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Sid Meier's Civilization III

Description

Sid Meier's Civilization III is a turn-based game where the objective is to rule the planet. Players control one of 15 Civilizations (Aztecs, Egyptians, Russians, etc). Each Civilization has its own particular strengths and weaknesses -- some are more scientific, for example, while others have stronger cultural or military attributes.

The point of the game is to expand the influence of your civilization through resource management, conquest, or trade with other civilizations. As game time progresses from ancient times through the modern era, your civilization will acquire new technologies, which in turn enable interesting new abilities and enhanced power.

Since there are several ways to win (military, diplomatic, or cultural), it is up to each player to determine how best to manage the division of labor -- should you spend critical resources building new cities, or should you instead push your efforts into researching new weaponry? Such decision-making and management skills are the keys to this game.

Alternate Titles

• "文明帝國 III" -- Chinese title (traditional)
• "文明III" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "Wenming III" -- Chinese title
• "Sid Meier's Cywilizacja III" -- Polish title
• "Civ 3" -- Informal title

Part of the Following Groups

• 4X games
• Civilization series
• Games with randomly generated environments
• Sid Meier's games

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The Press Says

IGN	Jun 25, 2002	9 out of 10	90
Inside Mac Games (IMG)	Jan 31, 2002	8.25 out of 10	82
JeuxMac.com	Mar, 2002	4 out of 5	80

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Trivia

Sid Meier's Civilization III has won the following awards:

Strategy Game of the Year 2001, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences

Game of the Year, 2001, Computer Games Magazine

Strategy Game of the Year, 2001, Computer Games Magazine

Reader's Choice, Single-Player Strategy Game of the Year, 2001, Gamespot.com

Editor's Choice, Best Single-Player Strategy Game of the Year, 2001, Gamespot.com

PC Strategy Game of the Year, 2001, Gamepen

PC Strategy Game of the Year, 2001, Gamespy.com

PC Strategy Game of the Year, 2001, Game Revolution

Strategy Game of the Year, 2001, Wargamer.com

Editor's Choice, 2001, Computer Games Magazine

Editor's Choice, 2001, Computer Gaming World

Editor's Choice, 2001, Gamer's Press

Editor's Choice, 2001, PC Gamer

Editor's Choice, 2001, Thresh's Firing Squad

Critic's Pick, 2001, Time Magazine

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