After the slaughter, and much too late, the Atlanteans make a terrible realisation.

But here the Atlanteans go too far, and annihilate all Centaurs on the continent. This city then sets the irresistible course that no Atlantean city will ever be able to break away from - giddy booms of conquest and exploitation followed by the inevitable busts when the impossible becomes unmanageable.īut for now Atlantis is in the ascendant and defeats the Centaurs. This city is named Atlantis, the eponymous first city of the nascent Atlantean empire – it is not a coincidence that the Atlanteans name their first city after the continent it is a clear claim of ownership on the land. Terrorised by Centaur raiders but blessed with rich and fertile plains and exotic minerals, a small city blossoms despite adversity and begins to fight back for the oppressed humans of the continent. However, your people feel favoured, as they are led by the demigod son of Poseidon – Atlas, who strives for recognition from his Godly father. This is also home to other, more powerful races – the Centaurs on the land and the Oceanids (mermen) off the coast. In the first campaign the first settlers arrive in Atlantis, a continent in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantis will come to dominate the known world from the Eastern Mediterranean to Central America, but eventually the full tragic story arc will bring their world crashing down around them.

In six campaigns you build Atlantis’ cities and colonies on the principles of military might, trade and science. In Poseidon: Master of Atlantis you challenge the power of the gods and oversee the triumphant rise of a doomed empire.

I summarised it because I loved it so much and thought I’d share here. It’s the most exciting, engaging story I have ever seen in a game – even though most of it is delivered simply as narrated text in between missions. But the story is where it shines most, a mythical alternative history of Atlantis’ rise to power. The gameplay is still really fun, and I like the graphics – I think they’ve aged well. I recently discovered an expansion had been released in 2001 - Poseidon: Master of Atlantis, so I bought that and have been playing it for the last few weeks. The gameplay was great and went really well with the style, story and setting. It’s a city builder with a mythical-classical setting.

I first played Zeus: Master of Olympus when it was new in 2000 and really liked it.

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