In Populous: The Beginning (Electronic Arts), you are a Shaman with god-like aspirations. You must guide your people to victory over the enemy – followers of rival Shamans. You gain followers, either by using spells to convert wildmen and tribesmen, or by building huts and filling them with followers, who eventually reproduce. You aim to [...]
Settlers III (BlueByte) is a strategic simulation game of tactics, prosperity, combat and growth. As a Champion of the Gods, the player can become leader of the resourceful Romans, the skillful Egyptians or the aggressive Asians. You control scores of tradesmen and command legions of armed forces in the evolution of your tribe and ultimately, [...]
Theocracy is set in the 15th and 16th centuries and is about the Spanish invasion of Mexico. In 100 years time, the Spanish will invade the Aztec lands. Forewarned by a vision from your priest, you must turn your small Aztec province into a force capable of repelling the Spanish invasion and changing the course [...]
Imperium Galactica II is a hugely enjoyable science-fiction real-time strategy game of conquest and exploration. You have control over the destiny of an entire universe and your mission is to conquer the galaxy. You do this by constructing huge cities on your terraformed planets to generate income, war machines and over 150 scientific advancements. You [...]
Amazons – huge, powerful women who tower above all the other warrior races. In Quest of the Amazons (Bluebyte), Settlers III takes on a new and exciting dimension. The mighty Amazon race, founded by the fearsome goddess, Q’nqüra, and led by a cunning and ruthless leader, Penthesilea, have come ready to wage war and conquer [...]
First there was Sim City, then came Sim City 2000, and now we have Sim City 3000 (Electronic Arts). The object of the Sim City series is to build and maintain a city, rebuilding whenever disaster strikes. Sim City 3000 – the updated version in this series – gives the player more control over all [...]
The Sims is a domestic simulation game. You create an entire neighbourhood of Sims, design their personalities, skills and appearance, and then run or ruin their lives. You build your Sims a neighbourhood, design their homes, and furnish them from a wide range of wallpaper, floor coverings, electrical appliances, plumbing, lighting and other accessories.
Players control [...]
In Theme Park World (known as Sim Theme Park in the USA) you build and run your own theme park. You do this by planning and placing rides, shops, side-shows and a host of other features. You must hire staff, and fire them if they’re not up to the job. The 3D graphics allow you [...]
The object of the game in Rollercoaster Tycoon (Hasbro), is to become the richest, most famous rollercoaster tycoon in the world. In order to achieve this, you have to design and build the world’s most dangerous, gravity-defying, face-distorting, G-pulling thrill ride. You can start with an undeveloped piece of land, modest bank account and your [...]
First there was Railroad Tycoon, and now we have Railroad Tycoon II (Gathering of Developers). The objective of this game is to set up a rail network that will not only service all the local towns and cities well, but will earn you lots of money in the process. The rail networks span the 19th [...]