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The Recent Trend...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: November 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The recent trend seems to be that almost every developer feels his product can walk on water and regardless of bugs or gameplay issues... releases it. This product is no exception... in fact it helps cement the trend into almost a rule. Perhaps next year this game, after being patched and repatched, will live up to 1% of the hype. Civilazation 3 from "The Great Sid Meier", bah... perhaps when he was innovative and spent time on his products! This game is nothing but a testament to his ego and disdain for his customers. Avoid this product like the plague... if you want a good CIV play experience pickup CIV II on discount... you'll wish you paid more for it, because it is what this game should have been.

Fire Firaxis

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: December 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

(...) Firaxis!... I hope you have a shameful, broke Christmas!!!
Your public sentiments exactly?!?! I would have been better off buying a Yoko Ono record! May your offices be your (...)

Just Like Civ and Civ 2, only lots better

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Sweet Lord, this game is FANtastic! It implements new ideas like culture that establish borders, while getting rid of tiresome diplomats and spies and streamlining them into the advisiors. I can't imagine a more perfect game. It has put every sports game, every 1st person shooters, and all my other strategy games away in their cases. It might keep me from finishing my master's degree. Oh well, some things are worth it.

Civilization III proudly continues the tradition

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Well, having played this game for about a week now (almost to the exclusion of all else, including work. :) ), I can safely conclude that Civ3 has proudly taken up the torch of the Civ games and taken it a step further. For those not familiar with the concept, Civilization games are strategy games in which you start with a tiny group of settlers, and you must build your way to become the dominant empire through the ages. This includes a fine balance between economy, military defense and aggression, scientific advancement, city management, diplomacy, exploration, resource management, and espionage.

Sounds complicated? Well, yes, it is. But no, it isn't either. Sid Meier and friends have simplified the interface and gameplay mechanics so that the game is very intuitive. You are also no longer bogged down with many of the repetitive things you had to do in the previous games (with the help of features such as worker automation, city governors, better advisers, and automatic trade). A few new features such as great leaders, simplified combat, and different but realistic ways to win make this a much more polished, easier game to pick up, yet still maintaining the very deep strategic elements that have always made the Civ games stand apart.

Civilization 3 is highly recommended to any computer game fan. The only thing missing is a multiplayer component (which probably is a good thing, as the turns can take many, many minutes, especially in the latter stages of the game). The Limited Edition is a nice gimmick, which includes a fancy box, a tech chart, and an extra CD. But is it all worth the extra $10? Probably not. I got it because I liked the tin box, but the extra stuff are probably never going to get much use. Still, the box is nicely made. It's not like the Diablo II Limited Edition (there's no DVD movie disc), but it's something to think about if you're buying the game.

oh..my god Civ3

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you want to play with a cheating stupid computer, Civ3 is your best choice

I have played Civ 3 for about a damn week and found it fligging interesting

Fire Firaxis

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

FU Firaxis!... And have a shameful,broke Christmas! Your public sentiments exactly?!?! Would have been better off buying a Yoko Ono record!

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