- Caesar IV
Infobox VG
title = Caesar IV
developer =Tilted Mill Entertainment
publisher =Sierra Entertainment
designer =
engine =
released = vgrelease|NA=September 26, 2006|AUS=September 28, 2006vgrelease|EU=October 20, 2006
genre = City-building
modes =Single-player , Multiplayer
ratings = vgratings|ESRB=E10+|OFLCA=M|PEGI=12+
platforms =Microsoft Windows
media = CD
requirements = Intel® Pentium® 4 1.6 GHz or equivalent AMD® AthlonT processor or higher . Windows® 2000/Windows® XP Home or Professional (including Service Pack 2 or higher) . 512 MB of RAM . 64MB video card (with hardware T&L including Pixel Shader 1.1 or higher support) . 2.0 GB of free hard disk space . CD-Rom Drive . DirectX® 9.0c [http://www.caesariv.com/us/game_overview_features.html - Date Sited : 22/04/2008]
input = Keyboard and mouse"Caesar IV" is a
city-building game set inancient Rome , developed byTilted Mill Entertainment . The game was released onSeptember 26 ,2006 inNorth America . The game features a three-dimensionalgame engine and individual modeling of game character behaviors.Like its original release "Caesar" in 1993, the game simulates city administration in historical Rome. Like its sibling release "
Children of the Nile " in 2004, the game continues a new trend in the city building game genre to use more interactive and detailed game design and play.A demo was released by Tilted Mill on
August 16 , 2006. [ [http://www.fileplanet.com/166503/160000/fileinfo/Caesar-IV-Demo FilePlanet: Caesar IV Demo ] ]Gameplay
In changing from older versions in the series, "Caesar IV" is equipped with variable, realistic 3D instead of fixed, isometric 3D. This means more realistic landscapes and city views, and ability of players to better see and use game building space. In addition, buildings and roads may be placed at 45 degree angles to the playing grid, as well as aligned with the grid, allowing game players more options in creating efficient and visually appealing city layouts.
Scenarios
The game is divided in 3 parts, named after the three traditional eras of
Ancient Rome : Kingdom, Republic and Empire.The Kingdom part is only a tutorial. In the Republic and Empire parts one can choose between peaceful and military assignments.
There are still five more scenarios that are sandboxes: Amida,
Corduba , Cyrene,Djedu and Roma. The last is only available for people who pre-ordered the game directly fromTilted Mill Entertainment . In all these scenarios the rank that is used isQuaestor .The producers of the game included a demo which requires you to build a city that exports lumber and iron to Rome before the official release.
There is also a
level editor available for the game.Reception
Caesar IV has received mixed reviews. Most of the complaints center around crashes, user interface issues, lag problems, and repetitive game play. Positive aspects mentioned were the visually appealing 3D graphics and professional sound and music. [ [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/caesar4 Metacritic] ] [ [http://www.gamernode.com/PC/Reviews/1556-Caesar-IV-Review/index.html GamerNode] - 8.2 out of 10]
See also
*
Tilted Mill Entertainment
*City-building game
*Computer and video games
*References
External links
* [http://www.caesariv.com/ Caesar IV web site]
* [http://www.tiltedmill.com/ Tilted Mill Entertainment web site]
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