Description
In this historic city-building game by the designers of
Pharaoh, set in the ancient Egypt, the focus is on the people who live in the cities. Every character behaves like an intelligent human, with their own wishes and needs. You, as a pharaoh, cannot control them directly, but instead you have to create the conditions that allow them to move up in society. You will need to manage natural resources as well as your people. By building specific structures, you can let your people learn different skills (to become soldiers, farmers, shopkeepers, nobles, priests, craftsmen...). If you are successful, you can construct pyramids, obelisks and monuments to commemorate your own glory.
Expanding power is achieved by conquering neighbouring nations or through diplomacy and trade. This improves your prestige, resulting in more educated workers or advanced structures. Building a mighty empire usually takes many generations of pharaohs of the same dynasty.
The game is played through a full campaign or individually selectable scenarios. A 3D engine (from
Empire Earth) with zooming options is used and an editor to create your own maps, scenarios and campaigns has been included.
Alternate Titles
- "不朽之都:尼罗河的儿女" -- Chinese title (simplified)
- "Immortal Cities: Los niños del Nilo" -- Spanish title
- "Immortal Cities: Les enfants du Nil" -- French title
- "Immortal Cities: Kinder des Nils" -- German title
- "Immortal Cities: I figli del Nilo" -- Italian title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| GameZone |
Jan 18, 2005 |
7.8 out of 10 |
78 |
| PC Action |
Jan 17, 2005 |
77 out of 100 |
77 |
| GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands) |
Feb 03, 2005 |
75 out of 100 |
75 |
| Game Chronicles |
Dec 20, 2004 |
7.3 out of 10 |
73 |
| Eurogamer.net (UK) |
Feb 04, 2005 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Feb 03, 2005 |
14 out of 20 |
70 |
| JeuxVideoPC.com |
Feb 19, 2005 |
14 out of 20 |
70 |
| Next Level Gaming |
Jan 18, 2005 |
65 out of 100 |
65 |
| GameStar (Germany) |
Dec, 2004 |
60 out of 100 |
60 |
| GameSpy |
Nov 04, 2004 |
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60 |
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Trivia
On December 17th, 2004, the full soundtrack by
Keith Zizza was released for free.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Sciere
(119770) on Feb 05, 2005.