Populous was great one the Amiga, I played it for hours. Have the included wi-fi by any chance so you can play against a real opponent, instead of the computer?
The original didn't actually need any written text, so I'm taking the three-page discussion about languages to be a bad sign...None the less is this another childhood memory ruined or a nice update?
"Build Your Own City" as Genre doesn't fit this game fully...
The correct genre would be "Deity Simulator"