Sid Meiers Civilization III: Complete Fact Sheet
Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games Platforms: PC Release Date: October 2004 Sid Meiers Civilization III: Complete is the ultimate Civ III experience delivering the most up-to-date version of this award winning game, along with both of the expansion packs: Civ III: Play The World - the updated and enhanced multiplayer expansion pack and Civ III: Conquests offering great new Civs, Scenarios, and Features. Civilization III: Complete provides more ways to win, more ways to explore, more strategies to employ, and more exciting modes of play all on 3 CDs in one little boxnirvana! Sid Meier's Civilization III is an exciting journey through time where players are challenged to create their own version of history as they match wits against the worlds greatest leaders and build, expand and rule a world dominating civilization to stand the test of time. New Strategies for Victory New Combat Options: Finer Levels of Control for Enhanced War Making Capabilities Greatly Expanded Diplomacy: Conversational Interface and "Bargaining Table". New Trade System: Reflecting the Central Role it Played in Mankinds Development New Technologies, Wonders of the World, and Great People Expand the Scope of the Game New Concept of Culture Easier to Use Interface and Streamlined Management Screens: Better Control of Your Civilization Full Set of Scenario Editors: Unprecedented Customizability The World Is More Alive: New Innovative World Map Generator The Most Detailed and Beautiful Art, Animations and Sound Ever Found in the Genre New Strategies for Victory You can still achieve victory by winning the space race or through military prowess and now you can plan the expansion of your empire and ultimate victory through: Diplomatic finesse: Become Secretary General of the UN or a ruthless trade baron through shrewd diplomacy.
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Sid Meiers Civilization III: Complete Fact Sheet
Cultural domination: Elevate your Civilization's status by creating a Culture that is the envy of other Civilizations.
New Combat Options Provide Finer Levels of Control for Enhanced War Making Capabilities Leaders: When your military is victorious in battle, great leaders may emerge who can create and command armies. Armies: Collections of different military units that act as one, massive unit. Air Missions: Conduct multiple types of air missions including reconnaissance, interception, and strategic and precision bombing. Bombardment: Pound the enemy with long-range fire from artillery and battleships to reduce units and city walls to rubble. Conscription: Employ the draft changing citizens into militia units. Greatly Expanded Diplomacy with a Conversational Interface and "Bargaining Table". Bargaining Table: Players can mix and match an infinite array of deals involving money, resources, luxuries, alliances, workers, maps and paying tribute. New Trade System is Integral to the Game Reflecting the Central Role it Played in Mankinds Development Integrated Trade system: Resources are required for building certain units and researching certain technologies and luxuries are used to increase the happiness of your people. Securing them is a new and interesting challenge. Resources and Luxuries: Important resources and luxuries are concentrated in strategic areas of the world to create a realistic and contentious race for raw materials. Trade Routes: Luxuries and Resources are moved along trade routes (on land, sea and air) that may be vulnerable to enemy attack and diplomacy. Trade routes must be protected. New Technologies, Wonders of the World, and Great People Expand the Scope of the Game. New technologies: New techs can lead to existing and New Wonders. o Laser leads to Quantum Mechanics

The Arts: a new type of technology that players dont have to build, but they provide special benefits that lead to cultural wonders. o Music Theory leads to Great Cathedral o Free Artistry leads to Great Playhouse Small Wonders: These are minor wonders of the world that each civilization can build only one of: o Epic of Gilgamesh leaders more likely to emerge out of battles o Forbidden Palace allows two capital cities per civilization o Intelligence Service players can build spy units Great People: Important Historical figures emerge and convey special benefits o Great Scientists allow you to complete technologies immediately o Great Artists create works of art, contributing to your cultural score o Great Leaders form and lead armies or complete great projects New Concept of Culture Now players can dominate a game by developing their Civs Culture, which is the impact of their nation's philosophy and arts on the world. Culture is now critical to the success of your civilization and gives rise to: Expanding Cultural Boundaries: As a citys influence in the world grows, due to Libraries, Temples, Wonders of world, and so on, your borders expand, giving you control of more and more area. Resistance: during war citizens of captured cities with a high culture rating resist the new regime and may refuse to work. Assimilation: citizens of a Civ with a strong culture retain their original nationality until assimilated into the new nation. Nationalism: enables a civilization with a strong cultural rating to mobilize its population and conduct total war. Great Artists: strong cultures produce great artists capable of creating great works that enhance your cultural power. Easier to Use Interface and Streamlined Management Screens give you Better Control of Your Civilization The Main Screen is Easy to Use: The player interface is streamlined to emphasize the play area and to reduce clutter. New City Management Screen: The city screen is combined with the main map,
New Advisor System: Your six friendly advisors (Foreign, Domestic, Military, Science, Cultural, and Trade) have all the information you need to make critical decisions and give you the ability to assign tasks for all your cities at once. They also give advice and help to new players learn the game. Build Queues: Set up build queues for units, improvements, and technology, which allows for greater flexibility in managing your empire. Full Set of Scenario Editors Allows Unprecedented Customizability Includes AI settings and scenario rules modifications that allow for customization of: Rules: Easy editing screen allows you to alter the rules, edit unit capabilities, city improvements and Wonders, to make the game a completely different experience every time. Maps: Create unique maps on which to play Civilizations: Build your own civilizations and cultures The World Is More Alive New World Generator: A new world generation algorithm creates more realistic and tactically interesting maps. Barbarians are more realistic: They have names, encampments that can be found and eradicated, and disappear over time. The Most Detailed and Beautiful Art, Animations and Sound Ever Found in the Genre. Innovative new mapping system: Our new innovative tiling system with over 2,300 distinct tiles to create the land, coasts, seas, hills and mountains, brings you the most detailed and beautiful world ever found in a turn-based strategy game. Cool Units: Every one of the 80+ units, from the lowly warrior to the formidable Aegis Cruiser, is meticulously modeled and animated in 3D, with over 170 frames per unit. Animated 3-D historical leaders: Some of historys greatest leaders will smile with delight and frown with disgust at you during diplomatic interactions. The music changes over time: Our original scores will reflect the sensibilities and sounds of each historical era.

Sid Meiers Civilization III: Play the World Rise to meet new challenges as you battle eight new Civilizations and Leaders in the exciting expansion pack to the game that many consider the greatest of all time! With exciting new single and multiplayer features, Civilization III: Play the World pits you against the best Civilization players from all corners of the earth. With new online modes of play like "turnless" and others, the battle for the ultimate in bragging rights will be intense! Also included is a powerful Scenario Editor, giving you access to scenarios created by the thousands of members of the Civilization III: Play the World community. Play scenarios created by others, or build your own -- replayability is now truly limitless with the new benchmark in strategy gaming! Game Features Eight new Great Leaders including: Genghis Khan Temujin, King Hannibal, Queen Isabella and King Brennus will challenge your diplomatic and combat skills Eight new Civilizations: Each Civilization features new units for even more strategic depth Multiplayer: Face off against the best Civilization players worldwide with multiplayer scenarios like Elimination, Domination, Regicide and King of the Mountain Multiplayer Modes: Includes Turn-Based and Simultaneous game types and appearing for the first time in a Civilization game, a Turnless mode. Complete Game Editor and Scenario Support: Includes feudal Japan and World War II unit paks, and allows players to create scenarios from any time period. New Map and Terrain Features: including airfields, outposts, radar towers and new tile sets to customize your maps
Sid Meiers Civilization III: Conquests The second expansion pack to the highly successful Sid Meiers Civilization III, Conquests delivers nine professionally designed conquests that let Civ fans re-write history and build even more incredible empires. Conquests takes players on a provocative journey through the ages as they pursue victory in nine of the most famous adventures in history. The conquests include Mesopotamia, Rise of Rome, Fall of Rome, Middle Ages, Mesoamerica, Age of Discovery, Sengoku: Sword of the Shogun, Napoleonic Europe and World War II: Pacific Battle. The conquests include new victory conditions, Wonders of the World, terrain elements, resources, city improvements and governments, offering exciting variations in the quest to rule the world. Conquests also includes Play the World and features improved multiplayer support. Conquest Descriptions Mesopotamia Mesopotamia starts the player at the dawn of civilization, learning the basics for survival in the world. The Mesopotamia scenario features: 2 New Governments Tribal Council, and Oligarchy. 5 New Improvements Burial Mounds, Amphitheater, Alchemists Shop, and others. 1 New Resource - Stone Quarry 7 Playable Civs Medes, Phoenicians, Mycenae, Egypt, Hittites, Babylon, and Sumeria Unique Tech Tree- Built around basic survival and construction of Epic Wonders Wonder Victory Condition Game reaches its completion when all wonders have been constructed. Victory Points A scoring system that rewards for not only battle, but also for expanding, and empire building. Rise of Rome Guide the Legions of Rome and conquers the Mediterranean or if you are up for the challenge, lead Carthage and do what Hannibal could notTurn back approaching Roman juggernaut. Rise of Rome features: 3 New Governments - Tribal Council, Oligarchy and Imperialism.

Sid Meiers Civilization III: Complete Fact Sheet
2 New Improvements Infirmary, and church 2 New Resources Olive Oil, and Silver. 4 Playable Civs - Rome, Carthage, Macedon, and Persia; 4 AI only Civs Celts, Goths, Egypt, and Scythia. Unique Tech Tree Focuss around advancement of the Roman Legionnaires and militaristic progression. Domination Victory Condition Game is won when 20% of the Terrain and 50% of the population of the world is owned by a side. Locked War Peace between the Romans and Carthage is an option your people will not allow.
Fall of Rome Rome is divided and its grip on the Mediterranean is loosening. Take control of one of the raging barbarian tribes and tear down the empire. Fall of Rom features: 2 New Governments - Tribal Council and Imperialism 4 New Wonders St. Peters Basilica, Hagia Sophia, Scourge of God, and Justinians Leadership 2 New Resources Olive Oil and Silver 8 Playable Civs Celts, Anglo-Saxon, Franks, Huns, Ostrogoths, Sassanids, Vandals, and Visogoths; 2 AI only Civs Eastern and Western Rome. Unique Tech Tree Emphasizing barbaric offensive power and expansionistic strategy. Elimination Victory Condition Any Civ to lose 8 cities will be destroyed. Victory Points - A scoring system that rewards for not only battle, but also for expanding, and empire building. Middle Ages Lead your zealous followers on Holy Crusades to Jerusalem; Pillage the European Coastline with Longships filled with Berserkers; or Defend the Holy Land from invaders. The choice is yours. But beware of the devastation of the Black Plague. 5 New Improvements Port, Joust Arena, Manor, Monastery, and Mill 6 New Wonders Bayeux Tapestry, Magna Carta, Notre Dame and others. 3 New Resources Tar, Quarry and Wool 13 Playable Civs: o 4 Viking- Kievan Rus, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden ; o 4 Catholic Germany, France, England, and Burgundy ; o 4 Muslim Abbasids, Cordova, Turks and Fatimid Caliphate; o Byzantines ; o 5 AI only Civs Poland, Maglar, Bulgars, Castile and Celts
Unique Tech Tree A diversified tech tree which grants each of the 3 Civ types unique advantages. Domination Victory Condition Game is won when 25% of the Terrain and 25% of the population of the world is owned by a side. Victory Points A scoring system that rewards for not only battle, but also for expanding, and empire building Reverse Capture the Flag As a Catholic Civ earn extra victory points by transporting your Holy Relic to the city of Jerusalem. Mass Regicide Protect your 3 king units, because if they die, so does you civilization.

Mesoamerica Appease the gods in this savage scenario by conquering your enemies and sacrificing their people to the gods. 1 New Government Blood Cult 7 New Improvements Sacrificial Altar, Stela, Ball Court and others. 8 New Wonders Siphans Tomb, Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Moon and others. 7 New Resources Maize, Exotic Birds, Cacao Plant and others 3 Playable Civs Aztec, Maya, and Inca; 3 AI only Civs Moche, Olmecs, and Toltecs Unique Tech Tree Built around the bloody history of Central America. Enslavement - Enslave your enemies units as workers. Ritual Sacrifice Sacrifice your captured to appease the gods, intimidate your enemies and increase the culture value of your cities. Domination Victory Condition Game is won when 35% of the Terrain and 50% of the population of the world is owned by a side. Cultural Victory Condition Game is won when 1 city attains a cultural value of 2000 or when your entire civilization obtains a value of 7000 Age of Discovery The bountiful new world has been discovered across the ocean. Obtain its riches and for your civilization, but beware of the natives. 3 New Governments Catholic Monarchy, Protestant Monarchy, and Blood Cult 13 New Improvements Spice Factory, Tobacco Plantation, Sugar Plantation and others. 10 New Wonders Dias; Voyage, Luthers 95 Theses, Temple of Kukulcan and others 2 New Resources Silver and Tobacco
Sid Meiers Civilization III: Complete Fact Sheet
8 Playable Civs England, France, Aztec, Inca, Maya, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain; 1 AI only Civ Iroquois Unique Tech Tree Built around colonization of a new world and control of its resources. Enslavement - As the Central American civilizations, enslave your enemies as workers. Ritual Sacrifice - As the Central American civilizations, sacrifice your captured to appease the gods, intimidate your enemies and increase the culture value of your cities. Capture the Treasure- As the European civilizations, colonize the rescources to produce treasure units. Return these units to you capital for gold and victory points. But beware of pirates! Victory Points A scoring system that rewards for not only battle, but also for expanding, and empire building Cultural Victory Condition Game is won when 1 city attains a cultural value of 4000 or when your entire civilization obtains a value of 20000
Sengoku - Sword of the Shogun The warring clans of Japan have emerged. Guild your clan strength and honor and unite Japan under 1 Shogun. 7 New Improvements Noh-Kyogen Theatre, Izumo Shrine, Fief Establishment and others. 3 New Wonders War Council, Trade Network, and Kabuki Theater. 2 New Resources Jade and Sake. 8 Playable Clans - Date, Mori, Uesugi, Hojo, Miyoshi, Oda, Imagawa, and Takeda ;10 AI only Clans Chosokabe, Ichijo, Matsunaga, Mogami, Otomo, Ryuzoji, Saito, Shimazu, Tokugawa, and Urakami Unique Tech Tree Focused on strategic military units and the arrival of Portuguese traders with gunpowder. Ninjas, Monks, Samurai and Shoguns. Whats not to like? Upgradeable King Have your shogun advance from a 2/2 unit to a 13/13 unit that can enslave enemy units to Samurai. Regicide- If your shogun is struck down in battle your nation will surely fall. Diplomacy Victory Condition - Have the other Clans back your shoguns might to obtain a Diplomatic Victory Domination Victory Condition Game is won when 35% of the Terrain and 35% of the population of the world is owned by a side.

Napoleonic Europe The General Napoleon has mustered his forces and is looking to unify Europe. Can you guide his hand or stop his forces? 1 New Improvement Public School. 7 Playable Civs - Prussia, Russia, France, Britain, Spain, Ottoman Empire, and Austria; 5 AI only Civs - Denmark, Kingdom of Naples, Sweden, Netherlands Unique Tech Tree Focuses around the emerging might of artillery and swift attacks of cavalry. Locked Alliances France and Denmark form the French Coalition while the British align with Naples the Netherlands and Portugal. Locked War The members of the French Coalition and the British Coalition will never accept peace from the other, only surrender. Domination Victory Condition Game is won when 40% of the Terrain and 40% of the population of the world is owned by a side. Victory Points A scoring system that rewards for not only battle, but also for expanding, and empire building War World II- Pacific Battle a day that will live in infamy. Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor, pulling the USA into the Second World War. Attempt to claim victory in the most epic naval war this world has ever seen 4 Playable Civs United States, Japan, China, and the Commonwealth ; 1 AI only Civ - Netherlands Unique Tech Tree Emphasizing the naval combat, air combat, fearless kamikaze, and the arrival of the A-Bomb. Locked Alliances The allied forces of China, the United States the Commonwealth and the Netherlands. Locked War- Allied forces will only accept surrender from the Japanese, not peace. Victory Points A scoring system that rewards for not only battle, but also for expanding, and empire building Domination Victory Condition Game is won when 66% of the Terrain and 46% of the population of the world is owned by a side.

Product Release Date Fall 2006

Overview

With more than six million units sold, Sid Meiers strategy and simulation-driven Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest gaming franchises of all time, and now for the first time, the entire series is compiled in one behemoth package. The set will include: Sid Meiers Civilization I, Sid Meiers Civilization II, Civilization II: Fantastic Worlds, Civilization II: Conflicts in Civilization, Civilization II: Test of Time, Sid Meiers Civilization III, Sid Meiers Civilization III: Play the World, Sid Meiers Civilization III: Conquests and Sid Meiers Civilization IV. The Civilization series has a long and critically acclaimed lineage and Sid Meier's Civilization Chronicles is a showcase of Sid Meier's brilliant franchise that will include extras and additions that fans will love: Civilization: The Card Game: An original tabletop card game designed by Civilization IV lead designer Soren Johnson, featuring more than 250 custom cards and rules based on Civilization IV. The Chronicles of Civilization: A 96-page book containing the history of Civilization, as told through interviews with past Civilization designers, an interview with Sid Meier and lead designer Soren Johnson, an article by journalist and author Steven L. Kent on the significance of the series in the computer gaming industry, and other original literature. Video DVD: DVD content includes a detailed presentation by lead designer Soren Johnson and artist Dorian Newcomb about the creation of Civilization IV, complemented by gameplay footage of every iteration of the game, game trailers from the Civilization series and more. Even more! Other exciting extras for fans and newcomers alike include printed tech tree posters from each game, wallpaper images, podcast MP3s and more!
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