City building games have been around for a while, and there is even competition in the sub-set of historical city builders such as Pararoh or the Caesar series. While the gameplay is basically the same as in those titles, like the Caesar series and Pharaoh, Master of Olympus levels also offer something else: a great challenge that you must overcome to bring a certain God to your city in order to defeat a monster, Titan, or rival God. You must build up your cities, strengthen your ties with other cities around the country, and please the Gods so that you can be victorious.
The gameplay of Zeus Master of Olympus basically starts out with building houses so people will move to your new city. From there, you must set up ways for them to make, store, and distribute food and other goods that they need to survive and be happy. You will have to build trading ports and stations for other cities so you can import items you need and export those that will make you a good profit. You control the usual facets of life in a historical city building sim: roads, food, religion, shops, and so on.
During your game, you will come across many challenges - from monsters to earthquakes, floods to Titans - and you must find a way to overcome them all. Some will require simple rebuilding, others will require that you build certain temples and please certain Gods so that they will come and help you to defeat the monster or Titan. Overall, I give the gameplay a solid 5 out of 5 as it is more challenging than many other city building games out on the market.
