For its time, absolutely brilliant. Still a landmark strategy game.
User Rating: 9.2 | Sid Meier's Civilization III PC
I love this game. If you measured my favorite games by sheer playing time, this would measure up as one of my most loved, if not my all-time favorite. Sometimes you don't want action, you want to think a little more. Maybe you like the idea of building an empire and then pitting against your neighbor. That's a huge part of the appeal here. There's glory in fighting to destroy or absorb your fellow nations. There's glory in watching your cities sacked or your armies defeated or watching nuclear retaliation for your quick conquering of a rival's island province. Other games have a limited lifespan because... just how many tanks can you produce to battle the other guy's tanks before it just gets old. Well, this game starts with poorly equipped cavemen battling each other and progresses on to medieval warfare, gunpowder, mechanized armies, flight, rocketry, computers, and everything in between. That's just the military side, though. Other fun stuff includes diplomacy, scientific advancement, city building, politics. It's like combining The Sims, Risk, and Axis & Allies and stretching it out over several days. A must-have for anyone with a lot of time on their hands.
