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Metascore
90 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 80 Ratings

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  • Summary: In Civilization III, you'll find new pathways to explore and strategies to employ, greatly expanded diplomacy, more powerful combat, a new trade system, new technologies, more powerful tools to build and manage your empire, and the most detailed and beautiful art, animations and sound ever found in the genre. [Infogrames]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Games Radar
    100
    The biggest, deepest, most spectacular strategy game ever made.
  2. Next Generation Magazine
    100
    The changes mostly seem to increase your options for trying new strategies, without altering the core game. And actually, that’s a brilliant approach. [Jan 2002, p.90]
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  3. Electric Playground
    70
    Like so many things that come in threes, this one just can't compare to parts I and II.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 35
  3. Negative: 7 out of 35
  1. MitchK
    10
    The people that rate this game poorly because of the tank/spearman issue likely do not know how to play the game. The game does not determine battle outcomes by icon, it uses a number system. So in the case where a spearman is attacked by a tank: Spearman (in city, fortified, on a hill, across a river, etc. etc.) will be pumped up quite drastically and make it feasible to beat a tank. Awesome game, endless fun.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. Comanglia
    5
    Well if you haven't already got this game don't get it, instead get Civ II or Civ IV both of which are light years better than this bargain bin game. This is basically a 2nd release of Civ II but with more bugs, still isn't "horrible" but it's a waste of money when you can just get Civ II. My ranking of the civilization series Civ IV (95/100) Civ II (92/100) Civ I (88/100) Civ V (76/100) Civ III (54/100)… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. CivFreak
    3
    Compared to the other games in this series, it sucks. There are no scenarios that come with the game and it is exactly the same as the secound installment (without the cool scenarios).… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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