The 3rd Millennium

The 3rd Millennium
Developer(s)	Cryo Interactive
Publisher(s)	Cryo Interactive
Release	1997
Genre(s)	Simulation, Strategy

The 3rd Millennium is a 1997 simulation strategy game by Cryo Interactive.

Plot and gameplay

The player is a political leader in the year 2001. The world is divided into 31 different states over 5 large countries. Their task is to become ruler of the world by the year 2500.^[1]

The gameplay is similar to other 4X strategies like the Civilization series. The isometric world map is accurate to 2500 square kilometres.^[2] The game is management first, and storyline second.^[3]

Production

The 3rd Millennium came out in France in 1997, and in early 1998 in the United States.

The representation of the game's elements is based on "actual census, socio-economic and ecological projections for the period 2000 to 2500".^[2] While the game is serious and accurate in terms of data,^{[clarification needed]} the developers added humour and political incorrectness to ensure the player did not take the game too seriously.^[3][4] According to producer Stephan Ressot, there is no combat in the game because he didn't think conquering entire continents with military power was realistic in the modern world.^[1]

Critical reception

PC Powerplay gave the game a rating of 52%.^[5] PC Player gave it 38%.^[6]

Cyro Interactive believes that the game failed to make an impact in Japan as the culture does not understand a "game of political intrigue with humour".^[3] PC Zone felt that while the game's soundscape was "undeniably clever and surprisingly atmospheric", its gameplay was boring.^[7] Avoc compared the title to Maxis' real-time strategy and management hybrid Sim City.^[8]

References

External links

• The 3rd Millennium at MobyGames

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