Zeus + Poseidon (Acropolis)

So much fun, the artwork and graphics are incredible! I've spent hours and hours playing and I still love it. It does teach you a little bit about Greek mythology in a fun and engaging way. I'd love to see what this company could produce nowadays with all the new tech available. This is a must-have classic city-building game.

Awesome and hard!

Every few years I get a craving to play these games. Even though there is very little diversity in the way the games play out (you build a city and... well that's basically that), the level layouts, goals, restrictions and such variables will force you to play in a different way for each quest. The game features several moments of awesome like when you manage to spawn a hero to slay the monster that has been terrorizing your city or when you witness your city blooming from a small settlement into a fully developed metropolis. The only problem I have with these game is probably that even the hardest setting isn't that hard. But that is really just nitpicking and shouldn't stop you from investing in these great games.

I first played Zeus+Poseidon on my aunt's computer way back in the early 2000's. I had been thinking about it lately and was so excited to see that GOG.com had it along with all the others in the series, some I had never even played before. The game is just as I remember it and I dare say better! All the components such as the invasions, story lines, godly visitors, and natural disasters make it so that the game is ever changing and interesting. I was convinced that my city could run fine without my support, walked away to get a snack, and then came back to pandemonium that took two hours to fix. I had to restructure half of my city but it was a fun challenge and kept me on my toes. It's difficult to get bored with all that can go on at one time as you have control over quite a lot and the Gods demand as much of your attention as your citizens! There are several difficulties that allow players of all kind to play at their own pace and the gaps between difficulties aren't too severe so it's easy to learn to play at a higher difficulty if you want. The ambiance and character of the game are well done, whether you play the missions or just sandbox it, and add to the overall charm of the game. It's something you can pick up and play for 15 minutes or 5 hours. I would say definitely pick up this one and Rise of the Middle Kingdom as they have the best UIs and are just good games overall.

Ah, fond memories... I had to fax the NDA to the devs and wait for them to send me the dvd. xD And I remember being upset that I wasn't put in the same testing pool as my friends were. Being a fangirl of Greek mythology this was my second favourite city builder game from this company. The art was pretty (but not as pretty as Emperor) and the game play fun. Seeing the deities walking around was a bit of an oddity since none of the previous games had it.