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 | Title : Civilization 3 (Mac)
Author : MacSoft
Release Date : 20020130
Binding : CD-ROM
Regular Price : $49.99
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Editorial Reviews :
Rewrite history with Civilization III. Experience a game of epic proportions where players can match wits against the greatest leaders of the world in an all-out quest to build the ultimate empire. Your journey of discovery includes new features that build on the Civilization experience. You get new pathways to explore, strategies to employ, and more powerful tools to build and manage your empire.
Dominate the world through diplomatic finesse, cultural domination, and military prowess. New technologies, wonders of the world, and great people expand the scope of the game. Improved combat options provide finer levels of control for enhanced war-making capabilities. More interactions, alliances, and realistic AI responses put players in the middle of negotiations, trade systems, and diplomatic actions.
There's an advanced trade system to manage resources, trade routes, and spread of technology. New elements of culture, nationality, and the arts help players plan and focus empire-building efforts. An active world generator creates more realistic maps and organic terrain features. Complete game editor screens allow for advanced customization.
Buyer Reviews :
This game is, of course, an evolutionary step above Civilization II. It provides basically the same gameplay, but with the addition of nifty features like resource-dependent production, negotiable deals, and spheres of culutral influence. Also, the largest maps really are HUGE now, making it unlikely that you will ever reveal the whole thing without lots of map trades or the deployment of satellites. Lastly, the terrain generation algorithm has been refined to the point where the 'random' geography finally resembles what you see in the real world, with distinguishable jungles, deserts, and mountain ranges.
However, there are three massive, glaring flaws here. First, the user interface and subsequent documentation is attrocious. Only the most basic commands are available on screen; everything else must be done through command keys, and those are given only in a tiny appendix in the back of the manual. Furthermore, there is no consistency in what is and is not clickable on any of the city or advisor screens. A real step back from Civ 2.
Second, the AI is a right...In diplomacy, it often makes irrational demands, and in combat its units regularly win impossible battles. Also, I simply do not understand how the various AI nations can make these huge technological leaps and maintain these massive standing armies, all without doing any landscaping or building any improvements. In a word, the AI cheats. Don't plan on getting any military or diplomatic victories.
Third, I don't know about the PC version, but the Mac port is an absolute dog. Even with those nifty new features, there is no way this game should be an order of magnitude slower than Civ 2. After about 400 AD, the processing time (read 'lag') between turns is at least 3 to 4 minutes, regardless of system specs or game settings.
(by Michael D. Hayden)
Features/Technical Specs :
* More fun and interesting decision making
* New paths to victory
* New interface and reporting screens
* More powerful and intuitive customization tools
* Improved AI and diplomacy
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