Product Description

In Caesar, you become an aspiring provincial governor within Caesar's empire. As governor, you lay out each city, road by road, building by building, making sure your citizens have all they need to remain healthy, happy and safe from barbarian threats. Everyone wants to live a convenient distance to shops and entertainment, but nobody wants to live close to the noisy and dirty stuff! Your goal is to manage this delicate balance and grow your city from a simple village to a cosmopolitan metropolis. Do your job well, and you will rise among the political ranks of the empire -- and become Caesar!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #739 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Sierra
• Model: 72550
• Released on: 2006-09-09
• ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
• Platform: Windows XP
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: .40 pounds

Features

• Create your empire with 100 unique buildings, diagonal roads and a set of decorative items
• Prepare for the inevitable problems that plague a city - fires, raiders, riots, plagues, food shortages&more
• Select any of the more than 75 unique characters in your city -- they'll tell you what they think!
• Consult advisors and extensive map overlays for feedback on activities and problems in the city
• Open trade with neighboring and distant provinces to acquire exotic materials and to sell excess local goods

Customer Reviews

Exciting graphics don't make for more engaging play
Although I've been a fan of Caesar III for over 3 years, I have not found Caesar IV to be as engaging. City-building is spectacular in the new graphic environment; however, inadequate messaging and information about how to improve prosperity is as frustrating as in version III. The user interface is not particularly intuitive, and maneuvering troops does not work as easily as in the predecessors to Caesar IV. If a new version is on the horizon, perhaps improvement to ease of use could make meeting the challenges of the Emperor more fun rather than more frustrating.

A Passing Game
Ever since I played Pharaoh and Cleopatra I have been addicted to city-building game and this game makes me smile. Despite some annoyances with rotation angles and the really small city maps (for the beginning missions)I enjoyed the new 3D look and if you have an awesome gaming computer, the shadows, lighting and passing day effects will look amazing.
Overall, I was not extremely hooked, but it's a game you can definitely play in passing.
Gampeplay: 3.5(5)
Graphics & Sound: 4.5(5)
Addiction Level: 2.5(5)

This is a really good city sim/strategy game
I guess I've had it about a month. I read all the reviews before buying Caesar IV and was a bit worried about bugs and graphics requirements. I have a three year old Pentium 4 3.0 ghz processor with a half gig of RAM and a Geforce 7600 256 mb video card. The game runs fine on the factory default settings. I have not felt the need to look at or adjust them. The game great and plays perfectly. No crashes or video problems at all. I have not played online yet. I have played this game for hours without realizing how long it's been. It is thoroughly engrossing. I knocked it one star due to the time it takes to load up. Could be my machine though as my kids have put all kinds of online junk that may be slowing it down.