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.

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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 best, and worst, computer game of all time...	Vaelor (377)
It's good... it's very good... but it's not more than that, unfortunately...	Gothicgene (83)
The best civilization and empire-building simulation to date	Frecklefoot (120)
A great new game, arguably a classic, but so different from earlier Civs that you can't compare them.	weregamer (157)
A worthy successor to the Civilization lineage.	James Kirk (159)
Another classic - but it''s got some flaws	Rick Jones (108)
You call this a game? It's a MASTERPIECE!	Kobus Myburgh (2)

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The Press Says

GameSpy	Oct 30, 2001	93 out of 100	93
GameSpot	Oct 30, 2001	9.2 out of 10	92
Peliplaneetta.net	Nov 20, 2001	91 out of 100	91
4Players.de	Nov 06, 2001	90 out of 100	90
Game Informer Magazine	Dec, 2001	8.75 out of 10	88
Strategy Informer	Aug 11, 2003	8.7 out of 10	87
Jeuxvideo.com	Apr 10, 2002	17 out of 20	85
JeuxVideoPC.com	Jul 12, 2005	17 out of 20	85
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Nov 23, 2001	84 out of 100	84
Fragland.net	Sep 15, 2002	74 out of 100	74