This was my first game fro the sillysoft company. and i have to say the demo got me hooked. i bought it a couple years ago and am still playing it. i have beat it on every difficulty w/ every civilization. so fun. it is very historical and addictive. i have over 200 hours on a 20 hour game. this is a great game. buy this if you like a historical-strategic game. i am a huge strategy geek. the graphics are ok and the sound gets repetitive. but it is all good ijn the end.