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Everyone
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
83
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3.7
MobyScore
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Description

The fourth in Impressions Games' city building series, Pharaoh takes place in ancient Egypt. Take on the role of a family and follow it through Egypt's dynasties, perform well and one day you might become pharaoh! This is a SimCity-like game, but offers much more. Manage trade, immigration, farming and the military, all while building grand monuments.

Alternate Titles

  • "法老" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
  • "Фараон" -- Russian spelling
  • "Pharaon" -- French title
  • "Pharao" -- German title
  • "Faraón" -- Spanish title
  • "Faraon" -- Italian/Russian/Polish title
  • "Faraó" -- Brazilian title
  • "Farao" -- Swedish title

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User Reviews

...and they say drugs and smoking are addictive...there should be a government warning for this fine game! Indra was here Bronze Star Contributing Member (14942) 4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars4.8 Stars
Fun historical city-building sim Afterburner (477) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars
"Caesar III Enhanced" (ENGLISH/GERMAN review) DaHero (869) unrated

The Press Says

Game industry News (GiN) 2000 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
Power Play Nov, 1999 88 out of 100 88
GameSpy Nov 19, 1999 87 out of 100 87
Jeuxvideo.com Nov 09, 1999 17 out of 20 85
GameStar (Germany) Nov, 1999 84 out of 100 84
Power Unlimited Dec, 1999 8.4 out of 10 84
GameSpot Nov 15, 1999 8.2 out of 10 82
Spel för Alla Jan, 2000 8 out of 10 80
Absolute Games (AG.ru) Nov 14, 1999 75 out of 100 75
Gamer's Pulse 1999 74 out of 100 74

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Trivia

In the German gaming magazine PC Player (issue 01/2000) Pharao was named as "Best Managerial Simulation in 1999".


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Jonathon Howard (106) on Dec 05, 1999.
 

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