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Summary: I wish this were a great game... but it isn't...
Review: I am amazed, completely stunned, by the scope of the failure of this product. I expected SO much more from Firaxis...Civilization has long been my favorite game, and the latest incarnation is clearly subpar, for all but complete newbies to the franchize. Let me see if I can count the most important ways this version sucks... - Fixed resolution of graphics (my god, what's up with this?)
- Gameplay logic that defies common sense (archers defeating tanks?!?)
- Complete lack of a micro-econ simulation
- The sim is likely to end LONG before any modern day epoch is realized
- There are no real changes from the original, just token improvements to the current tech tree
- There are no advancements beyond the modern epoch
- Scope and complexity of management sim takes DAYS/WEEKS of continuous gameplay to resolve; who has whole WEEKS to play a single game expect some out-of-school teenager? I could go on... but its just not worth it... my advice is that everyone go back to the game "Colonization" (circa 1993) which is far superior in just about every way to this Civ3 junk... Sid... hang your head in shame
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Summary: Civ III - Civ I with better graphics, ho hum
Review: I couldn't wait to get my copy of CIV III. To listen to the hype I was sure this was gonig to be a great game. I loved CIV II and surely this was going to be even better. What a disappointment. The ONLY thing neat about the game is the diplomacy and even that drives me nuts sometimes. We're back to individual units in combat so there's no real benefit in having a large force. Don't even think about being peaceful in the begining of the game. The only way I do well is to attack attack attack. The combat system doesn't seem balance either. (see all the other negative reviews for why, my comments would just be a repeat of theirs.) I wish I could get my money back. Definately a game that will collect dust soon as I (strangely enough) go back to playing CIV II. They may have fooled us into thinking this was going to be a great upgrade/next version but I hope when CIV IV comes out, we have learned our lesson from CIV III and just walk away. (...)
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Summary: oops....civ3
Review: I feel so disapointed about Sid's civ3
The computer keeps on cheating.
Each round take a heck lot of time to complete.
Corruption is enormous. A bug????
Combat is so dump! a strategic game????
I feel so (...) since I "was" a civ fan for 10 years Sid, Give me a reason to buy civ4
Rating:
Summary: oops....civ3
Review: I feel so disapointed about Sid's civ3
The computer keeps on cheating.
Each round take a heck lot of time to complete.
Corruption is enormous. A bug????
Combat is so dump! a strategic game????
I feel so (...) since I "was" a civ fan for 10 years Sid, Give me a reason to buy civ4
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Summary: Not the masterpiece I expected
Review: I have followed all the hype surrounding this title long before it was released. I have played every previous Sid Meier title to exhaustion, insatisfied if I had not mastered every trick. So, once Civ3 appeared in Amazon, I readily preordered it and set aside a week of my time for it. Civ3 is certainly a great game. It is visually beautiful, its AI is impressing, and it is certainly a lot better that Civ2. However, I found several disadvantages: * the immense corruption forces you to play with a max of 12 cities (unless you start hacking around in the editor, as I did). * There is no unit workshop. * As the focus of the game is now much less combat and much more empire management, you may play several games that are boringly peaceful all up to the modern age - and perhaps to the very end. * The tech tree has a few modifications, but nothing original here. No original unit abilities, either. Apart from the culture idea, no significant changes to the old successful formula. Now, I am not saying the game is bad. It simply does not have this extra little something that made Civ2 an excellent game and Alpha Centauri an excellent sequel. I expected more - what, I cannot really say. But I know I didn't find it in Civ3.
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Summary: A truly AWSOME game
Review: I preorderd this game and still play it for hours on end. I was/am a big fan of the other Civilization games and was not disappointed with the third installment of the series. Anyone who dreamed of running a great civilization to glory or loves strategy and management should purchase this game. I LOVE this game. Also the game editor is very well done and can really change the game for unlimited power and you can customize your own worlds to every last detail and in fact I'm going to play it right now.
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Summary: A truly AWSOME game
Review: I preorderd this game and still play it for hours on end. I was/am a big fan of the other Civilization games and was not disappointed with the third installment of the series. Anyone who dreamed of running a great civilization to glory or loves strategy and management should purchase this game. I LOVE this game. Also the game editor is very well done and can really change the game for unlimited power and you can customize your own worlds to every last detail and in fact I'm going to play it right now.
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Summary: SID'S BEST
Review: I was very excited when I heard there would be a Civilizations III, but was worried when I saw it in the stores for the first time. I was worried that the visual improvements would come at a cost to the stragic portions. After playing only a couple of hours I realized how much more realistic the game is. Civ 3 is great! This game will most certainly will get the resentment of my wife as hours fly by!
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Summary: Another Civ Hit
Review: I was very excited when I heard there would be a Civilizations III, but was worried when I saw it in the stores for the first time. I was worried that the visual improvements would come at a cost to the stragic portions. After playing only a couple of hours I realized how much more realistic the game is. Civ 3 is great! This game will most certainly will get the resentment of my wife as hours fly by!
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Summary: Not as much fun as hoped
Review: I've been playing Civ (in one version or another) since the original came out long ago. I've been looking forward to playing Civ3, well, ever since Civ2 came out. I've been disappointed. Overall, lots of nice new features, but several items make this game unplayable. The killer flaw, to me at least, is the new role that corruption has in the game. No matter what kind of civilization you have, once your society gets big enough, and no matter what improvements you have, you will have overwhelming corruption. Playing a democracy, will all Wonders, and all city improvements, and 50% of the people in the town as entertainers, still have revolts and 98% corruption in dozens of cities. Not fun, and not realistic. I'm hoping that a patch will fix it, but considering they already have a good chunk of my money....
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