It's the re-reopend Links page. As of
today the Hawk is reponsible for these bits of information. Any additions to these links
are welcome and can be mailed to Jayhawk
This is a site
by another of our regulars, Caesar Alan. In his own words this
is this is yet another of the myriad fan sites dedicated to
the superb city-building game that is Caesar 3. The purpose
of this site is to draw together all my thoughts and strategies
in a semi-coherent fashion. This site is primarily aimed at
beginners, but the experienced player may find a few useful
tips here and there.
"So much
so that we aren't content to just play the game the way it was
published, we want to make our own custom maps, and conquer
maps made by other enthusiasts." .
A bit
of plugging for my own site.
Contains some information on making HTML maps of your cities
and battletactics. Also contains a lot of links to historical
and archeological information on the web. (Most of the Roman
links have been included on this page.)
One of our forum
regulars, Chunky, opened his own C3 website. The main aim seems
to be a storage place for scenarios, he's still compiling so
be easy on him....
"quite simply one of
the best city planning games ever made, and it's up there with the best strategy games as
a whole, too. I loved SimCity when it first came out, but I think for what it does Caesar
3 goes beyond what SimCity brought to the table back them. It manages to refine and
improve on Caesar 2 without stripping away any of the charm or fun or messing with the
great formula they already had established. They just added a bunch of features that make
the game more fun and more challenging. I think Caesar 3 is a must-buy for fans of the
game or anyone looking for a great city-planning strategy game"
"Caesar III puts
together several different moving pieces into an attractive, challenging, and addictive
package. Balancing the competing demands for resources, taxation, security, development,
and economic activity will stress the skills of the most skillful strategy gamers. The
game is economically oriented, but there is enough military play to keep the aspiring
centurions among the crowd interested. Players willing to make the investment in time will
be rewarded with a great sense of accomplishment on their march to assume the imperial
purple"
"Good graphics and
sound, very rich gameplay. Well worth the time of any city-building fan. Many options and
interdependencies keep the game from becoming too easy. Excellent career mode"
Escape Magazine
(9/10)
"absolutely beautiful
to watch. The player can actually pick out and follow citizens from place to place, which
is actually of importance when planning roads and building placement"
Exscape (95%)
"a great game that
really does a lot with the concept of building a Roman city. Even simply building houses
becomes a huge task as you try to attract higher-class patricians to villas and make your
city truly grander than the great Rome itself. It's fun and addicting to the point where I
had to force myself to stop playing it just to write this review.
Caesar III is definitely the choice for you"
Gamenation
(79%)
"My favorite thing about Caesar III
is its replay value. I know you will have to rebuild your city many time before you get it
just right. Which can be great fun!"
"Caesar III is much
better than it's predecessors and I hope it continues on like this. It's very easy to
become involved in a game like this and it's easy to learn. My father played it once and
has never put it down. I had to fight him to review the game! It may take time to finally
get your city up a running, but once it does, you'll enjoy it"
"If you are a fan of
God games then you already own Caesar III and are reading this only to confirm your
suspicion that it is just a kickass experience. But let's be serious - it is not a game,
it's a job. You don't get to play the game, you get to manage little crybabies who whine
at you endlessly about how poor and miserable their lives are and ho they would really
like a Circus Maximus in the neighborhood to brighten things up. Ingrates. Every last one
of them. The game is eminently frustrating, but that comes only from wanting to beat the
whiners and prove to yourself that you are the best damn civil servant on the block"
Games32
"This game could very
well be the best strategy game of the year, unless of course the much anticipated Alpha
Centare by Sid can outdo it. Until then strategy fans, play Caesar III!"
Gamespot (7.9/10)
"Combat aside, Caesar
III is a very good game. The early levels are especially fun, as the problems don't become
apparent until later. Giving you more control in certain areas and less control in others
would marginally improve things, but Caesar III manages to keep the positives well ahead
of the negatives"
Gamespot Player
Reviews (8.5/10)
"Many of the
complaints about the first release have been fixed with the Version 1.01 patch and the
Construction Kit Map Editor that Impressions has made readily available. While the
military system is still not up to Age of Empires or other combat simulation levels, it
provides enough of a challenge for players more intent on the construction of cities,
adding variety to the city-building tasks of the game without becoming overwhelming. The
newly added difficulty setting feature should also help ease first-time player
frustrations"
IGamer (8.5/10)
"Like the old days
with Sim City, Caesar will keep you coming back for more. When you beat a scenerio
you even have the option of governing for another 2-5 years. Caesar III is not for
everyone though. It will take quite a few hours to get used to the complex economic
systems, but its rewarding. Caesar III is one of the best strategy games out there
now and I would recomend it to any fan of the genre"
"has gameplay unlike
any other strategy game. The focus isn't on combat like Starcraft or Total Annihilation
but rather on building up a strong city and making it flourish. So how do you know if it's
for you? The hardcore action fan will not enjoy it at all. If eye candy is the most
important aspect of a game to you, then you certainly won't be impressed. However, if you
like realistic empire-building and immersive strategy, historical context, and maybe even
a little studying up on the game before you can play it, this game will suit you. In any
case, the game is worth a try. It may not live up to the standards set by the many other
strategy titles available, but it offers a gameplay all its own"
PC GamePro
(A-)
"I haven't come to
bury Caesar III, but to praise it. This realtime strategy game was worth the three-year
wait. Truly, the Roman Empire risen again this fall"
"Caesar III is not a
breakthrough title. It dishes out the same old mechanistic story of life or death. In this
case, the player is a Roman governor who must build and maintain a city or Caesar will
feed him to the lions. It's also a run-of-the-mill resource management game"
"This is not a game; it is a
master’s degree course. The research you need to do to understand and play this game
well is overwhelming. If, like this reviewer, you are a Roman fanatic, you are half way
home – but only half way. I take great pride in my long, fruitful and delicious
association with all things Roman, and how there is always something new to learn about
Rome. Well, this game has taught me some things – it is a learning experience"
WarZone (4.5/5)
"the best pure city
building game I’ve played. With Caesar 3 Sierra/Impressions has stepped out of the
SimCity shadow into a brand new day"
Informative site which covers
architecture, paintings, sculpture from the Roman Empire. It has quite a few pictures and
several links to other Greek and Roman sites.
The CIVES ROMANI web ring looks
interesting. It "links sites that promote the study, re-enactment, and enjoyment of
ancient Roman culture" and has 69 sites currently.
The website to visit in the Eternal City.
Maps, pictures and even a webcam. Careful, though, some of the pages have not been
translated to English.
This page has received contributions from:
Angel Reckless Rodent, Vicki Cline, Dirk Anger, Roberto Riccitelli, and
many, many others.
This page was last update on : 2000.03.20
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