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Sid Meier's Civilization III

2001· Oct 30
80
Player score
176 ratings

Summary

Civilization III, like the other Civilization games, is based around building an empire, from the ground up, beginning at start of recorded history and continuing beyond the current modern day. The player's civilization is centered around a core of cities that provide the resources necessary to grow the player's cities, construct city improvements, wonders, and units, and advance the player's technological development. The player must balance a good infrastructure, resources, diplomatic and trading skills, technological advancement, city and empire management, culture, and military power to succeed.

Developer
Westlake InteractiveFiraxis Games
Publisher
MacSoft GamesInfogrames
Franchise
Sid Meier
Genres
SimulatorStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes
FantasyHistoricalEducational4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)Mac

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