Populous: The Beginning
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Populous: The Beginning is a strategy and god-style video game. It is the third entry in the Populous video game series, developed by Bullfrog Productions in 1998. The PC version of the game was released November 30, 1998 and a PlayStation version was later developed and released on April 2, 1999. Unlike earlier games in the series, which cast the player in the role of a god influencing loyal followers, The Beginning took a radical departure and placed the player in the role
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- Developer
- Bullfrog Productions
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts · Sold Out Sales & Marketing · Dice Multi Media Europe
- Release · PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Worldwide — Apr 18, 2012
- Worldwide — Nov 30, 1998
- Worldwide — Q4 1998
- Worldwide — Sep 20, 2001
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