Īlso, don't miss this reddit gem: I've been playing the same game of Civilization II for almost 10 years. Be ready to hunker down for several weeks as you bring your faction from the stone age to the stars!Ĭheck out the civfanatics website for more infos, tips and strategy. The costume-wearing advisors, filmed in live action, add an element of cheesiness to the game not present in the original, but it's a fun touch (and the Foreign Minister is cute!)Ĭiv II is not just bigger on your disc it is a much longer game-you won't knock out Civ II in an evening. The city-planning AI is relatively weak, and the priority of city improvements it uses makes it unuseful as a time-saver until late game the more granular approach in Alpha Centauri is far better, but it has its roots here. Even better, though it may still be hard for “island” cultures, the “Earth” world map is not completely unplayable! Changes to how the “Senate” handles aggressive and treacherous diplomatic strategies make playing Republics and Democracies more interesting.Īvailable playable civilizations (including new ones, such as the Sioux and the Celts) are a strange mix, and many representative leaders chosen for the cultures range from poor to out-and-out head-scratchers, but that's no different from any Civ game. Civ II is NOT an incremental upgrade of its predecessor instead it significantly expands on elements of the original while implementing new features and functionality that would eventually find their way into Alpha Centauri in a more polished state.Ĭiv II's improvements include a much larger tech tree, substantially more unit types, more city structures, support for larger maps, and rudimentary city-planning AI. While Sid Meier's Civilization would not get a proper “sequel” until Alpha Centauri, the 1991 4X game spawned a genre-defining franchise of remakes.

Sid meier's civilization 2