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Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Vivendi Universal EAN: 0020626708319 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Format: CD-ROM Label: Vivendi Universal Manufacturer: Vivendi Universal Model: 70831 Platform: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95 Publisher: Vivendi Universal Studio: Vivendi Universal Accessories: Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: If building and managing cities is your passion, then Pharaoh is the game for you. It puts you in charge of building the ancient Egyptian civilization, complete with work camps, temples to Bast, and, of course, pyramids. Unlike some games of this type, where you build one city indefinitely and watch the population climb, Pharaoh is divided into missions. Players are given a goal--a desired population, food storage targets, and cultural achievements. Play continues until the target is met, unless the city succumbs to plagues, debt, or outside invaders first. Pharaoh is loads of fun. The mission goals are tough but attainable, and city building for a finite time span will appeal to players who find unending development a bore. The usual juggling of civic needs for water, food, entertainment, and jobs is well balanced. The range of industries, religious practices, and municipal services is engaging, and the graphics are clear enough that it is easy to tell what's going on in the city. The mission-by-mission format allows the game to present a few challenges at a time, providing novelties for new levels of play. Take charge of the Nile Valley and become a legend! --Alyx Dellamonica Amazon.com Product Description: Pharaoh is a strategic city-building game set in Egypt, from roughly 2900 to 700 BC. Grow Egyptian villages into thriving metropolises and watch the economy and inhabitants of this exotic land come to life. Interact with the citizens. Observe their culture and habits. Raise their hopes or raze their homes. Manage your city poorly and watch it burn, be pillaged, or collapse in economic ruin. Manage it well, and ultimately, the greatest Egyptian structures will be built in your honor. Your rule will span generations until your dynasty, your royal bloodline, produces a Pharaoh! Pharaoh includes many features never before seen in a city-building series game, including a farming model based on the flooding of the Nile, naval warfare, giant monuments assembled over time, a unique dynastic progression, and variable difficulty levels. It uses 16-bit color graphics, large maps for seamless game play, and a proven interface. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Likely the best game I have ever ownedI have played games on my PC for almost ten years. Many of my games were bought, played, and forgotten, but not Pharaoh. Unlike almost all the other games, I have been playing Pharaoh off-and-on for more than five years, and I am currently working through the very large sequence of campaigns for the second time. This game may be from the 90s, but it is a fantastic game with lasting appeal. At the beginning of the game you choose a family name. You go on to represent this family through ... Read More Rating: - PharaohThis is a GREAT game even for the beginner. Graphics are good. After the tutorial there are many campaigns to choose from or you can follow the scenario. Highly recommended. Rating: - Great GameThis Game may be a bit outdated by todays standards, but I consider it a great game and fun to play. The planning and building of ancient cities requires a lot of strategy and the cunning overseers rule. I find it best to start off in the easiest mode till you get used to what you are doing, then go back to a more difficult mode. This can be addicting and last for hours at a time. Rating:  - Great trainingThis game is a gem. If you want to learn proper planning and be the king of your own kingdom this game is it. Rating: - Great GameI had this game in the past and lost the CD, I looked everywhere for this game and found it on Amazon and I love it. Thanks so much for the game. |
