A BIG Disappointment! :(

User Rating: 5.3 | CivCity: Rome PC
By KingBobCat | Review Date:
Knowing this was coming from Firaxis (and appreciating all of their other efforts very much), I was really looking forward to this game! Unfortunately, by going into it with such high expectations, once I started playing it, I was in for a much longer fall and a major disappointment . :(

First of all, I thought this was a Sid Meier game, not a Stronghold knockoff from Firefly. I love historical simulations, but I could just never get into the Stronghold series (and I've bought them all and really tried to do so). Even after I realized that this was indeed a Firefly game, I tried hard to forget Stronghold and really like Civ City:Rome for what it is by itself. But, truth be told, this really IS just a knockoff of Stronghold ... with Romans instead.

Gameplay is EXACTLY like the Gamespot reviewer said, including the wild economic swings and lack of feedback/information. And the inability to be able to accurately click on a citizen or building at certain common resolutions without literally guessing where to put your mouse is inexcusable. This stuff really detracts from what is already only a marginally entertaining game. And it hurts me to say that about a Firaxis game. :(

All I can say is hold your breath for Caesar 4 (out in September hopefully) and pass on this one. I still can't believe Firaxis attached their name to this clunker. Come on Sid, what's going on? :p

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