<s>
Pharaoh	B-Application
is	O
an	O
isometric	O
city-building	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
1999	B-Application
,	O
created	O
by	O
Impressions	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Studios	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
principles	O
of	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
also	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
such	O
game	O
in	O
Sierra	O
's	O
City	O
Building	O
series	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
another	O
civilization	O
of	O
ancient	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nile	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
BreakAway	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
expansion	O
pack	O
were	O
bundled	O
together	O
as	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
titled	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
New	I-Application
Era	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Triskell	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Dotemu	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pharaoh	B-Application
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
;	O
the	O
magnification	O
level	O
is	O
fixed	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
viewing	O
angle	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
at	O
90-degree	O
angles	O
,	O
either	O
counter-clockwise	O
or	O
clockwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
control	O
is	O
managed	O
through	O
the	O
mouse	O
and	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interface	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Names	O
of	O
various	O
pharaohs	B-Application
are	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
historical	O
characters	O
from	O
Egypt	O
's	O
ancient	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
limited	O
encyclopedic	O
information	O
about	O
ancient	O
Egyptian	O
practices	O
is	O
provided	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
help	O
menu	O
and	O
instruction	O
booklet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
puzzle-like	O
aspect	O
of	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
keeps	O
the	O
simulation	O
far	O
from	O
realistic	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
stays	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
chronological	O
order	O
and	O
timing	O
of	O
major	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Egypt	O
,	O
including	O
monument	O
construction	O
,	O
wars	O
and	O
national	O
disasters	O
,	O
the	O
births	O
and	O
deaths	O
of	O
notable	O
leaders	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
founding	O
and	O
fall	O
of	O
ancient	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
campaign	O
mode	O
progresses	O
,	O
players	O
earn	O
promotions	O
until	O
they	O
become	O
the	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
operate	O
in	O
five	O
periods	O
of	O
Ancient	O
Egyptian	O
history	O
(	O
six	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
period	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
basic	O
tutorial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
win	O
conditions	O
,	O
allowing	O
open-ended	O
"	O
sandbox	O
"	O
city-building	B-Application
,	O
whereas	O
others	O
present	O
goals	O
to	O
attain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pharaoh	B-Application
simulates	O
many	O
aspects	O
of	O
Egyptian	O
life	O
and	O
city	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
from	O
housing	O
to	O
industry	O
,	O
are	O
borrowed	O
from	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
distinguishes	O
itself	O
with	O
differences	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Population	O
,	O
Prosperity	O
and	O
Culture	O
are	O
retained	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Favor	O
is	O
renamed	O
as	O
"	O
Kingdom	O
"	O
and	O
maintains	O
the	O
same	O
function	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
score	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
ruling	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
's	O
view	O
on	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hunting	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
;	O
animals	O
to	O
be	O
hunted	O
are	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
raw	O
materials	O
and	O
manufactured	O
goods	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
Senate	O
building	O
of	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
palace	O
operates	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
treasury	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
architects	O
operate	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
building	O
like	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
fire	O
and	O
crime	O
prevention	O
are	O
done	O
by	O
two	O
separate	O
buildings	O
and	O
walkers	O
–	O
firehouses	O
and	O
fire	O
marshals	O
,	O
and	O
police	O
stations	O
and	O
constables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
five	O
gods	O
to	O
appease	O
,	O
who	O
each	O
focus	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
–	O
Ra	O
(	O
the	O
kingdom	O
)	O
,	O
Bast	O
(	O
the	O
home	O
)	O
,	O
Osiris	B-Language
(	O
agriculture	O
)	O
,	O
Ptah	O
(	O
industry	O
)	O
and	O
Seth	O
(	O
warfare	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
gods	O
bestow	O
gifts	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
appeased	O
and	O
disasters	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
angered	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
focus	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Osiris	B-Language
can	O
improve	O
the	O
flooding	O
of	O
the	O
Nile	O
and	O
increase	O
crop	O
yields	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
decrease	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
Nile	O
's	O
annual	O
flooding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pharaoh	B-Application
features	O
three	O
different	O
unit	O
types	O
:	O
infantry	O
,	O
archers	O
and	O
chariot	O
riders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
feature	O
to	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
is	O
naval	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
leaves	O
out	O
certain	O
aspects	O
from	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
large	O
bridges	O
and	O
inability	O
to	O
traverse	O
large	O
bodies	O
of	O
water	O
other	O
than	O
by	O
ferry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pharaoh	B-Application
garnered	O
mainly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
82.45	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#4	O
on	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
November	O
1999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
continued	O
at	O
#5	O
in	O
January	O
and	O
secured	O
sixth	O
for	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
had	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
firm	O
's	O
top	O
30	O
for	O
13	O
months.Pharaoh	O
became	O
a	O
worldwide	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
MeriStation	O
,	O
its	O
combined	O
global	O
sales	O
with	O
Caesar	B-Application
III	I-Application
surpassed	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
July	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
complemented	O
with	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
called	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nile	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
BreakAway	O
Games	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
extended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
campaign	O
into	O
the	O
Hellenistic	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
expansion	O
pack	O
are	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
be	O
purchased	O
as	O
one	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
and	I-Application
Cleopatra	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
City	O
Building	O
series	O
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
:	I-Application
Master	I-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
changes	O
,	O
including	O
being	O
set	O
in	O
Ancient	O
Greece	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
changes	O
to	O
certain	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
most	O
aspects	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
another	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
set	O
in	O
Ancient	O
Egypt	O
:	O
Immortal	B-Application
Cities	I-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nile	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
titled	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
New	I-Application
Era	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
by	O
Triskell	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Dotemu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
development	O
planned	O
new	O
code	O
for	O
modern	O
computer	O
systems	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
campaign	O
modes	O
from	O
both	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Cleopatra	B-Application
:	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nile	I-Application
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
gamesNebuchadnezzar	O
(	O
2021	O
)	O
and	O
Builders	B-Application
of	I-Application
Egypt	I-Application
(	O
TBA	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Pharaoh''	O
as	O
being	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
