Zeus + Poseidon (Acropolis)

While I hold fonder memories of Caesar 3, when it comes to Impression Games' masterpiece of city building, Zeus & Poseidon are alone at the top. While I would argue that Emperor (released after the Acropolis bundle and placed in China) would be the swan song for the company and stands easily with the former, Zeus is where Impression mastered the genre. Much needed fixes in regards to your citizens (or walkers) along with fantastic implimentation of both military, economical, and food engines make this game the most playable of all the past city builders. Unprecendented control is introduced allowing the building to zone and control each aspect of the city minimizing the somewhat idiocy of the computer AI in the past. The game tenor and art work however is where Zeus really shines. It takes a very light and enjoyable view of Greek mythology, making gods and heroes as bombastic and colorful as in any ancient myth. Lots of humor is injected into the gameplay making Zeus a very fun and relaxing game. The art work as well is a bit overblown, relying more on cartoonish fantasy for buildings and characters rather than the dry realism of the past games. Yet this is not to say the visuals are cheap and annoying, rather they accent and flow with the game brilliantly with artwork that is visually stunning. If you enjoy city building, or more specifically Impression's other games, you owe yourself to get this great pack!

This was and always will be my favourite game of all time. I played it when I was a kid and I go back to it every few months for that true feeling of nostalgia. It's so fun and engaging I can't quit it!

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.