Civ City: Rome (PC DVD)
In a nutshell: Take control of the whole of ancient Rome as you build and defend your
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own towns and cities and finally take on responsibility for the capital itself. Just beware of the marauding lions and barbarian hordes. The lowdown: Despite ...
Civilization, and created by a collaboration between Firefly Studios and Firaxis Games, invites players to shift focus from building a multi-city empire and zoom-in on the g...
Civilization, and created by a collaboration between Firefly Studios and Firaxis Games, invites players to shift focus from building a multi-city empire and zoom-in on the great cities of the Roman Empire, culminating in Rome itself!
Advantages: sounds and music, somewhat Roman architecture, challenging Disadvantages: looks less Roman, outdated graphics, lots of flaws, historical inaccuracy, difficult to manage
CivCity: Rome comes from the same developers who brought us the games like Civilization 4, and so its is expected to do quite well even if not that much as Caesar 4. For those who have played the other game which was released at the same time period, Glory of the Roman Empire, CivCity doesn't seem to have any edge here. This is a city building game and it is only close to being one as it seems to be only able to give some challenge to the older versions ... ...ago. One again, the only advantage for the game may be the fac that it got some challenging and complicated missions and this may be only a big disadvantage for the new gamers out there.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REUIREMENTS
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 1.6 Ghz processor or equivalent AMD Athlon
Memory: 512 MB of system RAM
Hard Drive Space: 2.5 GB free space
(additional drive space required for save games)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Advantages: Easy to play Disadvantages: lacklustre graphics, not very challenging, the only resemblance to CIV is in the name
I bought this game a couple of months after it came out as I like the whole city builder genre and I have also enjoyed playing the Civilization series of games. When playing it though it quickly became clear that the only thing it has in common with Civilization is the name. It is more like the earlier Caesar range of games which I also enjoyed playing. This isn't enough to make it stand out from the crowd. The gameplay isn't challenging enough and ... ...a reasonable amount of system power to play. The packaging states that there are dozens of missions, I haven't been able to confirm that as I got bored playing it after about 3 hours. Every mission requires you to do either the same, or very similar tasks in order to progress to the next level. If you like Sim City and Caesar then this may be a game for you, but if you're looking for more in depth gameplay then stick with Civilization, the game that ...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
Young Gaius Caesar and his best friend Marcus cause absolute mayhem around his father's estate. For years now they have gotten into all sorts of trouble but now their minds must be focused and it is time for them to be trained in the way of Roman... more
