Sid Meier's Civilization III
Sid Meier's Civilization III

Sid Meier's Civilization III

October 30, 2001
Westlake Interactive, Firaxis Games
MacSoft Games, Infogrames
80
User178 ratings
80
Total178 ratings
SimulatorStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)
PCMac
Single player
Bird view / Isometric
FantasyHistoricalEducational4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

Summary

Civilization III, like the other Civilization games, is based around building an empire, from the ground up, beginning at start of recorded history and continuing beyond the current modern day. The player's civilization is centered around a core of cities that provide the resources necessary to grow the player's cities, construct city improvements, wonders, and units, and advance the player's technological development. The player must balance a good infrastructure, resources, diplomatic and trading skills, technological advancement, city and empire management, culture, and military power to succeed.

Release Dates

PCOct 30, 2001
MacOct 30, 2001

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