Imperialism

Description

A turn-based strategy game about the imperialistic expansionism of the 18th and 19th century. Unlike many 'conquer the world' games, the sole emphasis isn't on military conquest. Imperialism promotes victory through a combination of methods, including the relatively unique notion of exploiting underdeveloped nations and expanding your territories through military, political, and economic means.

You play a major world power. The New World beckons with promises of riches that can fund your wars against your long term rivals. Your goal is to expand your influence as far as you can in these new territories and use the resources there to become the dominant force in the world.

Gameplay takes place on a world map, where you maneuver your strategic units to build, explore, or develop your empire. Combat takes place on its own turn-based battlefield. A number of other screens allow you to manage your economic and diplomatic stances and set your production and trade levels.

Alternate Titles

• "Sphere of Influence" -- Working title
• "Imperialismus: Die hohe Kunst der Weltherrschaft" -- German title
• "Age of Industry" -- Working title

Part of the Following Groups

• Games with randomly generated environments
• Genre: Grand strategy
• Imperialism series

Merchant Title       Imperialism     Imperialism     Please select your country: United States Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Malaysia Malta Mexico The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay Vietnam Other Worldwide Not an American user?

User Reviews

No Flaw - Just Click Right Option	Windows	E H (7)
Wonderfull game as long as you can look past a BIG flaw.	Windows	William Shawn McDonie (1153)

The Press Says

Mac Game Gate	Macintosh	1997		100
Electric Games	Windows	1997	91 out of 100	91
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Macintosh	Dec, 1997		90
Game.EXE	Windows	Sep, 1997	89 out of 100	89
PC Jeux	Windows	Sep, 1997	88 out of 100	88
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Sep, 1997	88 out of 100	88
Power Play	Windows	Sep, 1997	83 out of 100	83
GameSpot	Windows	Sep 23, 1997	8.2 out of 10	82
Mac Gamer	Macintosh	1997	70 out of 100	70
PC Player (Germany)	Windows	Sep, 1997		60

Forums

There are currently no topics for this game.

Trivia

Imperialism went through a number of name changes during development. Early working titles included "Sphere of Influence" and "Age of Industry." Later the folks at Frog City were in negotiations to have the game published as "Sid Meier's Industrialization"!

(Source: Computer Games Magazine, April 2002 issue)