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Awesome game. Especially if you love Civilization.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

CivIII is awesome. I played the first Civ, missed out on CivII, and have played CivIV. Without a doubt, CivIII is the best one. The added elements to CivIII make it even more enjoyable. I thought the added elements to CivIV were too much. I didn't like it. So, get CivIII.

CIV III - Boring

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I thought it would be much better than Age of Empires, but I was wrong. Just as in that game, you can never find a winning scenario. I don't know how some of these psople wrote reviews on winning and becoming supreme deity status. The game is slow, there is no diplomacy between nations. Everyone of them declares war on you. All of the opposing civ's reach higher status than you. The other problem is you always run out of resources and are down to 0 gold before you know it. You can't customize policies with other nations and they all want to blackmail you into giving up all of your gold.

I like Medieval better. Not as much detail but far better strategy game.

Good ideas, but disappointing, too buggy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm a big fan of the Civilization series -- I think Civ II is maybe the best PC game of all time. Many of the features in Civ III are appealing, and after a bit of mindset adjustment, are actually quite fun.

The problem: bugs. Even at patch v1.29f (the last one offered before the Conquests expansion), I have yet to play through an entire game without running into some kind of computer-move hang, or game crash, or SOMETHING that completely obviates the substantial amount of time you've put into a particular game. Seeing two days of gameplay go up in smoke because an important strategic resource appears NOWHERE on the entire map is not fun.

I'm not too eager to plop down another $20-30 to get an expansion for a game I can't play in the first place, so I guess I'm out of luck. My recommendation is to save your money, and cherish the memories of the earlier installments of the franchise.

Wow!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: July 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I love this game and it's not even mine (it's my brother's).I hate instructions so I never read them.This game is easy enough to figure out but I'm still working on it (I have to ask my brother some questions).I'm one of the people who likes the Sims but this is way, way, way better!!I'm going to buy this game when I get my own (better) computer.Also, I was planning on getting a bunch of Sim games for when I get a computer but now I've changed my mind.This game isn't too addictive but it will take some time.

One of my favorites, and hopelessly addictive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've been a fan of this series since Civ 1, then on to Civ 2 where this game would keep me going all night until 8 in the morning. Civ 3 was no different in that regards. This series is similar to the Ultima series in that it just keep getting better and better. Each successive game builds on the last in terms of bettering playability, making the game more thorough and realistic, and increasing the ability of the computer opponents in being able to play a good game.

There are very few games I would purchase and play, but if you like strategy games, and there is just one game you plan on getting this decade, I don't have any hesitation recommending this one.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I loved the game it was the best with all the ways to win and the real life set up.I loved how you get to be diffferent civs and don't have to be the same person everytime. The best part of the game is though that you can customize it and add stuff to you like mods which are basically like expansion packs except created by kids and are usually quite interesting.

Lm's idea of the game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: April 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

BEST GAME EVER!!!! I passed an test (yes a test) due to this game...alot of the civilzations did help, like.. what year did the first samuria appear in japan, i got it right and got a 98% on the test! MUST HAVE IF YOU WANT TO PASS 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDYS/HISTORY

Highly Addictive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

My first game of the sort, and WOW be prepared to spend some time on it. The game covers all basic aspects of a civilization from military, interior, to foreign affairs, etc. Obviously the purpose is to become the CIVILIZATION, which can be achieved in a number of ways: a)be the last to survive, b)be first to send a spaceship, etc.

Once your civilization gets a decent size, it is a bit more overwhelming to manage the various tasks, but nevertheless it is fun.

Once again, highly addictive.

An Interesting But a Long Time Game Useful for Vacations

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Its a powerful game bind the strategy lovers or i should say maniac as it is turn based it take a lot of patients to complete the move on the otherhand its techneque is quite good specially its scientfic research as well as its guidiance throughout the games i should tell the negetive is thereshould be another way to collect the funds but you will love to set the citizens mood!!

CivII + I

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: January 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I am sort of amazed at the complaints I read here.

First, the diplomacy is not the be-all, end-all of diplomatic relations, but the system does allow for more varied trading than what CivII had to offer. I consider this a plus, even if it isn't quite as in-depth as it could be.

Second, the addition of culture really adds another dimension to gameplay. No slash and burn here, you'll lose your cities. A strong culture is a win-win scenario for your own cities, it makes your citizens happier and can cause other nations cities to defect to you.

Third, the resources also add significant depth. Luxuries and strategic resources both are very important for success.

Fourth, back to diplomacy. Its touch of realism becomes more obvious now, you have to be bartering from a position of authority, either in culture, resources, or power, in order to get good deals. This can be difficult if you're not in a position of power to begin with, but once you're there, keep dealing. Having an advisor that basically tells you when a foreign leader will accept a deal really helps. Other civs must respect or fear you, otherwise they will sell you down the river. Frustrating? Maybe. Realistic? I'd vote yes.

Fifth, I can't say much yet for military battles since my strategies have always been based on science. But since Fundamentalism is gone it seems the military might is harder than it was in CivII, which I think is a good thing. Though the leaders obviously give you an advantage, I'd have to say that anyone relying on leader production probably doesn't have a very good grasp of strategy in the first place. Consider leaders like stumbling upon a vital resource: count yourself lucky.

Sixth, "small wonders". Some wonders are not limited to one civ building them. For instance, the Apollo program, exposing all the world map, requires that each civilization builds it to gain its benefits. I think this is a much better addition.

Seventh, the so-called "tedious" end-game. Um... no kidding? For me, end-game was where I finally pulled everything together. It wasn't tedious at all, but sure it takes a long time to take a turn. What else would you expect from a very large civilization? You've been growing it all these years, you have so many cities and units to manage, of course it will take some time.

All in all, I find this to be a welcome improvement over CivII. With intriguing modifications, most of my strategies from CivII carried over well. I'd recommend it without reservation if you enjoyed CivII.

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