Rating: 
Summary: Good Game
Review: I've played this game off and on for a little over a year. The addictability of this game is just as good as the previous games and ther have been times I simply didn't go to bed, even though I worked the next day.I was a little disappointed that the ages stopped at the modern age. The futuristic cities, units, etc. in Call to Power is what really hooked me on that game. It also would've been nice for the Foreign Advisor screen to provide more information that just trade and treaties. Civ III does compensate, though, with great graphics, the new culture concept, specific civilization advantages as well as all kinds of other little improvements that make the game that much more realistic and enjoyable.
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Summary: Great and Challenging Game
Review: If you're looking for something simplistic, in which you're always assured of a win regardless of how pathetically you play, this isn't the game for you. If you're looking for something that will leave you so enthralled that you can't think of anything but your next strategy, try this.
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Summary: The finest example in its class
Review: It's too bad that this title has taken a bad rap from those who simply don't understand it. This game is truly the finest of its type, but if it's not your type, your not going to like it. That doesn't make it any worse or better a game, just because some poor bloke thinks it should play like age of empires or warcraft (or any other rts). Be warned, if your looking for something fast paced, that can be played by the casual action gamer, this is not for you. But if you want something hearty, that takes real strategy, thinking and depth, you can find no better. I have lost many a night's sleep because of this game. As for the multiplayer component, you can always buy the play the world expansion. If this is your type of game, get it now! You won't regret it.
Rating:
Summary: A great game
Review: This game is the greatest game i have ever played. I don't no why everybody doesn't rate this a five star game.
Rating: 
Summary: disappointed
Review: I thought it would be easy to play like Age of Empire or Command and Conquer, but it was difficult to do things and I lost interest very quickly.
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Summary: Buy Civ1 or Civ2 NOT Civ3
Review: Hi,
Civ3, pretty pictures; unplayable, ties up CD player,
slooooooow, lousy contrast on screen, not worth $5,
not worth shipping,
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Summary: You'll love this, all you strategy fans.
Review: This game is a greeeaat game! really. It alows you to do any thing you want from declaring war to building a CIA headquarters in your capital city. Who do you want to be? Honest Abe of America or her majesty Queen Elizabeth of England. Charge cavarly into battle or bombard cities with battleshps and cannons! Trade spices for fur or incense for wine. Fight over oil, land. And in this game land truly means power not just military. Build the biggest highways in the world, or just capture slaves and make them build your Pyramids.March loyal infantry into battle or burn down cities with your raging cahriots. What I'm trying to say is: IT YOUR CHOICE IN THIS GAME!
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Summary: If it's your type of game, you should love it
Review: Basic summary: awesome, well done strategy game. But it might not be your type of game. It is more well balanced than Civ 2, and more realistic too. The diplomacy, especially trading, makes a ton of sense. It has most of the good features from Call to Power, Alpha Centaurii, and Civ 2, including: Realistic Bombardment: In real life, catapults and such can't annihilate troop concentrations, but are good in seiges. Capturing units: workers( they build roads and such) and artillery-type units can be captured instead of destroyed borders: you can actually see them; none of this "you're in my city radius" crap However, it does lack some fun aspects of Civ 2, such as fundamentalist governments (not very politically correct) and the ability to choose between a male and female leader (each leader has different portraits for each mood and time period, plus they're animated like a Harry Potter photograph. On the plus side, no stupid emissaries.) Also, you'll need to readjust your strategies if you're used to Civ 2. While there isn't any cheat menu, if it's too hard you can just re-load the game after critical battles. Also, you can just accept the fact that you can't build every wonder, or even be sure of winning the game, even at the easiest difficulty level. Another waste of time is watching the enemy painstakingly reshuffle his troops every turn, especially in a large, modern world. This can easily be avoided by turning off animation for people you're not at war with. You still have to watch them move, but they do it at a comically fast rate. In general, better than any other game of it's kind.
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Summary: Not my type of game
Review: A strategy game without decent battles are not my type of fun. Make no mistake, this is a great game, but I rather go for Medieval: Total War.
Rating: 
Summary: Can be fun.
Review: Pro's:
- Tons of fun at the higher ages.
- Requires good strategy and logical thinking skills.
- Lets you rebuild history. Con's:
- Takes a VERY long time to get to a higher age.
- Imbalanced combat. Example: My military advisor told me to get archers because they're better than warriors; then when my archer engaged in combat with a warrior he was easily defeated by the warrior.
- Half of the time you're going to be hitting spacebar to skip your turn.
- No online/multiplay capabilites (unless you waste your money on an expansion).
- Can't choose a starting age.
- No campaign/story mode.
- Can sometimes take way too long to finally finish a game. Final Verdict:
The cons outnumber the pro's and even though this game can be quite fun at times, it has way too many major issues and if you want them fixed then you'll need to pay extra money for expansion packs.
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