Sid Meier's Civilization III

Overview

Civilization III, like the other Civilization games, is based around building an empire, from the ground up, beginning at start of recorded history and continuing beyond the current modern day. The player's civilization is centered around a core of cities that provide the resources necessary to grow the player's cities, construct city improvements, wonders, and units, and advance the player's technological development. The player must balance a good infrastructure, resources, diplomatic and trading skills, technological advancement, city and empire management, culture, and military power to succeed.

Developed by

Westlake Interactive, Firaxis Games

Published by

MacSoft Games, Infogrames

Facts

Game modes

Single player

Player perspectives

Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Fantasy, Historical, Educational, 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

Franchise

Sid Meier

Series

Civilization

Release dates

• Mac: Oct 30, 2001
• PC (Microsoft Windows): Oct 30, 2001