Magazines, reviewers, and strategy game fans consistently hail Civilization III as one of the best strategy games ever made. Gameplay Main article: Gameplay (Civ3) Reception Early responses

The player must balance a good infrastructure, resources, diplomatic and trading skills, technological advancement, city and empire management, culture, and military power to succeed. The player's civilization is centered around a core of cities, which provide the resources necessary to grow the player's cities, construct city improvements, wonders, and units, and advance the player's technological development. Unlike the previous versions of the game, and perhaps belying its name, Civ III was designed not by Sid Meier, but by Jeff Briggs, a game designer, and Soren Johnson, a game programmer.Ĭivilization III, like the other Civilization games, is based around building an empire, from the ground up, beginning in prehistoric times ( 4000 BC) and continuing through the modern day (time limit 2050 AD). The game offers highly evolved gameplay in terms of both mechanics and strategy. Also called Civ3 or Civ III for short, the game is the third generation of the original Civilization. 1 CD-ROM Sid Meier's Civilization III is a turn-based strategy computer game by Firaxis Games, the sequel to Sid Meier's Civilization II.

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