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rip off

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: October 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I brought this after having played Caesar3 and loved it but wanted something with a bit more scope for controlling dynamics of a city - and I thought being a civcity game this would offer me the extension - WRONG - this is a bad rip off of Caesar3, sure, graphics are more advanced with the zoom in view but other than that I was playing the same game but with less involvement or control. This is a sit back and let it happen to you game - keep the people happy and build everything and they'll stay. Caesar IV - that's what you're wanting, it looks like everything this sets itself up to be that it isn't. Feel like I've wasted my money.

Enjoyable & Challenging City Builder Set In Ancient Rome...with a few bugs.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: August 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Disclaimer: I am not employed by or associated in any way with the game's publisher or developer. I am just another consumer.

I put that disclaimer because people have a tendency to point out all the positive game reviews here as "planted by the developers". That may be true in some cases, but, not here.

CivCity:Rome is not without it's flaws. The mouse cursor bug is a known issue on high-resolution settings, and the game developers have acknowledged this and will be releasing a patch soon. How this slipped by their beta testers is beyond me, but, I'll agree with some others here, it is nearly a game-breaker.

That aside, if you love things set in ancient Rome, like me, and if you love city builder (CB) PC games, like me, you'll absolutely love CivCity:Rome. Don't be fooled by the title, the game has absolutely nothing to do with the Civilization series of games. It is more like a blend of Caesar III and SimCity, with a heavy influence of Stronghold II thrown into the mix.

I personally have spent many hours playing the game, on medium difficulty, and I find the interface and in-game advisors extremely easy to navigate. Some have stated the game's interface is "clunky" and hard to navigate...I would love to know what game they are comparing CivCity:Rome to, because, the interface is slick and very easy to use.

Graphically, the game is beautiful to look at. Those who say the graphics are dated are living in a fantasy world. Just take a look at the screenshots! Admittedly, the graphics are not as pretty as those in the upcoming Caesar IV game, but, they are very well done, especially on newer systems.

The tutorial and the manual were both very generous and well done, the in-game voice acting is charming and appropriate, the gameplay is challenging and addictive, and the learning curve is about what you would expect for any city-builder. I strongly suggest anyone interested in city-building games, and especially ancient Rome based games, to check this game out. It is well worth the 40 bucks and you'll get many hours of enjoyment. If you have a high resolution monitor, you may want to wait for the first patch, though.

Cheers.

A bad knock-off

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: October 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Hey, have you ever played Caesar II from the 1990s? Yeah, well this game is basically a knock-off of that game with better graphics. And quite frankly, Caesar II was more fun. I don't see how CivCity has any point. You build your city and nothing interesting ever happens. There is no progression to the game that keeps it fresh.

The makers intergrated technologies and wonders from the successful Civilization game series, but they are inconsequential in this game. These people should stick to what they are good at, the Civilization series, and leave city games to people who know how to do it.

I've heard that a new installment of the Caesar series is out now, Caesar IV, and I haven't tried it, but it has to be better than CivCity Rome. This game is boring, don't pay any money for it.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: February 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It has great graphics. It was a good game overall Do not use this to study because it has some inaccurate facts.I really liked how you can command the army and how you can make your own scenario in the map editor.I also like how you can make wonders like the Colloseum.

Don't Waste Your Money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: August 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It has pretty much all been said, let's just say it again 'cause I'm sure Firaxis/Firefly will plant positive reviews here. The game takes ages to load, the voice acting is silly (British? Australian? Herman's Hermits?), the progression is totally linear (ie the game fails to become more complicated at higher levels), the graphics date to 2002, and the citizen 'fetching' system is completely random and opaque. Sit and watch for awhile: your huts will change size every thirty seconds.

Most importantly, boo Sid, boo. You could've produced this bad Caesar3 ripoff and called it anything, but you called it "CivCity", and even put a tiny Civilopedia in it. Haven't you got enough money? The Civ Series is brilliant. Don't cash it in.

Flawed, but fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: September 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I agree with some of the reviews about the rush and need to keep up with the happiness tied to immigrant status. That being said - I spent endless hours researching and building and thoroughly enjoyed this game. Well worth the cost and enjoyable. I am not familiar with the other Civ games - and was looking more for a city building game set in the past, similar to my favorite game Children of the Nile - perhaps that explains why I was not disappointed.

Disappointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The games faults have been well covered already so I'll just say, if a Roman era city builder is what your looking for save your money and wait for Ceasar IV. Afer playing the demo I can say that this will be a FAR superior game than civcity on every level. It seems to be the game the makers of civcity were trying to make but failed miserably.

OK, but lacks principles

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: August 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

ok, i wanna get one thing straight first. i LOVE this game! it has great graphics, and decent gameplay. it isn't generic, like Glory of the Roman Empire, but it isn't the best, either. i still have yet to see a city builder where you can kill of some of your citizens for being mad for no reason. one of the flaws is SOMETHING that gets them angry, unemployment. It'd be nice if you could turn off immigration for awhile, or lessen the flow of immigrants. You just can't keep up with the tide of immigration. another flaw, though i thought otherwise later, is the fact that your watchtowers don't react effectively. they don't go down and put down the bad cats that are killing your citizens with clubs, instead they use slings, which isn't very much of a change, just a little less accuracy. and the third thing is the LAZINESS of the citizens. the butcher can be right next to a goat farm, and they'll just sit there. sadly, the military aspect is just so generic. you sit there and wait for an attack, you build up your military, then you slaughter the enemy in an age of empires kinda style. On a scale of 1-10, i'll give this game a 7.5.

Repetative and flawed city builder.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: July 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is billed as a collaboration between Firaxis and Firefly, but for the most part the signs of this are skin deep. Firaxis is only present with a Civlopedia and Smiley Faces, nothing more.

Bad controls, lackluster graphics, and fairly mundane gameplay are bad enough, but this game suffers from some pretty serious bugs and gameplay issues. The combat won't satisfy warriors, the lack of depth won't satisfy veterans, and the difficult mechanics will annoy newbies. In close, this game fails to please anyone to any great degree and is a poor showing by Firefly.

Take 2, not good enough

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: July 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game sadly dissapoints fans of Sid Meier's civilization. The game's objective is to fuse city building with concepts of civilization. While the confluence of the two may seem conceptually genius, this game fails to encapsulate the true meaning of the two. I have got to admid the graphics are good, but a great game needs more than amazing graphics, it must also be fun to play. The game play is easy, once you get use it. Sadly, Pharaoh is much better.

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