This is it. This is the one I've been waiting for GOG to get, ever since I signed up. I had the CD once, but it stopped working years ago, and then I moved away from having a CD drive in my computer. I've been missing this game for ages, and it's a delight to finally have it back. I've liked most of the city builders, but this one is the last (I believe) and best of the 2D isometric games in Sierra's series. They built on their experience in the other games, refined it, and added a few new features that give it a twist all its own. The feng shui element to placing buildings is especially interesting, although opaque; I don't remember if the manual goes into it, but exactly how it all works isn't really explained in-game (but you can find resources online that explain it). The graphics show their age, as you'd expect after 15 years, but even on a big screen they're still pretty. The music's lovely. There are a number of included campaigns, themed after the Chinese dynasties, that will keep you busy for a good long while, and the little blurbs before and after each mission provide some tidbits of history if you're into that kind of thing. It's also possible to create and include custom missions and campaigns, and there are still websites floating around out there with some available for download. It even has a multiplayer feature, though I can't speak to how (or how well) it works; I prefer single-player games in general. GOG just gave me back alittle piece of my younger days with this one. Couldn't be happier.
