<s>
Populous	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
released	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1989	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
regarded	O
by	O
many	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
God	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
over	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
Populous	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
PC	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Played	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
500	O
levels	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
level	O
being	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
land	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
followers	O
and	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
followers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
,	O
and	O
Bullfrog	O
developed	O
a	O
gameplay	O
prototype	O
via	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
they	O
invented	O
using	O
Lego	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Populous	B-Application
series	O
,	O
preceding	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympian	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
and	O
Populous	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Beginning	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
action	O
window	O
in	O
Populous	B-Application
is	O
viewed	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
tabletop	O
"	O
on	O
which	O
are	O
set	O
the	O
command	O
icons	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
(	O
depicted	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
book	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
slider	O
bar	O
that	O
measures	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
divine	O
power	O
or	O
"	O
mana	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
followers	O
build	O
more	O
houses	O
they	O
create	O
more	O
followers	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
increases	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
mana	B-Application
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Increasing	O
the	O
mana	B-Application
level	O
unlocks	O
additional	O
divine	O
powers	O
that	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
interact	O
further	O
with	O
the	O
landscape	O
and	O
the	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
led	O
development	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
's	O
artist	O
Glenn	O
Corpes	O
having	O
drawn	O
isometric	O
blocks	O
after	O
playing	O
David	O
Braben	O
's	O
Virus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bullfrog	O
attempted	O
to	O
prototype	O
the	O
gameplay	O
via	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
they	O
invented	O
using	O
Lego	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Molyneux	O
admits	O
that	O
whilst	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
help	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
balance	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
it	O
provided	O
a	O
useful	O
media	O
angle	O
to	O
help	O
publicise	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
curious	O
incident	O
related	O
in	O
media	O
coverage	O
involved	O
an	O
attempt	O
by	O
Molyneux	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
displacement	O
of	O
water	O
when	O
adding	O
blocks	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
model	O
,	O
this	O
being	O
frustrated	O
by	O
Lego	B-Language
not	O
being	O
watertight	O
and	O
thus	O
causing	O
a	O
"	O
flood	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
dissuaded	O
further	O
experimentation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bullfrog	O
produced	O
Populous	B-Application
World	O
Editor	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
users	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
cities	O
,	O
and	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
called	O
Populous	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Promised	O
Lands	O
added	O
five	O
new	O
types	O
of	O
landscape	O
(	O
the	O
geometric	O
Silly	O
Land	O
,	O
Wild	O
West	O
,	O
Lego	B-Language
style	O
Block	O
Land	O
,	O
Revolution	O
Française	O
,	O
and	O
computer	O
themed	O
Bit	O
Plains	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
another	O
expansion	O
disk	O
called	O
Populous	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Final	O
Frontier	O
added	O
a	O
single	O
new	O
landscape-type	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
cover	O
disk	O
for	O
The	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
to	O
almost	O
universal	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
is	O
both	O
highly	O
original	O
and	O
amazingly	O
addictive	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
constant	O
challenge	O
on	O
offer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Populous	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
91%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
96%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raze	O
gave	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Populous	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
89%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Populous	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
92%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Amiga	B-Device
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Populous	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
93%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ST/Amiga	O
Format	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Populous	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
92%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxwell	O
Eden	O
reviewed	O
Populous	B-Application
World	O
Editor	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Now	O
all	O
Populous	B-Application
fans	O
wanting	O
to	O
be	O
apprentice	O
wizards	O
can	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
magic	O
of	O
that	O
gift	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
and	O
PWE	O
is	O
an	O
ideal	O
enhancement	O
that	O
breathes	O
new	O
life	O
into	O
weary	O
bytes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
named	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
nine	O
great	O
games	O
for	O
1989	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
with	O
"	O
great	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
simple-to-learn	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
almost	O
unlimited	O
variety	O
,	O
Populous	B-Application
is	O
a	O
must	O
buy	O
for	O
1989	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
STart	O
in	O
1990	O
gave	O
"	O
kudos	O
especially	O
to	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
,	O
the	O
creative	O
force	O
behind	O
Populous	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
called	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
"	O
a	O
fascinating	O
,	O
fun	O
and	O
challenging	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
video	O
games	O
posit	O
you	O
as	O
a	O
mere	O
sword-wielding	O
,	O
perilously	O
mortal	O
human	O
;	O
in	O
Populous	B-Application
you	O
're	O
a	O
deity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
1997	O
,	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
Populous	B-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
3	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
a	O
commercial	O
performance	O
that	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
enormous	O
hit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2001	O
,	O
Populous	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
PC	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
named	O
Populous	B-Application
as	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
it	O
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Military	O
or	O
Strategy	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1990	O
,	O
the	O
1990	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
issue	O
25	O
of	O
American	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Video	O
Games	O
&	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
voted	O
the	O
sixth	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
25	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Populous	B-Application
as	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Populous	B-Application
as	O
number	O
44	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
perfect	O
blend	O
of	O
realtime	O
strategy	O
,	O
resource	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
little	O
humor	O
,	O
it	O
remains	O
unsurpassed	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
it	O
created.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
98th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Populous	B-Application
70th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
Bullfrog	O
used	O
the	O
Populous	B-Application
engine	O
to	O
develop	O
Powermonger	B-Application
,	O
a	O
strategic	O
combat-oriented	O
game	O
with	O
similar	O
mechanics	O
to	O
Populous	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
3-dimensional	O
graphical	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
they	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
,	O
Populous	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympian	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
1998	O
a	O
further	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Populous	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Beginning	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Imagineer	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
race	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Three	O
Little	O
Pigs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
published	O
by	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
in	O
America	O
and	O
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Genki	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
released	O
11	O
November	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
shape	O
the	O
in-game	O
landscape	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Populous	B-Application
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
through	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
on	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
Humble	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
Bundle	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
under	O
DOSBox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser-based	O
game	O
Reprisal	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
2012	O
by	O
Electrolyte	O
and	O
Last17	O
as	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
Populous	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Godus	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Project	B-Application
GODUS	I-Application
)	O
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
a	O
URL	O
on	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
Curiosity	O
–	O
What	O
's	O
Inside	O
the	O
Cube	O
?,	O
and	O
"	O
is	O
aimed	O
to	O
reimagine	O
"	O
Populous	B-Application
.	O
</s>
