<s>
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
city-building	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Impressions	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Caesar	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
Sierra	O
's	O
City	O
Building	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
features	O
two	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
'	O
Career	O
 '	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
follow	O
a	O
progression	O
of	O
assignments	O
of	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
with	O
conditions	O
for	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
'	O
City	O
Construction	O
Kit	O
 '	O
,	O
an	O
open-ended	O
mode	O
without	O
victory	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Career	O
mode	O
of	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
branching	O
assignments	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
construct	O
cities	O
of	O
increasing	O
size	O
and	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
involves	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
cities	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
displayed	O
in	O
a	O
two	O
dimensional	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
features	O
significant	O
changes	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Caesar	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
all	O
actions	O
occur	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
map	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
province	O
and	O
city	O
maps	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
also	O
features	O
inhabitants	O
that	O
provide	O
services	O
to	O
buildings	O
by	O
walking	O
past	O
them	O
,	O
adding	O
an	O
additional	O
element	O
of	O
strategy	O
to	O
road	O
pathing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
in	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
evaluated	O
against	O
the	O
population	O
of	O
a	O
city	O
and	O
four	O
ratings	O
:	O
Culture	O
,	O
Prosperity	O
,	O
Peace	O
and	O
Favor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Favor	O
ratings	O
are	O
measured	O
by	O
whether	O
players	O
fulfil	O
in	O
a	O
timely	O
manner	O
the	O
requests	O
from	O
Caesar	B-Application
to	O
pay	O
a	O
tribute	O
or	O
provide	O
gifts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
conceived	O
by	O
Impressions	O
Games	O
as	O
a	O
city-building	B-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
David	O
Lester	O
cited	O
initial	O
hesitation	O
to	O
pursue	O
a	O
third	O
sequel	O
as	O
"	O
Caesar	B-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
been	O
so	O
well-received	O
that	O
we	O
did	O
n't	O
know	O
where	O
to	O
take	O
it	O
...	O
there	O
were	O
points	O
we	O
had	O
considered	O
and	O
discarded	O
for	O
Caesar	B-Application
II	I-Application
that	O
we	O
could	O
add	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
would	O
n't	O
amount	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
product.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Bradbury	O
of	O
Impressions	O
Games	O
reflected	O
that	O
a	O
key	O
decision	O
to	O
continue	O
with	O
sequels	O
to	O
Caesar	B-Application
was	O
that	O
Ancient	O
Rome	O
contained	O
a	O
"	O
wealth	O
of	O
material	O
for	O
a	O
strategy	O
game	O
...	O
there	O
'	O
s	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
epic	O
history	O
which	O
I	O
think	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
can	O
easily	O
identify	O
with	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
features	O
introduced	O
in	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
ultimately	O
were	O
developed	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
critiques	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Caesar	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
mission	O
choice	O
to	O
reduce	O
repetition	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
integration	O
of	O
combat	O
into	O
the	O
city	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Bradbury	O
of	O
Impressions	O
Games	O
stated	O
the	O
mechanic	O
was	O
introduced	O
as	O
"	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
different	O
...	O
we	O
liked	O
the	O
SimCity	B-Application
sense	O
(	O
that	O
)	O
you	O
place	O
the	O
building	O
down	O
and	O
it	O
affects	O
things	O
around	O
it	O
but	O
we	O
always	O
found	O
that	O
was	O
a	O
bit	O
static	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Robert	O
Euvino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Euvino	O
approached	O
the	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
soundtrack	O
by	O
attempting	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
balance	O
between	O
the	O
"	O
cliché	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
Coliseum	O
made	O
famous	O
by	O
Hollywood	O
"	O
and	O
attempting	O
to	O
"	O
preserve	O
some	O
of	O
my	O
own	O
personal	O
style	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shipped	O
150,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
on	O
track	O
to	O
top	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Caesar	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
PC	O
Data	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
surpassed	O
93,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
by	O
February	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
had	O
spent	O
10	O
weeks	O
on	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
charts	O
by	O
early	O
1999	O
,	O
with	O
placements	O
of	O
sixth	O
and	O
ninth	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
halves	O
of	O
January	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
gave	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
award	O
for	O
its	O
commercial	O
performance	O
through	O
September	O
1999	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caesar	B-Application
IIIs	I-Application
global	O
sales	O
had	O
surpassed	O
400,000	O
copies	O
by	O
January	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
April	O
,	O
Sierra	O
's	O
Jim	O
Veevaert	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
overall	O
Caesar	B-Application
series	O
,	O
including	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
had	O
sold	O
"	O
well	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
"	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
designer	O
David	O
Lester	O
,	O
around	O
2.5	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
were	O
ultimately	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
were	O
highly	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
quality	O
and	O
well-rounded	O
city-building	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Carter	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
praised	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
magnificent	O
accomplishment	O
"	O
,	O
reflecting	O
that	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
has	O
an	O
elusive	O
,	O
difficult-to-define	O
quality	O
of	O
excellent	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Trent	O
Ward	O
of	O
IGN	O
remarked	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
fantastic	O
strategy	O
game	O
(	O
that	O
)	O
is	O
well	O
thought	O
,	O
expertly	O
designed	O
,	O
and	O
artistically	O
pleasing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eliot	O
Fish	O
of	O
Hyper	O
stated	O
"	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
far	O
more	O
complex	O
and	O
challenging	O
than	O
a	O
straightforward	O
city	O
management	O
sim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
presentation	O
of	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
highlight	O
for	O
reviewers	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
divided	O
on	O
the	O
military	O
features	O
of	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Ron	O
Dulin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Combat	O
is	O
the	O
weakest	O
point	O
of	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
...	O
is	O
mostly	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
selecting	O
the	O
group	O
and	O
clicking	O
a	O
point	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
...	O
combat	O
simply	O
becomes	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
clicking	O
on	O
the	O
enemy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
won	O
Macworlds	O
1999	O
"	O
Best	O
World-Building	O
Simulation	O
"	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
and	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
their	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
