Civilisation III Gold

Civilisation III Gold Edition and Civilisation III - Conquests
http://www.civ3.com/

In 1991, Sid Meier set the benchmark for computer strategy gaming with his release of Civilisation. Now, with Firaxis, Sid has released a gold edition to the third game in the franchise. The game play is unchanged and players still strive to drag their civilisation kicking and screaming from the first primitive village into a sprawling modern empire supported by a massive infrastructure network and a mighty armed force.

What Civilisation III gold edition brings is what players of Civ have always been crying for; the ability to challenge human opponents in the race for global supremacy. Civ III gold edition is a combination of Civ III and the expansion pack Play the World, which allows for a wide range of multiplayer options. Human players have an added diplomacy screen to allow interaction between players, necessary for trade and military agreements.

Civilisation III Gold is a must buy for any fan of the Civ genre, if for no other reason than to have the opportunity to play the game against human opponents. You may also consider the latest expansion pack Civ III Conquest. It provides six additional campaigns based on historical events. Each has unique victory conditions, additional technology structures and adds limitations such as city expansions. Units are named to reflect historicaly available units and the map and pre-established cities represent the set up of the campaign area.

Civ III Conquests, with its campaigns and additional add ons, make it a worthwhile investment, which should increase the playability and enjoyment of Civilisation III.

Age of Wonders - Shadow Magic

Ages of Wonders - Shadow Magic
http://www.ageofwonders.com/

Ages of Wonders - Shadow Magic is a turn based fantasy game released by Gathering and is a sequel to the popular Age of Wonders.

Players have the option of playing the game as one of several main characters, who are tasked with toppling the reign of the Emperor Phobius.

Players can then select to play single scenarios or the story-based Shadow World campaigns.

Shadow Magic is played in turn-based movement, building and resource collection phase. During this phase players can move their units and cast spells, work on magical items and raise units in friendly cities.

If the player's units encounter enemy units or a wandering monster the player can either resolve the combat automatically or take control of the battle themselves. The battles are also turn based with units restricted to linear movement towards or away from the enemy. If the encounter has taken place within the sphere of influence of the main character they can spice up the battle with several spells.

Shadow Magic has several new features not seen in the original Age of Wonders, with new spells, new units and the ability for players to forge their own magical items.

Colin McRae Rally 04

Colin McRae Rally 04
www.codemasters.com/colinmcraerally04/australia/­­colinmcraerally04.php

The flying Scotsman did not do too well in the real world last year... thankfully he has a game franchise to keep him going.

This fourth iteration of the game is a prettied-up version of the previous titles with some updated tracks, cars, sponsors and drivers.

Rally fans will notice every little change. Most players will just burn some time away tearing around the countryside. It is good, safe gaming fun as long as you don't try to replicate it on the way to work.

Colin McRae Rally 04 is also available on XBox.

 

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