Rated with 4,5 stars. "[Civ III] will keep you up all night long and make you wish you could skip work."

Reviewed by Branislav Babovic, rated 92 and awarded as Editor's Choice. "Civilization III has to offer infinite possibilities and extreme replay value."

Reviewed by "Noman", scoring 94% and awarded as AOG Approved. "...this is a fantastically addictive game..."

Detailed review by Markos Giannopoulos and a collection of reviews made by experienced "civers."

Reviewed by "starfury", rating 8. "Whether you a conqueror or diplomat, Civ3 has something that will appeal to you."

Reviewed by Rob Mineault, rating 9,5. "The bottom line is that anyone who enjoyed the earlier versions of this game should run, not walk, to their nearest software retailer and pick this thing up."

Reviewed by Kevin Watson, rating A-. "You will fall into the "one more turn" trap that has swallowed us all at some point."

Reviewed by "Zhoken", rating 4,5/5. "There simply is no substitution for Sid Meiers: Civilization 3."

Reviewed by Garret Romaine, scoring 10/10. "Far be it from me to come off as a curmudgeon, complaining in any way, shape or form about this gift from Sid Meier."

Reviewed by Terence Wong, scoring 96% and awarded as Editor's Choice. "There's only two things you need to take away from this review: Civilization III is good. Go buy it."

Reviewed by "Xeno", overall scoring 73%. "I hope that Sid Meier is working on Civilization 4 and that this will be the real sequel, the real successor for Civilization 2, with real improvements and new features."

Reviewed by "Enkidu" and "Wrathful" and rated as Buy It. "...Civilization III is a game that has achieved a benchmark-setting level of polish and perfection."

Reviewed by John Corrado, rated with 5 "gems" and awarded as TBS Game of the Year 2002 and PC Game of the Year 2002. "It's not merely a worthy successor [to Civ III], it's a better game..."

Reviewed by "Jake", scoring 92. "Sid Meier's Civilization 3 is definitely the most addictive single-player game you can find--or have ever been able to find."

Reviewed by C. Joshua Villines, rating A-. "Civilization III offers a gameplay experience that, while fun and addictive, is also profound and thought provoking."

Reviewed by "hx", scoring 85%. "Civilization III is definitely a great game which offer[s] infinite possibilities and extreme replay value."

Reviewed by "Rorschach", rating 92%.

Reviewed by Star Dingo, fun factor rating 3,5. "It's still just Civilization, holy and true."

Reviewed by Interman, scoring 9/10. "Sid Meier once again proves that real strategy can be fun and challenging."

Reviewed by Mark H. Walker, scoring 93. "If you play one turn-based game this life, play Civilization III."

Reviewed by "immortal", scoring 9,1. "If you don't mind an almost complete lack of action, and a definite focus on strategy and planning three or four steps ahead, then this is your game."

Reviewed by Roy Rossi, overall score 94%. "...Sid Meier and the Firaxis team have again created the epitome of excellent strategy gaming..."

Reviewed by Steve Butts, overall score 9,3. "Civilization III is a worthy heir for the franchise and a definite must have for any strategy gamer who doesn't want us to make fun of them."

Reviewed by Ryan Lord, total score 90%. "All-in-all Civilization III is a great sequel to an exceptional series."

Reviewed by Tim Partlett, rated with 5 stars. "I would highly recommend this game to anyone but the most ardent haters of turn-based strategy, and even those may be pleasantly surprised."

Reviewed by Shaun Smith, rated with 4,5 stars. "This is a great game, even if you haven't played previous Civ or Sid Meier games."

Reviewed by Evan Gorin, rating 9. "Civ 3 surpasses its predecessor and gives new light to the Civ series."

Reviewed by Eric T. Baker, rating A+. "Sid Meier's Civilization III is one of those rare games that is more than worth the money."

Reviewed by "Magpie", scoring 9,3. "All of this combined, makes playing Civilization III a pure pleasure."

Reviewed by Brian Clair, scoring 4 stars. "If you're a fan of the series or of the genre, then I can readily recommend picking up Civilization III."

Reviewed by Marc Saltzman, rated with 4 stars. "There's enough depth and playability here to keep you clicking well into the spring of 2002."

Overall scoring 83%. "The bottom line is that Civ 3 is as addictive as it has always been; just don't expect any radical changes to nature of the game play."

Rating 88%. "At its best, Civilization III is addicting and enjoyable."

Reviewed by Mike O'Sullivan, scoring 93%. "With such addictive and engrossing gameplay you're guaranteed to want to play this for "just another hour" until you really can't stay awake any longer."

Reviewed by Chris Lepley, total rating 7,2. "Sure I play it for hours at a time, but that's more due to "one-more-turn" syndrome than to the game itself."