- Includes three complete Civilization titles.
- Command armies, create technology, and construct cities.
- Internet, LAN, and Hotseat suppport for up to seven players.
Product description
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Ever since the original Civilization II was released,
Macintosh gamers have been waiting for the promised multi-player
edition, as well as versions of the two add-ons, Fantastic Worlds
and Scenarios: Conflicts in Civilization. Finally, the wait is
over with the release of the new multi-player version of
Civilization II, complete with more new technologies and units
than the original Civilization and a number of challenging new
scenarios to test any player's mettle. Also included are a cheat
menu and a new level, Deity, for those who felt unchallenged by
the former most challenging level, Emperor. An all new manual
covers both the game and both expansion packs, giving details on
the scenarios and tips on how to build your own complete
scenarios with new units, new technologies and new art. Looking
for a challenge? Looking to test your might against sing
civilizations or just the guys around the corner? Everything you
need is here, in Civilization II Gold Edition.
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In Civilization II: Gold Edition, players will enjoy the
classic Civilization II and two scenario packs: Conflicts in
Civilization and CIV II: Fantastic Worlds. Combined with the
multiplayer features, the Gold Edition creates the ultimate
challenge and the ultimate value in strategic gaming.
Civilization II: Gold Edition includes all of the features of the
classic Civilization II with the multiplayer option providing a
whole new level of competition, vicious backstabbing, and
unpredictable human-enemy leaders!
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Review
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Sid Meier's Civilization II is one of the best games
ever made. The game is so well balanced that its replay value is
counted in years, not months or days. The goal is simple: As the
leader of a band of settlers in 4,000 B.C., grow your
civilization to the point where it can colonize outer space or
kill all other civilizations before they can do the same.
Settlers build cities that produce units to explore and
conquer the world, and buildings that improve the economy and
technology. Ignore any of these elements at your peril. Without
research, your units won't get more powerful. Without
banks, you can't pay for upkeep on your city. Without exploring,
you won't know where your enemies are. Without an army, the most
primitive civilization can conquer you.
Civilization II is a celebration of humanity. From the meanest
ancient hovel, to the most advanced battle cruiser, the game
incorporates just about everything the human race has ever done.
powder and nuclear fission are balanced by mysticism and
refrigeration. These civilization advances allow various units,
such as dragoons and marines, and city improvements such as
aqueducts and airports. Wonders of the World are special city
improvements that commemorate significant accomplishments in
human history, and give benefits to the city that builds them.
Sound familiar? Civilization II is a new version of Civilization,
which was originally released in 1992 by MicroProse. While it
uses the same concepts as the original, right from the get-go you
can see enhancements. There are more civilizations to play, and
you have the option of being male or female, which results in a
different default name. The world is now in isometric view as
sed to a flat earth, and has much better graphics. Overall,
the entire game has better graphics than the original. One
absolutely fabulous improvement is the automation of settlers -
you can send them out on their own to build roads and irrigation.
While this frees you from some micromanagement, you do have to
watch that they don't make too many mines on hilltops, or you'll
be plagued with and famine toward the end of the game.
Civilization II actually uses multimedia for good, not evil - it
enhances the game instead of getting in the way. Each Wonder of
the World has a video showing its history, which also explains
the benefit you get from building it. Your high council is
composed of five advisors. Click on these advisors' buttons, and
they tell you, in QuickTime videos, how the various aspects of
your civilization are doing. You also get sound effects when you
finish a building, when a unit is fighting (the elephant
trumpeting is cute), when a city is in revolt, or when you
complete a Wonder of the World. Game options allow you to turn
these off if you wish.
For those who made it past the warlord level in the original:
don't even bother playing on the chieftain (easiest) level.
Unlike the original Civilization, which could present a challenge
on this level, Civilization II's chieftains are way too easily
subdued. You'll conquer the world before you even get powder.
Even the warlord level is not as difficult. On the other hand,
Civilization II rounds out technology enhancements in the modern
era, which used to end in a manufacturing . Now there are
supermarkets, stock exchanges, superhighways, offshore platforms,
and airports. Be sure to conquer aggressive civilizations before
they get to the modern era because they will use nuclear weapons.
Tip: Establish embassies with the other civilizations in order to
check on aggressiveness.
It took about 15 hours to play the small game to completion
culminating with the launch of a spaceship. A larger game can
take well over a week. Once you've mastered the art of guiding a
civilization to the end game several times, you may want to start
tinkering. The scenarios that come with the game start you out
with prebuilt civilizations and give you an objective to meet.
There are also plenty of Civilization II scenarios created by PC
users available for download on the Internet. To use them, you
need to change the creator and type codes (with a utility such as
Snitch) to match the codes of the scenarios that ship with the
game. And if that doesn't satisfy you, Civilization II comes with
a world builder and a cheat mode that lets you create your own
scenarios.
Civilization II really is a great game for a personal computer.
First-person perspectives can be had on any platform, while
console machines lend themselves well to games on a track (think
Wipeout or Sonic). It takes a big hard drive and more RAM than
your average PlayStation to manage and store the complex model of
an entire world, and it take lots of keys to direct your minions.
It's this complexity that gives Civilization II its legs - you'll
be playing it for years to come. - Kathy Tafel
Good News: Improved graphics from original, improved interface
from PC version. Don't need CD-ROM to play. Runs adequately on
68K machines.
Bad News: Some interface quirks (see Laundry List). No Net play.
You will wonder what happened to all your free time.
Rating:4/4
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