A few years ago we were at Best Buy and I saw a game for $9.99 called Pharaoh and Cleopatra. I'd never heard of it, but I'm usually into sim games like Zoo Tycoon, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Sim City, and The Sims. This game kinda seemed to fit the same genre, so I figured for $9.99, I'd give it a shot. It's about the best $9.99 I've ever spent.
This game is huge. It starts out small with a helpful tutorial that teaches you more complexities of the game as you progress, but it's not one of those really annoying tutorials that walks you through every step. There are tons (dozens) of levels. You can play through the scenario mode or select specific levels to play in whatever order you want. It's seriously like Sim City on crack. And that's about what my addiction to it is like. Crack. I'm really assuming what an addiction to crack is like though since I've never tried it. But anyway...
You get to build cities with farms, hunters, health facilities, education buildings, tons of industry buildings, entertainment venues, religious temples, and more--all based on what your particular city requires for you to beat the scenario. As you get into the later rounds, it gets pretty complex, but the way it introduces you to everything makes the learning curve pretty transparent.
This is a game that I'll play for a few weeks or even months, then I put it away for 6 months. When I bring it back out again, it's just as fun the next time around. I'm on my fourth complete play-through now.
I haven't seen this game anywhere since I bought it. Even its Web site is now non-existent. There are lots of copies on ebay though just in case someone's interested.
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