Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
84
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.6
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

The "3" in the title not only indicates that it's the third part of the Populous series originally created by Peter Molyneux, it also stands for the 3rd dimension. Part 3 is now 3D accelerated, but this is not the only change the game underwent since part 2: you don't anymore simply lower and raise land to gain bigger houses which can defend themselves stronger. Now you have to chop trees to build your huts. Depending on how many men are in the house, the faster its population and the house itself grows. You can train your men as fighters, priests etc. New spells can be added to your spell inventory via shrines scattered all over the world.

The funny thing is that this world is really a little planet; you can scroll around it.

Alternate Titles

  • "Populous: The Third Coming" -- Working title
  • "Populous: El Principio" -- Spanish title
  • "Populous 3" -- informal title

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User Reviews

A good addition to a classic series JubalHarshaw (287) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars

The Press Says

Power Unlimited Dec, 1998 9.1 out of 10 91
GamePro Jan 01, 2000 4.5 out of 5 90
All Game Guide 1998 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
IGN Jan 01, 1999 8.6 out of 10 86
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Nov, 1998 85 out of 100 85
Game Revolution Dec 01, 1998 B+ 83
PC Player (Germany) Nov, 1998 83 out of 100 83
Game Informer Magazine Jun, 2008 8 out of 10 80
GameSpot Dec 11, 1998 7.5 out of 10 75
Strategy Gaming Online Jan 14, 1999 7.4 out of 10 74

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Trivia

The music for Populous: The Beginning is encoded as MP3; several music files can be loaded into Winamp (or your player of choice) and played!


This entry was contributed by robotriot Bronze Star Contributing Member (6363), Adam Baratz (1362) and DreinIX (9294)
 

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