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About.com
Rated with 4,5 stars. "[Civ III] will keep you up all night long and make you wish you could skip work."
http://compsimgames.about.com/library/products/aafpr_civ3.htm

Apolyton CS - Civilization III Reviews
Detailed review by Markos Giannopoulos and a collection of reviews made by experienced "civers."
http://apolyton.net/civ3/reviews

Bjorn3D.com
Reviewed by "starfury", rating 8. "Whether you a conqueror or diplomat, Civ3 has something that will appeal to you."
http://www.bjorn3d.com/preview.php?id=45

Game Revolution
Reviewed by C. Joshua Villines, rating A-. "Civilization III offers a gameplay experience that, while fun and addictive, is also profound and thought provoking."
http://www.gamerevolution.com/oldsite/games/pc/strategy/civilization_3.htm

GamePro
Reviewed by Star Dingo, fun factor rating 3,5. "It's still just Civilization, holy and true."
http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/17726.shtml

The Gamers' Temple
Rating 88%. "At its best, Civilization III is addicting and enjoyable."
http://www.gamerstemple.com/games/000036/000036r01.asp

MrFixitOnline.com
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."
http://www.mrfixitonline.com/readPosting.asp?PostingId=624619

Science Fiction Weekly
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." (April 1, 2002)
http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue258/games.html

WomenGamers.Com
Reviewed by Chris Lepley, total rating 7.2/10. "Sure I play it for hours at a time, but that's more due to "one-more-turn" syndrome than to the game itself." (March 26, 2002)
http://www.womengamers.com/revprev/strat/civ3.php

ESC Magazine
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." (March 7, 2002)
http://www.escmag.com/v5/reviews/review.cfm?rv=65

Fragland.net
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." (February 13, 2002)
http://www.fragland.net/?body=review&rid=96

Gamer's Hell
Reviewed by Interman, scoring 9/10. "Sid Meier once again proves that real strategy can be fun and challenging." (January 22, 2002)
http://www.gamershell.com/pc/civilization_3/review.html

Game industry News
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..." (December 31, 2001)
http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=304

The Cincinnati Enquirer
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." (December 19, 2001)
http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/121901_pcgames.html

FiringSquad
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." (December 12, 2001)
http://firingsquad.com/games/civ3/

GameZone
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." (December 4, 2001)
http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r13102.htm

Gameguru Mania
Reviewed by "hx", scoring 85%. "Civilization III is definitely a great game which offer[s] infinite possibilities and extreme replay value." (December 2, 2001)
http://gameguru.box.sk/full.php3?show=5357

GameOver
Reviewed by "Rorschach", rating 92%. (November 27, 2001)
http://www.game-over.net/reviews.php?id=674&page=reviews

ActionTrip
Reviewed by Branislav Babovic, rated 92 and awarded as Editor's Choice. "Civilization III has to offer infinite possibilities and extreme replay value." (November 12, 2001)
http://www.actiontrip.com/reviews/civilization3.phtml

IGN
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." (October 29, 2001)
http://pc.ign.com/articles/162/162062p1.html

GameSpy
Reviewed by Mark H. Walker, scoring 93. "If you play one turn-based game this life, play Civilization III." (October, 2001)
http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/october01/civ3/