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Populous: The Beginning
Amazon Minimum Age: 144 months
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Electronic Arts
EAN: 0014633078220
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Electronic Arts
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Model: 11879
Platform: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Studio: Electronic Arts
Features:- Action strategy game that lets you control nature
- 25 different worlds with beautiful 3-D real-time environments
- Annihilate enemies with spells such as lightning, tornadoes, and earthquakes
- Transform your worlds by shaping the land and sea, and commanding its inhabitants
- For 1 to 4 players, via Internet, LAN or modem
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Editorial Review:
The gods are at war. From your celestial home, cast your all seeing eye down upon this 3D globe, spinning it until you find the perfect spot to begin your glorious new religion. Descend and walk among the uninitiated. Summon your shaman, and have him teach these wild men to kneel down and worship you...to build temples in your honor...to conquer the world in your name.
Build your community, your religion, and your warriors, and lead them on a battle to rule planet after planet. Sit above each world--graphically accentuated by a curved landscape and small figures--and direct each of your tribe members in worship and war. Populous: The Beginning lets you control the elements and its peoples in a fight to become a god.
Your most powerful tribal member is your Shaman, able to summon swarms of insects, call down lightning bolts, and conjure up tornadoes to aid in the battle against neighboring tribes. She leads your people in a struggle for ultimate power through religious conversion and frenzied battles. She and her tribe are your pawns as they combat neighboring warriors and preachers, ultimately destroying the enemy Shaman.
To boast that this game has biblical proportions is slightly grandiose, but Populous: The Beginning definitely appeals to the control freak in all of us. With more of a mythical than biblical background of gods and goddesses, Populous: The Beginning provides interesting strategic challenges, along with visually interesting animation. For those of us ready to conquer not only the world but also other planets--and weren't satisfied with Civilization or Age of Empires--Populous: The Beginning offers another opportunity in the strategic struggle for power. --Madeleine Miller
Experience the action-strategy game that puts the awesome powers of nature in your hands. Enforce your omnipotent influence over fantastic 3-D worlds. Wield your divine power to convert wild men to your cause or cast them down in a hail of fire and brimstone. Behold the breathtaking landscapes from your seat in the heavens, or zoom in close for spectacular views of the cataclysm. Build your forces, annihilate the nonbelievers, and become ruler of the almighty universe in Populous: The Beginning.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A time tested, addictive and VERY fun game for even dated macines.
Based loosley on populous II, Populous the beginning has got to be the best game I have played in a long time. It may be dated (1998) but you will be incredibly surprised. The game is in full 3-D, with the exception of the shaman(your character) and your folowers, which are sprites. My only gripe is the lack of a random map to play on, as in the game it is only the campaign that you play. And even bottom line computers can play this game in full detail level. It still is a very fun and challenging ... Read More
Rating:  - Standing The Test Of Time
Though this game was released in 1998, it still is one of the most entertaining and addictive war games I have ever had the pleasure of playing. In my search to find it again after my parents sold it some years ago, I felt frustrated that I couldn't find it anywhere. Thanks to online buying, I found it again. And wow, after playing it again, I've realized just how much I missed it!
As soon as my package arrived with my brand new Populous: The Beginning, I opened it and let the old memories ... Read More
Rating: - As far as old school pleasures go... this one is at the top of the class.
I must admit... Playing this game as a kid was an amazing amount of fun. No that I'm an adult... it really hasn't changed that much. Game play is smooth and creative. You'll spend hours building up your village and tech tree. Graphics are decent considering how old this game is... and the unprecedented camera controls make viewing the world a snap.
I only have two bits of beef with this game. One is everything is control with the left and right mouse buttons, there are no real hot keys to speak of ... Read More
Rating: - awesome game, but...
this is an awesome game, but when i got a new computer it couldnt run the game, and now i cant find it.
Rating: - Total Challenge/Fun
About 6 months ago my 14 year old son downloaded the demo of this game (we had never heard of this game before) from a Sim City 3000 disk, and then he got me into the game. We just recently found the full version on Amazon, after searching video and p.c. game stores all over the valley we live in to no avail.
We have both gotten into the game pretty big time. My son loves the cheats, but I try to do it the harder, but more challenging way. Thats what I love about this game. IT IS CHALLENGING. ... Read More
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