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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User Reviews

The best, and worst, computer game of all time...	Windows	Vaelor (376)
Another classic - but it''s got some flaws	Windows	Rick Jones (108)
It's good... it's very good... but it's not more than that, unfortunately...	Windows	Gothicgene (83)
The best civilization and empire-building simulation to date	Windows	Frecklefoot (124)
A great new game, arguably a classic, but so different from earlier Civs that you can't compare them.	Windows	weregamer (157)
A worthy successor to the Civilization lineage.	Windows	James Kirk (159)
You call this a game? It's a MASTERPIECE!	Windows	Kobus Myburgh (2)

The Press Says

IGROMANIA	Windows	Jan, 2002	10 out of 10	100
GameSpy	Windows	Oct 30, 2001	93 out of 100	93
GameSpot	Windows	Oct 30, 2001	9.2 out of 10	92
Peliplaneetta.net	Windows	Nov 20, 2001	91 out of 100	91
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Dec 05, 2001	91 out of 100	91
Super Play	Windows	Nov, 2001	9 out of 10	90
JeuxMac.com	Macintosh	Mar, 2002	4 out of 5	80
Thunderbolt Games	Windows	Jul 03, 2003	8 out of 10	80
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Dec, 2001	75 out of 100	75
Fragland.net	Windows	Sep 15, 2002	74 out of 100	74

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Trivia

Initial release was done in both regular carton and a tin box "limited edition" that contains "extras" (and cost $10-15 more).