Populous
Populous is a real-time strategy game where the player takes the role of a deity influencing the development of civilizations. You shape terrain, guide followers, and use natural disasters like floods…
Populous is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Bullfrog Productions, released 5 June 1989 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and Sega Master System/Mark III. The main story takes about 8 hrs to finish.
What Populous is
Populous is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Bullfrog Productions and released in 1989. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Sega Master System/Mark III, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PC-9800 Series and Sharp X68000.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Populous is a real-time strategy game where the player takes the role of a deity influencing the development of civilizations. You shape terrain, guide followers, and use natural disasters like floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes to influence or eliminate opposing tribes. The game features an isometric perspective and includes 500 levels (worlds), each with different challenges. Originally developed by Bullfrog and designed by Peter Molyneux, it is considered one of the earliest examples of the god-game genre.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 8 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 26.4 hrs, roughly 3.3 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Populous launched on 5 June 1989, within three weeks of Tennis and Super Dodge Ball.
Released around the same time: Tennis, Super Dodge Ball.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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