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
Part of the Following Groups
User Reviews
The Press Says
| Game Over Online |
Jan 31, 2005 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
| Strategy Informer |
Jan 11, 2005 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| IGN |
Nov 09, 2004 |
7.9 out of 10 |
79 |
| PC Gameplay (Benelux) |
Jan, 2005 |
79 out of 100 |
79 |
| GameSpot |
Nov 11, 2004 |
7.6 out of 10 |
76 |
| Joystick |
Feb, 2005 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Feb 03, 2005 |
14 out of 20 |
70 |
| PlayDevil |
Mar 21, 2005 |
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70 |
| 1UP |
Dec 01, 2004 |
6.5 out of 10 |
65 |
| GameStar (Germany) |
Dec, 2004 |
60 out of 100 |
60 |
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Trivia
If you pre-ordered the game at EB or GameStop, a limited strategy disc with "behind the scenes" content was given:
- 10 in-depth movies with commentary by key members of the development team
- Full Music Score written by composer Keith Zizza
- Art Gallery of never before seen concept art
- Exclusive Trailer
- Exclusive 2005 Desktop Calendar
- Exclusive Contest: Win a trip to the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Sciere
(118067) on Feb 05, 2005.