Civilization II

Another Great Sid Meier game. Civ 2and for that matter any other Civ game gives you the opportunity to develop or evolutionary a whole civilization from it's simple birth up to a glorious Space exploration by going to the planet Alpha Century. Along the way you have to battle other civilizations for supremacy or at least a lasting co-existence and develop technologies such as the wheel, electricity, communism among others that give you the ability to build city improvements such as Banks, Temples and supermarkets and units such as Settlers, Mech. Infantry and caravans, along the way you also gets the opportunity to build wonders such the Colossus and the Hanging Gardens.

This is indeed a very addicting game with very few drawbacks and those only very minor (floods and barbarians can at times be annoying), I have found myself still playing this game a couple (at least) of hours after I first said "This turn and then....".

Graphics and sounds arn't spectacular but sufficient and the High Consult, Throne Room and view city features becomes boring quickly as a result. The game is easy to get into but hard to master fully (the manual isn't much help unless you got a hour or so to spare, it's a heavy tome!) but the last-ability is extremely high so the game gets a 9 out of 10.

If you got the first Civilization game for the PC, it's like playing the Atari console compared to this new version. Civ II has much better graphics, though if you're looking for great graphics, this is the wrong game for you -- this is a strategy game, not blood 'n' guts. You have option to speak with your advisors at any time for their suggestions (science, attitude, military ...); you have many worlds to choose from; you watch as your spaceship is built (if you get that far along); you have more wonders of the world and science advancements and there's an auto game save feature. These are just some of the new features; basically, it seems the game staff got a lot of criticisms on the first version and added all the good suggestions. I can't stop playing this even though I've won it over and over. I keep wanting to win at a higher difficulty, so I can end up with a higher civ rating.

This game is THE most addictive game you will ever play, and why not? None of the sequels can come close. This was a big improvement over the original as well, like going from a Geo Metro to a Mercedes. What happened to nice games like these?

This is one of my favorite games of all times. Very playable. My husband and I sit down and play hot seat 2 player games on the Multiplayer version of the game on a regular basis and it is a pretty old game now.

The major thing I love, is how many scenarios from history, although not completely accurate are playable from everyside.

A little tid-bit for anyone in the metro DC area. The military adviser in this game is played by Brad Howard, otherwise known as Capt. Fletcher Moon of the Musical/Reenactment group The Pyrates Royale, who are most commonly known from the Maryland Renfest.

Happy playing!

Civilization is a turn based strategy game in which the object is to raise a civilization from a lowly settler in 4000 BC to a mighty power that conquers the world or alternatively sends a Space Ship to Alpha Centauri! You absolutely must buy this game...