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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

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  1. Aug 15, 2012
    6
    Hearing good things about this, I tried it in 2010 without having the nostalgic sense around it. I enjoyed it, the learning curve was interesting and I wanted to know how good I could get at it. Some great features stood out, I even played it with a friend on LAN for awhile. But it being so dated, and lacking modern user-friendly polish that so many devlopment teams easily manage nowdays,Hearing good things about this, I tried it in 2010 without having the nostalgic sense around it. I enjoyed it, the learning curve was interesting and I wanted to know how good I could get at it. Some great features stood out, I even played it with a friend on LAN for awhile. But it being so dated, and lacking modern user-friendly polish that so many devlopment teams easily manage nowdays, it regretfully doesn't stand up to modern games. I would give this one a miss, unless you love RTS turn based games or lost your original disks, since it's cheap. Expand
  2. Nov 23, 2015
    10
    The game is just amazing. I love play this game. For me this game is amazing ! Nothing more to comment because this game is amazing ! I rate this 10/10
  3. Jan 5, 2019
    8
    Sid Meier's Civilization III, and all the remain franchise games, are all that a turn-based strategy game should be. For me, as a fan, they are a reference to the genre.

    I played a lot more than Steam registered because I played before Steam, a physical copy that I bought in 2001 when the game was released. Old ages, physical copies, games in CD, no one remember them... But now, in
    Sid Meier's Civilization III, and all the remain franchise games, are all that a turn-based strategy game should be. For me, as a fan, they are a reference to the genre.

    I played a lot more than Steam registered because I played before Steam, a physical copy that I bought in 2001 when the game was released. Old ages, physical copies, games in CD, no one remember them...

    But now, in 2018 I replayed it, and without noticing the passing time I almost played 10 hours in a row. I still loved it.

    Of course the CiV V is for me the pinnacle of the franchise, but for the 2001 game, it is still better them some other games of the genre. I get a few resolution issues but nothing serious for a game of this age, totally understandable.

    Fully recommend it, it's a classic for a bargain price, a "must have" to any Steam collection.
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