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City Building (series)
''City Building'' is a series of historical city-building games developed by Impressions Games, BreakAway Games, Tilted Mill Entertainment (following Impressions' demise), and published by Sierra Entertainment. The series began in 1992 with ''Caesar'', set in the Roman Empire, and consists of twelve games to date, including expansion packs. In the ''City Building'' series the player is put in charge of providing goods and services to the populace of their town, ensuring crime is low, and reducing the risk of disease, fire and building collapse. The player must also strike a balance between imports, exports and taxes to keep their town financially strong. The player is also responsible for defending their town against invasion by building a military. The series covers four ancient civilizations: Roman, Egyptian, Greek and Chinese. Titles released up until 2004 used the same isometric view game engine, although progressively tweaked and modified according to the theme of the game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amiga
Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and significantly improved graphics and audio compared to previous 8-bit systems. This includes the Atari ST—released earlier the same year—as well as the Macintosh and Acorn Archimedes. Based on the Motorola 68000 microprocessor, the Amiga differs from its contemporaries through the inclusion of custom hardware to accelerate graphics and sound, including sprite (computer graphics), sprites and a blitter, and a pre-emptive multitasking operating system called AmigaOS. The Amiga 1000 was released in July 1985, but production problems kept it from becoming widely available until early 1986. The best-selling model, the Amiga 500, was introduced in 1987 along with the more expandable Amiga 2000. The Amiga 3000 was introduced in 1990, followed by the Amiga 500 Plus, and Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 In Video Gaming
2004 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Doom 3'', ''Dragon Quest VIII'', ''Gran Turismo 4'', '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', ''Half-Life 2'', ''Halo 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater,'' ''Ninja Gaiden'', '' Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen/Emerald'', ''Everybody's Golf 4'' (''Hot Shots Golf Fore!''), '' Prince of Persia: Warrior Within'', and ''World of Warcraft''. New intellectual properties included ''Fable'', ''Far Cry'', '' FlatOut'', ''Killzone'', ''Katamari Damacy'', ''Monster Hunter'', '' N'', ''Red Dead Revolver'', '' SingStar'', and ''Sacred''. The Nintendo DS was also launched that year. The year has been retrospectively considered one of the best and most important in video game history due to the release of numerous critically acclaimed, commercially successful and influential titles across all platforms and genres at the time. The year's best-selling video game was ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''. The year's most critically acclaimed titles were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Of Olympus
Master or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles * Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans *Grandmaster (chess), National Master, International Master, FIDE Master, Candidate Master, all ranks of chess player *Grandmaster (martial arts) or Master, an honorary title * Grand master (order), a title denoting the head of an order or knighthood *Grand Master (Freemasonry), the head of a Grand Lodge and the highest rank of a Masonic organization *Maestro, an orchestral conductor, or the master within some other musical discipline *Master, a title of Jesus in the New Testament *Master or shipmaster, the sea captain of a merchant vessel *Master (college), head of a college *Master (form of address), an English honorific for boys and young men *Master (judiciary), a judicial official in the courts of common law jurisdictions *Master mariner, a licensed mariner who is qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece ( el, Ἑλλάς, Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity ( AD 600), that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories. Most of these regions were officially unified only once, for 13 years, under Alexander the Great's empire from 336 to 323 BC (though this excludes a number of Greek city-states free from Alexander's jurisdiction in the western Mediterranean, around the Black Sea, Cyprus, and Cyrenaica). In Western history, the era of classical antiquity was immediately followed by the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine period. Roughly three centuries after the Late Bronze Age collapse of Mycenaean Greece, Greek urban poleis began to form in the 8th century BC, ushering in the Archaic period and the colonization of the Mediterranean Basin. This was followed by the age of Classical G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A New Era
A New Era ( es, Un Nuevo Tiempo, UNT) is a centre-left political party in Venezuela. It received 11% of the vote in the 2008 regional elections. The party arose in Zulia State, Venezuela's most populous, and remains far stronger in its home region than elsewhere in the country, providing the state governor since 2000 (currently Pablo Pérez Álvarez, previously Manuel Rosales) and the mayor of its largest city, Maracaibo (since 2010, currently, Eveling Trejo de Rosales). 12 candidates of ''Un Nuevo Tiempo'' or supported by ''Un Nuevo Tiempo'' were elected deputies to the National Assembly out of 15 in the September 2010 legislative elections. Along with some other opposition parties, ''Un Nuevo Tiempo'' boycotted the December 2005 legislative elections. The party's previous leader was Manuel Rosales, Governor of Zulia (2000 - 2008). He was also its candidate for the 2006 presidential election, attracting 37% of the national vote. Omar Barboza is the current party president ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of The Nile
''Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile'' is a city-building game set in ancient Egypt, developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment. The game was released November 2004 in the United States and February 2005 in Europe. It is part of the '' City Building'' series. Gameplay Unlike many similar titles, there is no treasury of abstract currency with which the player constructs buildings and issues edicts. Instead, the player designates construction sites for various classes of citizen, who are divided into private workers and government workers. Any citizen who is eligible for social advancement will move in and construct his dwelling, performing the functions of his new profession. Most of these construction sites are free to designate and will be constructed in a few moments by their new occupants, but most government buildings must be constructed with bricks, which are created in government-run brickworks and carried to construction sites by bricklayers. All citizens, private or gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of The Nile
Queen of the Nile may refer to: *A common epithet for Cleopatra, Queen of ancient Egypt * "Queen of the Nile" (''The Twilight Zone''), an episode of ''The Twilight Zone'' *American title of the 1961 film ''Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile'', starring Vincent Price *A song by the hard rock band Dangerous Toys Dangerous Toys is an American, Austin, Texas-based rock band, with often humorous lyrics. Founded in 1987, Dangerous Toys released four full-length albums and one live album before unofficially disbanding at the turn of the millennium. The band ... *Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile, an expansion pack for ''Pharaoh'', a video game {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharaoh (computer Game)
''Pharaoh'' is an isometric city-building game that was released on October 31, 1999, created by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Studios, for Microsoft Windows. Using the same game engine and principles of ''Caesar III'' (also by Sierra Entertainment), it is the first such game in Sierra's ''City Building'' series to focus on another civilization of ancient times. Players oversee the construction and management of cities and settlements in Ancient Egypt, micro-managing every aspect of the city to ensure citizens are fed, employed, healthy and protected from diseases, disasters and wars. An expansion pack, ''Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile'', was released in 2000, developed by BreakAway Games. In 2001, both the game and expansion pack were bundled together as ''Pharaoh Gold''. In August 2020, a remake titled ''Pharaoh: A New Era'' was announced by Triskell Interactive and Dotemu to be released in 2023. Gameplay ''Pharaoh'' is played from a two-dimensional isometric perspec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesar IV (computer Game)
''Caesar IV ''is a city-building game set in ancient Rome, developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment and published by Sierra Entertainment (Vivendi Universal Games). The game was released on September 26, 2006 in North America. The game features a three-dimensional game engine and individual modeling of game character behaviors. Like its original release ''Caesar'' in 1992, the game simulates city administration in historical Rome. Like its sibling release ''Children of the Nile'' in 2004, the game continues a new trend in the city building game genre to use more interactive and detailed game video game design and gameplay. Gameplay In a departure from older versions in the series, ''Caesar IV'' is equipped with variable, realistic 3D instead of fixed, isometric 3D. This means more realistic landscapes and city views, and the ability for players to better see and use game building space. In addition, buildings and roads may be placed at 45 degree angles to the playing grid, as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesar III
''Caesar III'' is a city-building game released on September 30, 1998, for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS, developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra On-Line. It is the third installment of the ''Caesar'' series of games and is part of Sierra's '' City Building'' series. Players assume the role of a provincial governor to build thriving cities across the Roman Empire, in which they must ensure their citizens have their needs met, and deal with various disasters, angry gods and hostile enemies. Gameplay ''Caesar III'' features two modes of play: 'Career', in which players follow a progression of assignments of increasing difficulty with conditions for success, and the 'City Construction Kit', an open-ended mode without victory conditions. The Career mode of ''Caesar III'' follows a series of branching assignments requiring players to construct cities of increasing size and complexity. Assignments are set over time in historical Roman cities, such as Brundisium and Londiniu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesar II
''Caesar II'' is a 1995 video game of the ''Caesar'' video game series that takes place in Ancient Rome. It is the second game in the '' City Building'' series. Gameplay When the game begins the Roman empire extends no further than Italy. Players have the opportunity to civilize adjacent barbarian provinces, eventually reaching the entire Roman Empire at its height. When a province is civilized it unlocks the surrounding provinces. A computerized rival also completes missions both preventing the player from civilizing that province and allowing them to civilize the provinces adjacent to it (the computer has been known to civilize a province it could not have selected when it successfully civilized the last, meaning it is a randomized event, rather than AI). Unlike ''Caesar III'', or ''Pharaoh'', the province and city are separate spheres, as is the military. The player builds primary sector facilities (such as mines or farms), trade facilities (such as roads or docks), and milita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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