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 Try Heroin First, it'll help train you to break addictions September 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the kind of game that you'll initially sit down at, after playing for ten minutes remark "This is stupid. I'll go till the end of this stage then its in the dumpster." then find yourself playing and realize its 2am next Thursday. The missions are entertaining, the citybuilding aspect is intuitive and surprisingly complicated to master, and the system its all based on, whhile frustrating at times, is easy to work with.
Gameplay: 9/10. The setup is the same as any city building/Sim City design, with more foucs obviously on the nuts and bolts of running a city. You have to create a good balance between residence and industry, keep them close together without sacrificing appeal, and still keep enough space and people to run all of your services and buildings. And keep a good, strong armed force. A couple points fall through the cracks that are annoying, and when you stumble upon them you'd wish the game had mentioned them, but those are few and far between.
Story/Audio: 10/10. The voices of the citizens are amusing and actually very helpful in determining what your cities problems are, if any exist. The narration is accurate to time frame and history, as far as I'm aware, and follows the rise and fall of the kingdom. While it would've been nice to have more mission audio, what little there is still manages to be very entertaining.
Graphics: 7/10: Being as far along as technology is, most people will frown at these. Bear in mind how old the game is, and its not too terrible a flaw for an otherwise fantastic game. The best part is considering your system is probably a 1.5 - 3.5 GHz, 2 Gb RAM setup, this game is so compact and streamlined it'll run smoother than your screensaver.
Overall: 9.5/10. I picked this back up after I stopped playing almost 6 years ago. A game with that kind of staying power is impressive. The history and involvement the game has is incredible, and while it'll get repetitive by the end, until you start to get sick of it, you'll be hopelessly addicted.
 Excellent strategy game for a few bucks September 4, 2008
I enjoy this game greatly. I've played this game before, but had lost the cd, and had upgraded my computer since. But this version is great, works well, music's normally peaceful and enjoyable, and just a fun game to play with.
Pharaoh Gold August 15, 2008
You can play missions over and over, and each time you can be more creative and try new configurations. You can also challenge yourself and set the level of difficulty, edit missions and create totally new maps. This game never ends.
Hours of fun.................. May 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I origionally bought this game in 2000 and played for endless hours. I lost sleep over it at times. I played off and on over the next six years. It's challenging and entertaing at the same time. My ex took it with him when he left and I found myself dying to play, so I bought this one and it has been great. I can't wait to get to the second disk and see what they added.
Had to buy another copy. April 12, 2008
I loved it when it came out, and I still love it today. I had to buy again since I wore out my original copy. Fantastic game play unfortunately, it does not work on vista. So, dual booth with xp and use the OS compatible .exe in properties.
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