Since the game is bound to be cheap by now, I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys city-building games.
User Rating: 8.5 | Caesar III PC
I've always been interested in the history of the Romans, and was glad to find a good city building game with that theme. I don't know why, there are only a few maps and campaigns to play, yet this is one of the few games that I always come back to. I would think that after all these years I would have been bored to death of this game, but it still manages to be entertaining every time I play it. The gameplay is similar to other city-building games in the fact that you build a city! Unlike most other games of the genre, Caesar III goes much deeper than that; if semi-complex games are not your thing, Caesar III is probably not a game you will enjoy. Complex in, you must meet the constant demands of your citizens, while trying to make a profitable economy and trying to keep the Gods pleased. Of course, if the map calls for it, you may also need to protect your citizens with a Roman legion, which means you either have to make your own weapons or import them. That's just the simplified version though, Caesar III is certainly a game that will keep you busy. The graphics and sound are nothing compared to the standards of today, so there's not much to say there. Caesar III gives a nice representation of Roman buildings though, with numerous levels of housing. There's nothing spectacular about the sound; about the only thing to really say about it is it keeps you well informed of what's happeneing. Caesar III is a great game, not amazing graphics or sound, but the gameplay is very entertaining. Since the game is bound to be cheap by now, I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys city-building games in the slightest.
