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Civilization III is finally Complete!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 114 / 123
Date: November 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Civilization III Complete is the entire set all in one thorough package.

Civilization III (called "Civ3" by most of its fans) is the best turn based sim game of its type available. So what if it's turn based? Real-Time Shooters (called RTS by their fans) often don't even give you a chance to think before someone sneaks up behind you, and you're a piece of burnt toast. That's no fun. A Turn Based game can give you a chance to review your options before making a decision.

Of the World Building games, Civilization 3 holds the crown of leader of the pack. If you play games like Settlers, Pharaoh, Caesar III, Tropico, or older versions of Civilization, you owe it to yourself to check out this great game.

If you don't yet own Civ3, this is the perfect present. It includes all three of the packages - the original Civ3, the "Play the World" edition which adds the multiplayer option (including online and even play-by-mail!), and the "Conquests" disc which adds new world leaders and many great scenarios. The option to install just one, just two or all three sets of data was a great touch.

But if you already have Civ3, it's probably cheaper to buy just the "Conquests" add-on disc because it also has the "Play the World" data in the same package.

Recommended for anyone who wants to see what it would be like to own the world. Highly recommended for "sim" fans.

Civilization 3 is a great game but it's not for everyone

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 36 / 38
Date: December 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Civilization 3 is a great game but it's not for everyone. It is akin to chess and Risk but much more complex than either.If developing a civilization from a single tribe to a modern superpower sounds like your cup of tea then you should already have this game. You manage all aspects of your chosen civilization: War, diplomacy, trade, etc... .This is a turn based game, slow paced and not action oriented. If your looking for great graphics this is not your game. I think an active imagination is essential to the enjoyment of this and maybe a fondness for history. Patience and much thought must be put into playing this and some people don't enjoy that for entertainment. Understandably I suppose.
Personally this is my favorite game ever. If I could only take one game with me into eternity this would be the one. The replay-ability on this game is phenomenal. I have been playing it regularly since it was first released. For me thats its greatest strength. In this age of jaded video gamers (including me) its truly something for a game to remain so intriguing no matter how many times you've played it. There is so much dept its staggering. However, most of that dept is below the surface and isn't really needed until you start playing on Emperor difficulty or above. After 3 years of playing this I am still learning new things.
One aspect of Civilization that you should be aware of is the modifications people have made for it online. This extends the replay value even more so. The Warhammer mod for this game is excellent. If you want a fantasy setting with elves and dragons etc.. The Rise and Rule mod makes this epic game all the more so by adding hundreds of new technologies and units. There are far to many good mods to address here. Seriously, the mods change Civilization 3 into different games practically. If you have Civilization and haven't taken advantage of the mods your missing out. They can be found at the best gaming community I've ever had the pleasure to lurk upon: The aptly named www.civfanatics.com. Along with strategies and game analysis.

Addictive!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 23 / 23
Date: January 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is possibly the most addictive game ever invented! More so than The Sims, even.

You'll end up spending hours creating a world, modifying the terrain, distributing resources, planting barbarians, and then spend even more hours conquering it.

Some days it's the world building that's most rewarding. Coming up with your own map, making it extra hard (or incredibly easy if you like to cheat your way to victory), deciding how many or few opponents you want, where the resources will end up and how hard it will/won't be to get to them. But on other days there's nothing better than the catharsis of grinding all the other nations into submissive paste beneath your heel. Utterly and completely annihilate your enemies, overwhelm them with troops and force them to beg you for mercy. And then not give it.

A single game can take hours or weeks to play, depending on how you run it or how much time you have. But it's always rewarding, even if you suddenly realize the clock is reading 2 am and you don't have clue one how it could *possibly* be that late....

Without question the best PC strategy game ever.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 23 / 26
Date: April 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you have the patience level of a 12 year old, then this is probably not the best game for you. However, if you see the depth of a game like chess and appreciate games that require concentration and don't rely on eye candy as their selling point, then by all means buy this game. Civilization III does not require a high end graphics card to play because of its turn-based format. The graphics are still good, but this means that people with a variety of computer setups should have no trouble running it.

This game is addictive to say the least. The most appealing part of the game is that there is more than one way to win. You can win the game without firing a single shot or participating in a single war. You can win by expanding your civilization's culture, or through diplomatic means. Of course, if you are a warmongerer, you can certainly conquer the world the old fashioned way by crushing your enemies.

I have played all the other strategy type games for PC, including Age of Empires, Pharoahs, etc. and this game without QUESTION leaves them all cold. The incredible level of depth makes it as enjoyable the hundredth time as the first time.

Excellent game, recommended for Civ II fans and newbies alike.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: January 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

After being a longtime Civilization II addict I was a bit skeptical about this game at first. Mainly because, I wasn't doing so well. I took for granted that settlers could no longer create improvements and did not have nearly enough workers. I disliked the idea of civilizations getting their own individual units and my first instinct was that I had wasted my money and should dust off my Civ II CD and resume from where I'd stepped off. But as anyone who noticed my rating knows, my feelings changed.

I soon accepted the game for what it was: vastly improved, and I now enjoy all of the new features in addition to the better grpahics. I'm not quite sure what the point of my previous paragraph's rant was, because the majority of you should like this game immediately (everyone else I've spoken to has), but for anyone who finds it confusing, tough or boring, stick with it. By 1000 AD you'll be hooked ;)

PS: I disagree completely with lighten_up_already2's claim that your opponents recieve all of the useful resources and that the game is unfair. I've enjoyed every landscape I've played on and hopefully you'll have better luck then they did.

The best stategy game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: January 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. The whole series is. You can make your own maps to play on, there are so many new resources, and more civilizations to choose from. There are scenarios that are really cool too. You can play anywhere from ancient Mesopatamia to WWII in the Pacific. If you are looking for an awesome stategy game this one is for you!!!!!!!!!

A great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 16
Date: March 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This Game is really good. It has much more resource to gather and much more civilizations to choose from. It also has more modes. The expansions are nice too. This doesn't have too good graphics but it's OK. It is a little slow too. Tis is a realy GOOD GAME.

My Favorite Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: July 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

You can play this game for countless hours... each time you win or lose you can simply start a new (and completely different) game. If you like turn-based strategy games and/or God's-eye-view war games, I highly recommend this game. Oh yeah, fair warning: this game is highly addictive and you will find yourself playing for 4 hours and wanting to "just finish your next turn" before you go to bed... and then you realize that it's 8:00 in the morning and you have to go to work on no sleep. Not that it's ever happened to me. Again, this is by far my favorite game of all time so I'm sure that staying up all night would ever happen to you... You've been warned.

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 16
Date: August 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love strategy, be it rts or turnbased games, but most of them dont have an ounce of creativity in them. When Civilization I&II came out, they gained a following but never evoked huge popularity. people preferred the faster paced but less original games such as command and conquer (dont get me wrong: i love those games too)

civ 3 is one of the most strategic games i have ever played. you have to defend rescources, build cities, go to war, trade, economize, govern, and harvest. the ai is extremely smart. they threaten, suck up, and act like real human beings (note: some people think that the ai cheats. it doesnt. it just plays perfectly)

i also like the sheer size of the game. there are over a hundred units (with conquests) and the game is just one big game, not campaigns.

if there is one problem with this game, it is that even with the expansions, there is no skirmish mode, even though multiplayer offers game types that would be good for skirmishes. but in conquest, there are campaigns in addition to the main game, so that kind of makes up for it.

this probably the best game i have played, and definatly the best
i own. (at least until i get homeworld.

Fantastic game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: July 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Thats all tha can be said. This is a fantastic game. The way the game play is set up it can be as deep or as light as you want the experiance to be. Just a word of warning though; when you start to play this game be sure to set an alarm clock to ring every few hopurs so you remember to eat. Otherwise you may find a day or two goes buy and you wont even realize it. Civiliztions III Complete is that good!

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