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The CD-ROM is packed with images and narrated
videos, and clicking a picture takes us directly to pages of text with more
detailed information about what we were viewing. These text descriptions are
full of hyperlinks which lead to specific information about words, people or
places referred to in the main documents. |
The package is very strong on the history and
civilisation of ancient Egypt--there are detailed descriptions of many of
the elements of family and social life. With quotes from authorities such as
Herodotus, and details as abstruse as hairstyle, the result is a strange
combination of the easy-going and the erudite. |
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A comprehensive history of Egypt is examined and
divided into chronological order with 18 periods starting from the Neolithic
Period (6000 BC) and ending with the Modern Age. This interactive program
introduces you to the world of hieroglyphics, the ancient Egyptian system of
writing based on pictorial symbols, and also includes a full chronological
history divided into 18 time periods.
Have a personal, 3D virtual tour of Tutankhamen's Tomb, the Pyramid of
Cheops, Nefertari's Tomb, and a cruise down the Nile. Explore these areas by
yourself, or opt to take the guided tour and simply sit back, listen, and
watch! |
Pharaoh is the Egyptian addition to
Impressions Games' ancient city building series. Following a similar format
to the other titles Caesar 3 and Zeus, you take on the
creation and development of an ancient city, building it up from a few grass
huts and a well, to a bustling metropolis, complete with pyramids and even
the enigmatic edifice herself, the Sphinx.
In the campaign mode, you have to lead your
family to the throne of Egypt and there are over 30 missions each with their
own unique challenges to overcome. In one mission you might have to
transform a barren landscape into an agricultural paradise and in another
you will have to fend off enemy forces intent on subjugating your people. |
Building on the hugely popular civilisation
strategy Pharaoh, comes Queen of the Nile the official
Pharaoh expansion pack. As this is an "expansion pack" the full version
of Pharaoh is required to play the game. Queen of the Nile
adds to the impressive Pharaoh with a new range of challenges and
structures to aid you in building the greatest empire mankind has ever
known.
Queen of the Nile brings you into the
latter years of the Egyptian Empire, in the era of Cleopatra, with all the
monuments and architecture you would associate with her reign. You also get
the opportunity to battle against the advancing Assyrian, Persian,
Phoenician and Roman Empires to protect your growing empire. |
