Pharaoh
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend If building and managing cities is your passion, then Pharaoh is the game for you. It puts you in charge of building the ancient Egyptian civilization, complete with work camps, temples to Bast, and, of course, pyramids. Unlike some games of this type, where you build one city indefinitely and watch the population climb, Pharaoh is divided into missions. Players are given a goal--a desired population, food storage targets, and cultural… Product details and pricing info |
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111 Customer Reviews Posted
- Excellent / Addictive
- As to not repeat too much of what has already been said by other reviewers, this is a great game. The thing about this game that is especially addictive is the monument building. What other game can you build pyramids with? That alone is worth picking up this title. This game would have received 5 stars from me, but the fighting parts of this game are cumbersome. The troops move so slowly and heaven help you if you have to move your troops across rivers with the "transports." Still a good game, but very addictive so watch out or you will be spending a lot of time in front of your computer, which for some of you is your life anyway.... B+
Joseph Dworak
- 2002-12-24, 4 of 4 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Thoroughly addicting. A rare gem.
- There are very, very few computer games that have ever hooked me like Pharaoh has during what's been nearly 20 years of playing them. This game is an absolute gem, and, for the ridiculously low price it sells for, it's also a steal. Pharaoh is very deep and engaging, and the fact that it's so chock full of history and was so thoroughly researched makes it shine even more. I should also say that time flies by while playing it like you wouldn't believe; I'll think a half hour has passed only to look at the clock and see it's been almost two. Which brings me to my warning: it's almost impossible to stop playing this game, though I'm quite happy to be hooked.
If you like city-building games and especially if you're into ancient Egypt, definitely buy yourself a copy of Pharaoh now! - 2002-12-01, 3 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- If you have Caesar III, save your money!
- This game is exactly the same as Caesar III, they have just changed the interface and graphics.
If you wanna my advise, save your money for a newer game. However, if you don't have Caesar III, it will be intersting for you no doubt. - 2002-11-23, 1 of 4 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- BEST GAME EVER
- This is my very first in Sierra's city-builders line of games, and I LOVE EVERY DETAIL of it. With this game, I completely forgot that I still have to finish playing Myst Trilogy which I bought a few months back. This sure packs months of gameplay, and if you finish all the missions, you can download more scenarios from the official website and fansites, OR better yet, create your own scenarios and missions and share them to other gamers.
I give this game 5 stars, because until now I haven't touched the other games I installed in my PC. And I can't wait 'till the shipment of my Great Empires Collection 2 arrives.
Meanwhile, my people await and I have to oversee the building of my grandest pyramid.
- 2002-10-10, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Obsessed Oldster
- I'm a 46-year-old who doesn't play computer games. Well, not until now. I have always been fascinated with ancient Egypt and bought this game on a whim. Now I can't stop thinking about it. I LOVE it! (Who wouldn't like a game where, if you're doing well, you're told: "People love you" and "People idolize you as a god." I sure don't get that in my "regular" life!)
Pharaoh is one of the city-building games and has many scenarios, from very simple, pre-dynastic villages with crude huts to huge pharaonic cities with temples, pyramids and myriad industries, for you to play. You will build housing for the incoming immigrants and provide them with food, water and work. You'll have to deal with fire, disease, foreign invaders, and poor Nile inundations. Keeping the gods appeased and frequently checking with your overseers can alleviate some of these disasters.
While I'm playing, I forget about eating and sleeping and work and chores. When I'm not playing, I'm humming the little songs and envisioning the cities and thinking about how I can improve my game. Wow!
(I do have one concern, however. I have read that the game comes with a big manual but mine didn't have one. I want a manual! But I still love the game even without it....)
- 2002-09-03, 3 of 4 people found this review helpful, Rated:
