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Summary: oh..my god Civ3
Review: If you want to play with a cheating stupid computer, Civ3 is your best choiceI have played Civ 3 for about a damn week and found it fligging interesting
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Summary: Drooling.... heavily, give me the game now or I'm gonna die!
Review: See the videos, Read the previews, goto Civ3.com, go to civfanatics.com, Get this game! I've never wanted a game so much in my life! After playing civII (too young for civ I ;-) and Alpha Centauri since their release, I'm itching for the next generation. A game of this scope, this magnitude ... certainly destined to be an Epic! As soon as I get it ... you will not be able to contact me. period. (Unless of course you are a rival civ ... wanna trade some oil?)
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Summary: Better and better and better ...
Review: Sid Meier and his crew have done it again. I played it three-hours straight the first time I booted it up. It runs flawlessly and has enough tweeks that it is like a whole new game, but with familiar ghosts from past versions scattered here and there. I'd like to write more, but I've got to go play Civ III.
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Summary: Not as good as Civ II, but I still find my self awake at 5AM
Review: Sure sure, the graphics are much better, but some of those rule changes make it just plain impossible to win the game the way you used to. It used to be you could hide out for a few hundred years, focus on your science, and take over the world with only a dozen or so offensive military units. But not with Civ III. If you hide yourself away in Civ III, you're likely to not expand much beyond a few tiny cities, and get run over by the first civilization that finds you. I do like the fact that they brought back the territory map at the end of the game though. That was one of the things lacking in Civ II that I really missed. I just hope that they plan on a Civ III Multiplayer edition, and that it will be easier to take my old strategies back again.
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Summary: Just Like Civ and Civ 2, only lots better
Review: 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.
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Summary: The Game is good, but the LE is a waste of money
Review: The games is good, a lot of bugs, but still a good game. Limited Edition, is only a tinbox with a poster inside, the rest you'll get with the standard package. [$] for a lunchbox is a bit over the top.
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Summary: The Recent Trend...
Review: 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.
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Summary: SID'S BEST
Review: This is the Best CIV to date. Those who gave this game less than 5 stars are incapable of being pleased, or had to high of hopes.
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Summary: Best Strategy Game ever
Review: This is the most inticipated game of the year, and of my life. I have been playing Civ. II for 4 years and can't wait for Civ. III to be release! I have been reading about this game for months, and if you like strategy games and history in general, you will fall in love with this game. Don't wait, order now.
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Summary: Civilization III proudly continues the tradition
Review: 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.
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