Posted on: November 12, 2016
mAio0
Verified ownerGames: 8 Reviews: 1
Best strategy ever! :) awesome, thx
Best strategy game i have ever played! :)
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Imperialism
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Do you have the necessary ambition and skills required to carve up underdeveloped nations and expand your country’s sphere of influence? Then go forth and conquer the world using any and all means available to you. Exploit the New World for its cornucopia of riches and resources as you race towards imperial supremacy over the entire world. You won’t be alone in your endeavors, however, as your Ministers are there to give useful advice whilst you retain the ultimate control over the fate of your nation and, eventually, the entire world.
Imperialism offers turn-based strategic gameplay in either a randomly generated world or in a scenario based on historic events. Choose from seven industrial powers including Great Britain, Hungary, Sardinia, Italy, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire and three different points of historical interest: the very beginnings of imperialism in 1820, in 1848 which was the year of tumultuous revolutions, or in 1882 and the nascent beginnings of the arms race that led up to the Great War. Take the reins of command and remake history as you dominate the world in Imperialism!
Imperialism offers turn-based strategic gameplay in either a randomly generated world or in a scenario based on historic events. Choose from seven industrial powers including Great Britain, Hungary, Sardinia, Italy, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire and three different points of historical interest: the very beginnings of imperialism in 1820, in 1848 which was the year of tumultuous revolutions, or in 1882 and the nascent beginnings of the arms race that led up to the Great War. Take the reins of command and remake history as you dominate the world in Imperialism!
- An ingenious AI provides and maintains a unique strategic personality for each of the Major Powers.
- Cabinet Ministers assist you in various ways with advice and direction, depending on the difficulty level.
- Use the subtle art of diplomacy or the equally effective art of trade as you forge alliances or dominate your enemies.
© 1997 Strategic Studies Group. © 2004 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Imperialism is a trademark of Strategic Studies Group. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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Posted on: December 17, 2012
Unicon
Verified ownerGames: 115 Reviews: 7
Great game but..
Good old days! I loved this game from the start due to the great transporting network and business that one need to setup. It also teaches a great deal about economics. But where is Imperialism 2 which is far better than the original!
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Posted on: September 11, 2016
kyleprince
Verified ownerGames: 558 Reviews: 46
Better than it's sequel
What I like about the first one is more of an aspect on tactical warfare. This game is classic and newer generations of Gamers ought to try this out. Its a classic and still is good even after so many years.
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Posted on: April 20, 2025
GrayAnderson
Verified ownerGames: 16 Reviews: 1
As Good As Ever
I'll be brief - this was one of my favorite games when it first came out back in the 1990s (I'm so glad I bought it when both it and Imp2 were in stores and I could only pick one). The game isn't pefect, but for something that came out almost 30 years ago it beats a lot of what is on the market with 10x the budget and which cost so much more. I wouldn't begrudge a remake (maybe with some more variety on the battle maps or larger "world maps"), but the game is still a great way to watch hours vanish.
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Posted on: December 13, 2023
carlo85
Games: 318 Reviews: 3
A little Gem
I've bought it almost 30 years ago so far.... Little challenging gem, with simple but really enjoyable graphics (i mean there are no awful pixelled things round there though it was windows 95 age...), lovely musics and artworks by 19th century English painters like Turner... I know i sound nostalgic, but maybe lack of resources forced developers to be original.. but i see nothing comparable to imperialism round here nowadays... alas gog doesn't provide italian version of it, but still if you enjoy strategics, have a try: it's worth it
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