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CivCity: Rome is an attractive package that hints at a connection with the mega-selling Civilization franchise. Right off, it should be said, there is no game play connection. How could there be, really? This game is a pure city building exercise with more in common to Pharaoh, the Caesar games, Tropico and Sim City than with the epic turn-based, clash-of-civs strategy game.

CivCity: Rome includes a tutorial campaign, some free-form Single Missions in various pre-built terrains and a Map Editor. The files created with the straight-forward Map Editor go right onto the Single Mission menu list, so it's easy to whack up your own map and start a game on it ASAP.

Graphics, of course, are excellent. Audio is perspective-governed, depending on what you're near and how close you are to it; and there's the expected heroic orchestral and choral soundtrack music. All in all, in these areas there's not much more than previous efforts in the ancient city building genre. The main Campaign introduces concepts as you make your way up the promotion ladder in the service of Caesar.

As governor of various provincial towns, you'll build some from scratch and step in to improve others. All the while the in-game messages hint that a shot at the Big Town may be in your future. Progress is measured by, it soon becomes apparent, the level of lifestyle improvement of your individual citizens, as signified by upgrades to their house, which starts out as a Shack.

Housing in an area will improve if it's within walking-distance to goods and amenities. For instance, to make the first jump from a Shack you need well water, and the occupant of the Shack must be able to walk to it. Click on the Shack and a green diameter circle will aid in placing a well.

Place the well itself and as soon as the resident walks to it and back home with a jug of water the improvement happens. But make sure to use a client provided in here! Size: 1. Play and enjoy! Start with a small settlement, gradually expanding to the scale of a huge settlement that can become the capital of an entire country.

The Civilization series borrowed many key aspects of the gameplay, including exploration, city happiness, production, and culture. Take control of every aspect of CivCity: Rome and lead your empire to prosperity. You can also look inside the buildings at any time and assess the degree of elaboration of the interiors.. Build villas, forums, baths, apartment buildings and more. Watch the Romans live their weekdays. You have the opportunity to master over 70 different technologies that will give your city a strategic advantage.

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