Civilization 3 Game of The Year Edition

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One of my favorites, and hopelessly addictive [Posted on 2004-07-02]
I've been a fan of this series since Civ 1, then on to Civ 2 where this game would keep me going all night until 8 in the morning. Civ 3 was no different in that regards. This series is similar to the Ultima series in that it just keep getting better and better. Each successive game builds on the last in terms of bettering playability, making the game more thorough and realistic, and increasing the ability of the computer opponents in being able to play a good game.

There are very few games I would purchase and play, but if you like strategy games, and there is just one game you plan on getting this decade, I don't have any hesitation recommending this one.

Wow!! [Posted on 2004-07-28]
I love this game and it's not even mine (it's my brother's).I hate instructions so I never read them.This game is easy enough to figure out but I'm still working on it (I have to ask my brother some questions).I'm one of the people who likes the Sims but this is way, way, way better!!I'm going to buy this game when I get my own (better) computer.Also, I was planning on getting a bunch of Sim games for when I get a computer but now I've changed my mind.This game isn't too addictive but it will take some time.

Good ideas, but disappointing, too buggy [Posted on 2004-11-21]
I'm a big fan of the Civilization series -- I think Civ II is maybe the best PC game of all time. Many of the features in Civ III are appealing, and after a bit of mindset adjustment, are actually quite fun.

The problem: bugs. Even at patch v1.29f (the last one offered before the Conquests expansion), I have yet to play through an entire game without running into some kind of computer-move hang, or game crash, or SOMETHING that completely obviates the substantial amount of time you've put into a particular game. Seeing two days of gameplay go up in smoke because an important strategic resource appears NOWHERE on the entire map is not fun.

I'm not too eager to plop down another $20-30 to get an expansion for a game I can't play in the first place, so I guess I'm out of luck. My recommendation is to save your money, and cherish the memories of the earlier installments of the franchise.

CIV III - Boring [Posted on 2005-01-06]
I thought it would be much better than Age of Empires, but I was wrong. Just as in that game, you can never find a winning scenario. I don't know how some of these psople wrote reviews on winning and becoming supreme deity status. The game is slow, there is no diplomacy between nations. Everyone of them declares war on you. All of the opposing civ's reach higher status than you. The other problem is you always run out of resources and are down to 0 gold before you know it. You can't customize policies with other nations and they all want to blackmail you into giving up all of your gold.

I like Medieval better. Not as much detail but far better strategy game.

Awesome game. Especially if you love Civilization. [Posted on 2008-08-11]
CivIII is awesome. I played the first Civ, missed out on CivII, and have played CivIV. Without a doubt, CivIII is the best one. The added elements to CivIII make it even more enjoyable. I thought the added elements to CivIV were too much. I didn't like it. So, get CivIII.

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