Part three of The Settlers series continues with the real-time strategy game concepts of the series. In order to conquer the known world, you must supply your armies with weapons, food, and wine for morale. To do this, these things must be produced using raw materials, in buildings which require wood and stone to be built. Each job is undertaken by one of 150 unique characters, across over 100 distinct buildings.

There are three nations: Romans, Egyptians and Japanese. Each nation has its own styled buildings and (dis)advantages. It's also possible to play in multiplayer mode via Internet or LAN. An available add-on brings you a new nation (Amazons) a map editor and some new scenarios.

This edition has a new graphics engine using rendered graphics. Another new feature is the inclusion of moving catapults, ballistics and cannons, giving the combat system more realism and increasing the prominence of military tactics.. Priests can cast spells, which can gain more resources or destroy the enemy. Naval aspects are more detailed than ever before.

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Alternate Titles

"工人物语III" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"III המתיישבים" -- Hebrew spelling
"Hamityashvim III" -- Hebrew title
"Gongren Wuyu III" -- Chinese title
"Die Siedler III" -- German title

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	The Settlers 3	Windows	$19.95
	Settlers® 2: Gold Edition, The		$9.99
	The Settlers III
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User Reviews

Tedious, boring and slow.

El-ad Amir (110)

unrated

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The Press Says

Power Unlimited	Feb, 1999	9.5 out of 10	95
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Jan, 1999	90 out of 100	90
GameStar (Germany)	Dec, 1998	90 out of 100	90
Attack Games	Feb, 1999	9 out of 10	90
PC Player (Germany)	Dec, 1998	85 out of 100	85
Gamezilla	Jun 14, 1999	85 out of 100	85
IGN	Mar 04, 1999	6.9 out of 10	69
Game Revolution	Jan 01, 1999	B-	67
GameSpot	Dec 15, 1998	6.1 out of 10	61
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Apr, 1999		50