Nonetheless, they're worth visiting at least in short because they do form a part of Civilization's 'style'.ĬD: 1 standard CD, with nice art on the top.īook: A 236-page colossus. And, it's a damned fine game that founded an entire genre.Ĭomputer game components are pretty standardized.
It's, to a large extent, a simulation of the history of civilization on Earth. All-in-all, it's been quite a successful line, spawning not just the three computer games, but also the related Alpha Centauri computer game and the recently-reviewed Civilization Board Game.Ĭivilization III is a game of diplomacy, war, technology and, generally, civilization building. Civilization III is the latest release in Sid Meier's line of popular civilization-building computer games.