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Civilization II


9.3

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Civilization Fanatics' Center

An empire-building turn-based strategy game. The game starts at the Old Stone Age in 4000 BC. Your tribe begins with a Settlers unit and has no knowledge about the surrounding area. As you found new cities and explore the surroundings, you may find hostile barbarians, villages, and other competing cultures. [Civ Fantatics' Center]

PUBLISHER:	Microprose
DEVELOPER:	Microprose
GENRE(S):	Turn-Based Strategy
PLAYERS:	1
ESRB RATING:	K-A (Kids to Adult)
RELEASE DATE:	February 29, 1996

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100

All Game Guide

It is an incredible and very addictive game; once you start playing you won't want to stop... You will want to play Civilization II over and over, as every game is different.

100

Yahoo! Games

Under the surface lies something of a bionic game - they have rebuilt it, and the new product is better, stronger, faster - well, probably not faster (unless daddy has bought you a silky P133), but it's one hell of a game all the same.

PC Gamer

An immensely addictive and playable strategy game that's the rightful heir to the Civilization crown. [July 1996, p.82]

Gamezilla!

While those looking for a revolutionary new game may not be entirely satisfied, any serious gamer who can even imagine enjoying this game probably will.

GameSpot

Microprose managed to add a score of new play elements that help the aging strategy classic evolve - without sacrificing the game’s addictive qualities.

TotalGames.net

For me, the PC was designed to run Civilization 2. Sid Meier is a God and I'll be playing this for days, weeks, months even!

Adrenaline Vault

Awesome and addicting in everyway, it's also only the second game for Windows 95 that was worth playing at all (the other being "Ultima Online").

The average user rating for this game is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 33 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

W gave it a10:
The best. As old as it is, no strategy game has really outdone this, which is a shame.

Levi S./B> gave it a10:
The best strategy game ever made.

Kevin J. gave it a10:
I have owned this game since its release and still play it even with the better graphic alternatives of Warcraft and the like.

David J. gave it a10:
This is the game by which all others playability are judged. None will ever be as fun as Civ 2! Because they are all to complicated, Civ 2 got it just right, I keep trying to find other games to play, and keep coming back to many happy, challenging hours of Civ 2. Designed my own maps, units, etc.

Will gave it a10:
Peerless. Civ II is still the standard by which I judge this genre and despite many solid follow-ons & copycats, I still enjoy occaisionally loading it up for a game.

Russell L. gave it a10:
Are you kidding? This is great! I've downloaded JUST a 60 minute trial and I LOVE IT! My only question - you've made this, and higher versions, but can you make a Civilization 5?

Brian G. gave it a10:
it was the best game i've played and possibly the only game i will play.

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