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Welcome to Game Collector, where GameSpot finds you the best deals on some of the best games around. This week, Game Collector puts you in control of 10 high-powered management strategy games. Build yourself a zoo or an amusement park...or run a multimillion-dollar corporation, an entire city, or even a global empire. Why limit yourself? This week, you're running the show.
Zoo Tycoon
Street Price: $25
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Zoo Tycoon might seem a bit on the simple side, but it's a solid strategy game that lets you build your very own zoo from the ground up and fill it with all sorts of animals. It's good for a relaxing afternoon play session and even better for parents to play together with their kids.
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Street Price: $20
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Roller Coaster Tycoon has been extremely popular ever since it was released more than two years ago--spend even a short time with it, and you'll see why. The game lets you build a complete amusement park and delight your visitors with Ferris wheels, roller coasters, and carousels.
SimTheme Park
Street Price: $20
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This amusement-park management game lets you build and even ride your own attractions in 3D, but it's also a business simulation. The best way to succeed in SimTheme Park is to have a successful set of shops and stands along your midway to go with your rides; it's also the best way to earn golden tickets that unlock new rides and parks.
Capitalism II
Street Price: $20
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Ever wanted to be a captain of industry? Capitalism II will let you build a successful financial empire from practically nothing. Keep an eye on your stock price, and on your competition, and you can eventually expand your business into a billion-dollar juggernaut in this engaging strategy game.
SimCity 3000
Street Price: $20
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SimCity 3000 is the latest game in Maxis' SimCity management series and improves on pretty much everything that was great about the previous games. And thanks to Maxis' quirky humor and SimCity 3000's cleaner, easier-to-use interface, being mayor has never been this much fun.
Pharaoh
Street Price: $20
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Pharaoh was the follow-up to Caesar III, a management game that let you build and run the Roman Empire. Pharaoh takes city-building into a new direction--specifically, ancient Egypt. To be a truly legendary pharaoh, you must maintain the happiness of your citizens with supplies and luxuries, while keeping the ancient Egyptian gods appeased.
Tropico
Street Price: $35
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This self-styled "Caribbean island simulator" is actually a great management game that casts you as the ruler of a small, politically volatile island. Tropico's lighthearted sense of humor, its enjoyable gameplay, and its excellent music will keep most any armchair dictator entertained.
1602 A.D.
Street Price: $15
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1602 A.D. is a historically themed game that lets you explore new territory and build colonies to house your people. It isn't lightning-fast, and it doesn't have the violent battles of a traditional real-time strategy game, but its slower pace and expansion-focused gameplay make for a solid game with a particular charm of its own.
Europa Universalis
Street Price: $35
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Europa Univeralis was actually based on a tabletop board game, but it's come a long way from being just another parlor pastime. This ambitious strategy game lets you play through three long centuries of European exploration, imperialism, and conquest.
Civilization III
Street Price: $40
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Though you might normally see older games in Game Collector, the recently released Civilization III has easily earned its spot in this week's edition. Civ III is a great addition to Sid Meier's classic nation-building strategy series that lets you take over the entire world by means of brute force, advanced science, and a new form of conquest: cultural conversion.
Master of Orion II
Street Price: $10
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Developer SimTex made a name for itself with classic strategy games like Master of Magic and Master of Orion. Spend a few hours conquering galaxy after galaxy in Master of Orion II, and you'll understand why it's considered a classic. This isn't exactly a game for greenhorns, but if you've got the time and the patience, you'll find exploring, colonizing, and conquering the universe in Master of Orion II to be a uniquely satisfying experience.
Be sure to visit GameBuyer to find more great deals on both classic and recently released computer games.
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