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Best Collection Ever!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: August 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Was going to purchase Great Empires but saw this and had to have it!!!
All your favorite city building games in one incredibly cheap package!!!
Best city building games a must have. All In One Package!!!!!!
Can't wait for Emperor: ris eof the middle kingdom!!!!!

2 words: buy now!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: August 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

All of the games in the package are superb!! All the aspects of life in an ancient city are very finely detailed in all of the games. Like the many different foods they ate, or the goods and services they used. the city-building series by sierra are some of the best strategy games that I have played. The graphics are ok, they could be a little better as far in detail. the detail of the storyline, like in egypt and cleopatra seems very true to history, which makes the games even more interesting. any strategy game enthusiast would consider this a great buy!

a must buy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 12
Date: August 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

All of these games in this package are fantastic! I have played them for hours, and I still like them. Ome of the great things about these games are the ancient city themes about them. knowing that you are building a city like ancient cities long ago is really exciting and fun. The historical are what really make the games interesting for me. The graphics and the art are really colorful and detailed in all of the games. The fact that you can get all of the city- building games by Sierra in one neat and convenient package is a great deal. This is a must have for any avid strategy game fan!

Tiltle includes...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 18
Date: October 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I haven't bought this set and these reviews haven't been really helpful, so i did a little research. As suspected this title inculdes Caeser III, Pharoah, Cleopatra (expansion to Pharoah), Zeus, and Poseidon (expansion to Zeus). I've played all these titles seperatly and I absolutely love the series. This set is a FAR better deal than buying the titles individually. This is a real bargain if you ask me ;-)

The Best!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: December 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This will be the best game collection that you ever purchase! There is something for everyone, all ages and skill levels. This game pack is the reason I play computer games!

Missing Items

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 20
Date: January 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I ordered this last week and upon arrival was very annoyed to learn that it does NOT come with instruction manuals. As well as this the box contained only four of the promised five games (cleopatra was missing). If anyone has any idea what I can do to get a refund etc. please post a reply
thank you
(don't buy this unless you have access to the manuals!)

No missing Items!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 15
Date: February 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

A gamer from USA is correct that there are no instruction manuals, however, I called Sierra Technical Customer Service and the Cleopatra expansion is on the same disk as Pharaoh. Upon further inspection I found this to be true.
These are some of the best City Building type games available and instruction manuals and game guides can be found on-line. Don't let their absence deter you from purchasing this excellent collection!

3 and a half for the price of one

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 75 / 76
Date: April 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've always been a big fan of sim games - the ones where you build an entire civilization from almost the ground up. So when I found this great pack of three games from Sierra, I bought it with great expectations and was only slightly disappointed.

Great Empires II contains full versions of three games - "Caesar III", "Zeus", and "Pharaoh". Even better, the "Cleopatra" expansion to "Pharaoh" is on the "Pharaoh" disk, and the "Poseidon" expansion disc for "Zeus" is included as well.

Although, as many other reviewers have noted, no instruction manual is included, the in-game tutorials are more than enough for anyone wishing to try these games out. The interface in all the games is fairly similar, since they are all based off of the same game engine. The game play is fairly simple, but involving enough to interest those wishing to build their own Rome, or their own Greece, or their own Egypt.

Each game gives you plenty of scenarios to attempt, and also gives you a way to work through an entire empire, from it's virtually tribal beginnings to a huge ancient metropolis.

My personal favorite of the three is "Pharaoh". With the "Cleopatra" expansion that is included, it is easily the most engaging of the three empires. With this disc you can learn what it took to get the Nile River civilization off of the ground - from harvesting the crops produced by the annual flooding of the lands near the river to trading with and/or conquest of neighbors.

The others are also engaging if you don't mind a similar "feel" to your games - and that feel is primarily due to the interface provided by a similar game engine being used for all three games. Caesar III is a "sequel" of sorts to Sierra's earlier "Caesar" and "Caesar II". It allows you to attempt to build the Roman civilization from tribal beginnings to a city that needs such things as a huge Coliseum. The Zeus/Poseidon game is very similar - it allows you to build the Grecian civilization, but includes a nice touch - you now can control the Gods of Ancient Greece and get them to do things like help you wipe out your neighbors with plagues, famines, drought, floods, and other calamities.

If you like sim type games, this is a nice buy for the price. You can't beat three games and two expansions in one box. My only complaint is that they could have included the instruction manual on the disc as a way to help new players understand what they needed to do to win the game. Still recommended for those interested in managing an entire civilization - from its rise to its eventual fall.

This Package Was Great!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I love this package of games. If you like civilization you'll l love this game. It has most of the same features but with a more user friendly interface that makes it easy to figure out what to do, so you're not spending so much time trying to figure out how to play and more time accually playing. I found it to be quite addicting and I would loose track of time while playing these games.

Age Of Mythology

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: June 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I think it doesn't have anough campaings.But the game is still good.

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