"Standing on the hot, arid sand, you look towards the little settlement that you call home. In the background, the mighty Nile flows by, and along its muddy banks all manner of vegitation grows, even some small farms that some in your city have planted. Your family has lived and died along the river for generations, eking out an existence from what the land has to offer"\' -Opening paragraph in the manual
Pharaoh is an isometric city-building game set in Ancient Egypt created by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Entertainment for Windows-based computers. It involves the construction and management of settlements and cities in ancient Egypt, and is the first such themed game in the City Building series.
The game was released on October 31, 1999, and was later complemented with an expansion pack, Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile, developed by BreakAway Games the following year. Both the original game and expansion pack are commonly referred to, and may be purchased as one, under the title Pharaoh and Cleopatra.[1]
Pharaoh is an isometric city-building game that is set in Ancient Egypt that sees the player guiding their family through a series of cities from a basic nomad settlement, to grand cities. The player will begin as a local leader and progress through titles until earning the rank of Pharaoh. A number of levels will require for the player to choose between two different cities, one being more focused on monument building and the other on military exploits. In each mission there are a number of goals that need to be met in order to progress to the next city. The goals include a population target as well as ratings for prosperity, kingdom, culture and monuments.
Pharaoh is an isometric city-building game set in Ancient Egypt created by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Entertainment for Windows-based computers. It involves the construction and management of settlements and cities in ancient Egypt, and is the first such themed game in the City Building series.
The game was released on October 31, 1999, and was later complemented with an expansion pack, Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile, developed by BreakAway Games the following year. Both the original game and expansion pack are commonly referred to, and may be purchased as one, under the title Pharaoh and Cleopatra.[1]
Pharaoh is an isometric city-building game that is set in Ancient Egypt that sees the player guiding their family through a series of cities from a basic nomad settlement, to grand cities. The player will begin as a local leader and progress through titles until earning the rank of Pharaoh. A number of levels will require for the player to choose between two different cities, one being more focused on monument building and the other on military exploits. In each mission there are a number of goals that need to be met in order to progress to the next city. The goals include a population target as well as ratings for prosperity, kingdom, culture and monuments.