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
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm) |
Nov 27, 2001 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
| Peliplaneetta.net |
Nov 20, 2001 |
91 out of 100 |
91 |
| 4Players.de |
Nov 06, 2001 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Super Play |
Nov, 2001 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Strategy Informer |
Aug 11, 2003 |
8.7 out of 10 |
87 |
| PC Games (Germany) |
Nov 26, 2001 |
85 out of 100 |
85 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Apr 10, 2002 |
17 out of 20 |
85 |
| GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands) |
Nov 23, 2001 |
84 out of 100 |
84 |
| Thunderbolt Games |
Jul 03, 2003 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Fragland.net |
Sep 15, 2002 |
74 out of 100 |
74 |
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Trivia
The game's initial advertising campaign featured Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln wrestling. This is a reference to a comment made by Brad Pitt after filming Fight Club about the two people he'd most like to see fight each other.