Sid Meier's Civilization III: Limited Edition Tin

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Features:

• Sid Meier's Civilization III is a turn-based strategy computer game by Firaxis Games, the sequel to Sid Meier's Civilization II. It was followed by Civilization IV. Also called Civ 3 or Civ III for short, the game is the third generation of the original Civilization. The game offers highly evolved gameplay in terms of both mechanics and strategy.

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PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Customer Reviews:

Another Civ Hit [Posted on 2001-12-21]
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!

SID'S BEST [Posted on 2002-02-01]
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.

A truly AWSOME game [Posted on 2002-04-28]
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.

The Game is good, but the LE is a waste of money [Posted on 2002-05-02]
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.

Not the masterpiece I expected [Posted on 2002-05-14]
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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