All Civ fans need to try out this game. It added a bunch of neat features that Civ needed, although it also lacked a few things that Civ had. One of the best features was the Public Works slider. Instead of building workers, you allocated a certain portion of production to PW, then when you "bought" a tile improvement, it was deducted from the PW pool. The graphics were also sharp for its day and the UI in general was great. I do remember a few downers, such as many of the specialised units were a bit bothersome, but that was just my taste more than a bug.
Man I spent a long time playing this back in the day. And I don't even think I ever won it! It was just so much fun playing it. Finding out how best to build up your village and expand. One thing I did love about this game was the chance based combat. Normally I hate chance based combat, but in this game, something just makes me love it. You see your little soldier go out and fight an enemy and you're just fixed, staring at the screen and hoping for victory. If he wins you yelp with joy, but if he loses you're sad. Love it! :)
