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Released in 1993 on the PC and Amiga , the game was effectively a '' Sim City '' clone with a Roman setting. Aside from similar Graphics and User Interface , it featured levels of Micromanagement comparable with the earlier Maxis title, including building the right number of schools, theaters, libraries, bathhouses, etc. within suitable distances of residential areas.


DIFFERENCES FROM SIMCITY


Notable differences of ''Caesar'' from ''Sim City'' included:

  • Addition of a military aspect to the game.

  • Simulation with detailed historical city themes and structures.


In ''Caesar'' the player was required to organise and fund armed campaigns against barbarians, and budget accordingly. The battles themselves were not featured in the original game, but the player needed to accommodate travelling troops, billeting, provisions etc., as well as maintaining a road network to transport legions more effectively. ''SimCity'' eventually offered historical city graphics to overlay its game engine but the underlying user interface and growth simulation remained unchanged.

These differences became substantial in sequels to both games. SimCity and Caesar came to represent ''contemporary'' and ''historical'' city building games, respectively.


SEQUELS


''Caesar'' was developed and designed by Impressions Games and distributed by Sierra Entertainment . At the same time as ''Caesar'', Impressions developed another Roman-themed game, ''Cohort 2'', a game which allowed the player to direct Ancient Roman battles in a style akin to a crude precursor of the Command & Conquer series. Impressions included a feature in ''Cohort 2'' which allowed players of ''Caesar'' to load their saved files and play out the battles from ''Caesar'' in ''Cohort 2''. Later, Impressions released an updated version of ''Caesar'' which automatically launched a version of ''Cohort 2'' whenever the player engaged in battle. This version was released under the title ''Caesar Deluxe'' in 1994 .

Impressions released additional sequels ''Caesar II'' in 1996 and ''Caesar III'' in 1998 . A fourth sequel ''Caesar IV'' was announced August 2005 by Tilted Mill Entertainment to be released Fall 2006.


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