When all of a player's cities are conquered, he is permanently removed from the game. In war, a civilization may conquer another civilization's cities. Most of them can attack others in battle a minority have non-military functions.Īfter civilizations make contact, they begin diplomatic relations. Units occupy one tile at a time and may move every turn. Analogous to chess pieces, the many different units vary in their functions, mirroring historical types of soldiers and occupations. Typically, each civilization will constantly expand by founding new cities until all of the map is settled. They may build units, city improvements or wonders of the world. All of the map is unexplored except the starting units' immediate vicinity, and exploration is a top early-game priority.Ĭities occupy one tile and harvest yields from nearby tiles: food, trade and production. Players begin with one or a few units, including settlers to found their first cities, in 4000 BC. Different terrain types, special resources and improvements such as irrigation are present on different tiles. A human player may generate a random map based on his specifications, or opt for a pre-made map. The game takes place on a map made of tiles. Only a single-player mode was available until the release of the Multiplayer Addon. The computer will intelligently control multiple rival civilizations. A player, when creating a game, may pick one of 21 historical civilizations or a custom-named civilization. Note the different types of terrain.Īs a turn-based strategy game, Civilization II realistically models the historical development of human civilization. The several units on the map are engineers and a cruiser ship (bottom left).
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The armada of Activision games that have pummeled PlayStation in the last four months may have been slim pickings, with games ranging from hot-list hits such as Tenchu to real bummers such as The Fifth Element, but with CivII, despite its upcoming two-year PC anniversary, PlayStation gamers are in a for a real smart treat.The main game screen and map in Civilization II. We haven't found them yet, but the new wonders of the world may in this version as well. )) And it appears that the Map Editor and possibly the pre-set scenarios may have been snipped from this version as well. Let's just say that the game appears to lose the resolution and polish that shined in the PC version. Though it doesn't matter too much, the preview version of the game we saw had rather fundamental graphic alterations. Visual Changes from the PC version are quite obvious. retired plumbers will enjoy this game depth and complexity of CivII. But aspiring intellectuals of age 8 through college students to. The cultural and city planning aspects may happen at the click of a button, and the action is nil, but the fantastic amount of planning and organization incorporated into the gameplay is phenomenal. Want to research a new alphabet? How about complex agricultural development, or technical R&D, mathematics, mining techniques, or law? You name it, and CivII has it. The joys of this game are numerous because your choices in so many different areas are vast. In the same vein, the art of diplomacy is incredibly deep this time around, so folks who like to trade and bargain, argue, negotiate, and haggle are sure to enjoy the vast litany of choices and options from which to choose. The Artificial Intelligence was given a huge IQ boost, and now tribes and other cultures will vary in their behavior toward you ¿ and the choices you make, whether they are war, trade, or negotiations. The differences from the Civilization I and II are small but significant. While the first Civilization never actually reached the PlayStation, it's good to know what you're getting in this version. The PSX version of CivII brings the city building skills, cultural structures, and all-encompassing human behaviors that were summoned to create great civilizations into a PlayStation game that requires skill, patience, and a lot of time. And from what we can tell, the Sid Meier gem has maintained the intelligence and savvy of the original ¿ and I'm as happy as a kid in a candy store about it. So here comes Activision's PC port of MicroProse's classic strategy game Civilization II.
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