This game does not draw you in. It is somehow less enticing than Civ II. It is cold, distant, and impersonal, and feels like the rival Call to Power. I hate to admit it, but Call to Power is better than this version of Civ., because call to power has neat stuff, such as underwater and space colonies. I did not find any cool units in this game, nor any cool concepts. "Culture" is a trick. It does not enrich the game, and often makes the conquest of cities frustrating because citizens rebel and overthrow you--give me a break. What this game calls "culture" is an empty word. Apparently you have to build temples in all your cities and feverishly construct "wonders of the world" to gain culture. Slow and uninspring, this game lacks any new imagination. There has been no progress made since Civ II in terms of spicing the game up and making it more interesting.