I don't know why people say it's very bad, I happen to really like it like the other games in the series. Plus it has the boon that the graphics aged really well, so it looks really pleasing at HD resolutions. I give it a minus point because of the camera control which is terrible. But apart from that it is a great city builder with a degree of difficulty, which modern games like ANNO don't have. Bottom line, like roman cities? Played caesar 3 to death? Give it a try!
