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Top 4 Empire Building Sims

By Courtney Marchelletta, About.com

Conquer the world in an empire building sim. Build an army, advance technology, and construct support buildings. Play either in real-time or turned based.

1. "Civilization III"

"Civilization III" is a empire building game that takes place in ancient times. Build up your empire through military, economical, and diplomatic influences. Strategy fans will love this game, while those who haven't really gotten into city building games will change their minds.

2. "Age of Empires II"

You'll have a variety of civilizations to choose from, each with their own specialties. Your civilization will progress with research. Research will provide new combat units, buildings, and armor.

3. "Cossacks"

"Cossacks" recreates the wars that occurred in Europe during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Sixteen nations are represented including Austria, England, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, and Venice.
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4. "Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds"

"Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds" uses the "Age of Empires" game engine. The game adds a few new features and updates the graphics a bit. Essentially it's the same game with a Star Wars theme.

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