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The main goal of each map is usually to just reach a certain population level. It’s funny, because on the surface your objectives often don’t seem that difficult. Toss in something like an enemy army along with difficult terrain however, and I become a panicked bureaucrat, struggling to keep up with my Pharoah’s increasingly complex demands. I excel at building happy cities in lush maps where water is plentiful, farming can be pursued, and the biggest concern of my citizens is when I will declare another festival day. Pharaoh is the first city building game I ever played, and picking it up again for this review brought back a lot of nostalgia.
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I am the worst city planner this desert has ever seen. Tiny pixelated families pack up all their belongings and leave for a better life back in Egypt. The little shanties I built to supply my industry with workers and to keep Pharaoh happy with shipments of copper, gold, and gems dry up and disappear. There are plenty of jobs in the mines, but no one wants to live near them. My citizens are complaining loudly that they only have one kind of food to eat, that the mines are noisy and smelly, and that the forts of archers and infantry I have built are unsightly. The Bedouins are understandably upset that I’ve marched into their territory and set up shop.
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He’s sent me out here, to the desert, beyond the borders of Egypt, to build a city and send back the riches of the rocks that peek out from the dunes. The Bedouins are trying to kill me, and Pharaoh is annoyed that the shipment of gems he requested has not arrived. The classic city building game set in ancient Egypt can make you feel like a pharaoh or a failure. Original Release: 1999, Platform: PC, Developer: Impression Games, Publisher: Activision