Sid Meier's Civilization 3 Complete

by Aspyr

Product Features

• Ultimate 3-in-1 box set that includes Civilization III plus the Play the World Multiplayer and Conquest expansion packs
• Features great new Civs, and Scenarios
• Contains a new active world generator for more realistic maps and organic terrain features
• Civilization III: Conquest includes seven new civilizations, enhanced technical features, and more
• Improvements to the AI, Combat System, Interface, Rally Points, Governors, Leaders, Unit-Stacks, and Game Balance

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BWYK26
• Item Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: January 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,324 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #3 in Video Games > Mac Games > Strategy > Real-Time
  • #93 in Video Games > Mac Games > All Games

Product Description

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Time Magazine calls Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete the "Greatest Computer Strategy Game of All-Time." Featuring Civilization III plus the Play the World Multiplayer and Conquests expansion packs, Civilization III: Complete offers you more ways to win, more pathways to explore, and more strategies to employ as well as exciting new online modes of play.

Plot a path to victory by matching wits with history's greatest leaders. View larger.

Civilization III: Complete offers the most detailed and beautiful art, animation and sound ever found in the genre. View larger.

Employ the latest military technology -- if warlike conquest is your strategy. View larger.

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When it was first created in 1990, the original Civilization instantly set the standard and defined a new genre of empire-building strategy games. Still recognized as one of the greatest games of all time, Civilization was an addictive blend of building, exploration, discovery and conquest. Players matched wits against some of history's greatest leaders as they strove to build the ultimate civilization that would ultimately stand the test of time.

That legacy of excitement and conquest continues with Civilization III: Complete, featuring the updated and enhanced multiplayer expansion pack Civilization III: Play the World, as well as all of the great new Civs, Scenarios, and Features from Civilization III: Conquests! Among the numerous enhancements include new interactions, alliances and realistic artificial intelligence responses that put players in the middle of negotiations, trade systems and diplomatic actions. Also new is an advanced trade system to manage resources, trade routes and spread of technology, as well as improved combat options that provide finer levels of control for enhanced war-making capabilities.

New Technologies, Wonders Of The World and Great People expand the scope of the game, while new elements of Culture, Nationality and the Arts help players plan a new peaceful pathway to victory. The game also includes a new active world generator for more realistic maps and organic terrain features, as well as the most detailed and beautiful art, animation and sound ever found in the genre. With the easier-to-use interface, you'll experience streamlined management and better control as you navigate through the levels.

Civilization III: Play the World Features
In addition to the multiplayer modes that include turn-based and simultaneous game types, appearing for the first time in a Civilization game is a turn-less mode. You can ace off against the best Civilization players worldwide with fast-paced multiplayer games like Elimination, Domination, Regicide and Capture the Flag. Also included are eight new Civilizations, featuring new leaders including Genghis Khan Temujin, King Hannibal, Queen Isabella and King Brennus, as well as all new units that will challenge your diplomatic and combat skills. An enhanced scenario editor, including new unit and tile sets, lets you construct a scenario from any time period. You can also strengthen your empire with new map features, like outposts, airfields and radar towers, new guerilla and medieval infantry units, and new wonders and city improvements. An updated interface improvements allow for more efficient management, and a dazzling new opening cinematic and combat animations bring your civilization world to life like never before.

Civilization III: Conquest Features
With Conquest, the operative word is "more." You get seven more powerful civilizations, from the innovative Sumerians to the mystical Mayans. More units lets you use Trebuchets to batter down the enemy's walls, or Sumerian Enkidu Warriors to quickly gain military dominance. More technical features give you the tools to map the world using satellites. But beware, there are also more dangers, such as volcanoes and other disasters. Best of all, there are many more improvements to the game, including improvements to the AI, Combat System, Interface, Rally Points, Governors, Leaders, Unit-Stacks, and even Game Balance.

All told, Civilization III: Complete is a game of epic proportions, the ultimate 3-in-1 box set that will give you endless hours of addictive entertainment.

Product Description

Civilization III: Complete includes the original game, Civilization III, plus both expansion packs, Conquests and Play the World. This bundle introduces Civilization III multiplayer capabilities to the Macintosh platform for the first time. Gaming fans can now enjoy Civilization III, the highly addictive journey of discovery, combined with the updated and enhanced multiplayer expansion pack Civilization III: Play the World, as well as all of the great new Civs, Scenarios, and Features from Civilization III: Conquests! Civilization III: Complete provides more ways to win, more ways to explore, more strategies to employ, and more exciting modes of play all in one box! Civilization III: Complete gives Civ fans the opportunity to enjoy unmatched strategic gameplay alone or against players from around the world.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Game, January 18, 2006

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Mark (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Sid Meier's Civilization 3 Complete (DVD-ROM)

In my opinion this is the greatest strategy game of all time. You start off with one city and watch it grow and flourish into a country/civiliazation. The game features enormous depth along with the brilliantly simple interface which allows the player as much control as he/she sees fit.

I've played the PC version and I'm happy to say that the Mac version is identical. Runs great on my Powerbook G4 and Tiger.

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Addictive game, but infuriating copy protection, November 9, 2006

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John R Chang (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sid Meier's Civilization 3 Complete (DVD-ROM)

I'm a Civ 3 addict. I've lost weeks if not months (to date) of my life playing Civ 3, so I decided to buy the Complete package since Aspyr released a free patch to make Complete (not the original) run natively on Intel Macs. (You can download the patch at Apple menu > Mac OS X Software...)

The enhancements of Civ III Complete are widely written about on the net, but I hadn't read about one thing which I'm particularly annoyed about. The game requires that you insert the DVD in order to start. Mounting a disk image (I tried both Disk Utility and Toast) doesn't work. This is endlessly annoying since the drive is loud, it takes extra time, you have to remember to carry the DVD if you go travelling, etc. If I had known this, I might have just saved my money and stuck with the original Civ 3, which ran fine with a disk image.

The copy protection is hardly effective against determined pirates (I imagine you can clone the DVD) yet it punishes those of us who have paid for a legal copy. What's the point of that? Still, if you can look past that, I wholeheartedly recommend the game.

43 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, May 11, 2006

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M. Kei "~K~" (Chesapeake Bay, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sid Meier's Civilization 3 Complete (DVD-ROM)

Civ III is a wonderful game -- if it'll run on your Mac. The box is seriously misleading (it says it supports iMacs), with the result that I bought it for my new Intel iMac, only to have it crash and crash hard every time a city changes hands. I contacted Aspyr and they inform me that there is no fix available. I am a diehard Civ fan but I'm pretty disgusted by this.