The third in Impressions 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 so much more! Manage trade, immigration, farming and the military all while building the grandest monuments to grace a monitor! Pharoah is a deep game that offers much to those who enjoy the challange of building cities and making them grow.

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Alternate Titles

"Фараон" -- Russian Spelling
"Pharaon" -- French Title
"Pharao" -- German Title
"Faraon" -- 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 Depari of 'da Clan Depari (12749)
Fun historical city-building sim	Afterburner (481)
"Caesar III Enhanced" (ENGLISH/GERMAN review)	DaHero (889)	unrated

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The Press Says

PC Gaming World	Dec, 1999		100
Netjak	Mar 21, 2006	9.1 out of 10	91
Svenska PC Gamer	Dec, 1999	90 out of 100	90
IGN	Nov 12, 1999	9 out of 10	90
Strategy Gaming Online	Jan 11, 2000	9 out of 10	90
Jeuxvideo.com	Nov 09, 1999	17 out of 20	85
GameSpot	Nov 15, 1999	8.2 out of 10	82
PC Games (Germany)	Nov, 1999	81 out of 100	81
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Dec, 1999	81 out of 100	81
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Nov 14, 1999	75 out of 100	75

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Trivia

The italian verions is not so well done. Ostrich ("struzzo" in italian language) was translated as oyster (ostrica in italian). Imagine the game speech saying how the oyster hide their head under tha sand...

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