signature series offers all the outstanding gameplay featured in the first two games while including new features and refinements that keep the series fresh and engaging.
Civilization III offers 16 playable civilizations, and each has its own strengths and bonuses. The game begins in the year 4000 B.C., when your civilization is nothing more than a primitive tribe, and each turn progresses the game forward in time. You manage growth, military production, city development, diplomacy, and scientific research as your civilization grows from a single village to several towns to a continent-spanning metropolitan sprawl. The fun is in deciding whether to research writing or the wheel, whether to build a musketeer to take out an encroaching enemy pikeman or direct your city to work on the culturally significant Sistine Chapel. There are five ways to win the game, ranging from wiping out the other civilizations with military power to defeating them through cultural dominance, which is one of several new victory conditions.
Fans of Meier's other turn-based games will find the same addictive gameplay present in Civilization III. Building off the gameplay are several new additions, specifically the new cultural rating and the new resource management options. Every turn, each civilization earns culture points based upon how many wonders and other culturally significant structures are built within its cities. The higher the culture rating, the faster your civilization's borders grow. If your border extends to an enemy city, it's possible to capture that city without shedding any blood; the city's citizens will be attracted by your culture and willingly rebel.
The other big change is that you must collect raw materials in order to build certain units. For example, oil and rubber are required to build modern units, and if those resources aren't within your territory, you'll need to negotiate with other civilizations for them. And because the game's negotiation process is very deep and involved, you may find yourself cut off from key raw materials if you're at odds with other civilizations, which, in turn, will weaken you militarily.
The AI powering rival civilizations is quite good, and is capable of negotiating complex arrangements with both your civilization and other civilizations. These negotiations run from simple trade agreements to complex mutual protection pacts, and it's not uncommon to find an enemy civilization taking steps to isolate you from the rest of the world.
There are a few minor issues with the game, most notably with unit imbalances and the tedious endgame, which can drag on forever. These are minor problems, however, and don't detract from the overall experience. Fans of Sid Meier's other games, or anyone looking for a fun and challenging gaming experience, owe it to themselves to pick up Civilization III. --P. Meyer
Pros:
Enemy AI is very impressive
New additions really add to the experience
Very addictive gameplay
Cons:
Some unit imbalances
Endgame is a little long-winded
Amazon.com Product Description: From Sid Meier, the creative genius behind some of the most critically acclaimed computer games ever produced, comes Civilization III. Experience a game of epic proportions, where players can match wits against the greatest leaders of the world in an all-out quest to build the ultimate empire. This journey of discovery includes new features that build on and enrich the Civilization experience. There are new pathways to explore, strategies to employ, and more powerful tools with which to build and manage your empire. Build, explore, conquer, and rule with Civilization III.
This newest installment promises to keep the components that made the first two games incredibly addictive and fun, while adding new elements and features that complement and enhance the existing system. In addition, a completely new graphics engine will provide stunning maps, animations, and graphics unlike those seen before. The new gameplay features better decision-making abilities, new paths to victory, and greatly enhanced combat and diplomacy for new ways to win. With a new interface and reporting screens, Civilization III will accommodate seasoned and first-time players.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - can be addicting
but it sure is hard. on the easiest setting, you'll more then likely spend the majority of the time at war with 7+ other societies who have an alliance against you. and if you want to keep up scientifically, you won't have any gold until you run out of achievements to learn.
Rating: - Civilation III
Absolutely addictive, better than Sim City, rather than building a city, you get to build an empire with CivIII. Tried Civ Complete but found it more difficult to play though the added features were great. In Civilization III, you start with a dark world you have to send explorers out to discover. Build as many cities as you can, trying to add as many luxury items (wine, spice, silk, etc) and strategic items (iron, horses, coal) into your empire while building common items (libraries, banks, etc) and wonders (pyramid, colossus, pentagon). The game starts in the BC era and continues through the 21st century as your technology advances, you win or lose wars, establish diplomatic ties with neighboring countries and continue to build. A first class game of strategy.
Rating: - Civilization III
Its hard to walk away. Its like playing chess and using the world as your board.
Rating: - A friend got me hooked on this.
I had to give up my PS2 as it caused arthritsis in both shoulders. So a friend let me play this on his PC. WOW!! a lot of fun. Took me awhile to get the hang of the game like how to EXPLORE; use the Automation feature and how to put ppl on a ship etc. So I have purchased the game for myself. Game has several levels from beginner on up to difficult. You get to pick what civilaztion you want to build and which one you wish to challange.
If you have just started to play a PC games, get this one as the price has dropped since first introduced.
Rating: - good education game for teens
It is a nice educational game for teens and adults that stimulated interest to the world history and helps to understand past societies.
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