Game
Sid Meier's Civilization II
85IGDB player score
179 ratings
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An 85 average from its 179 true believers. A strategy game for the planners — 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) as the backdrop, outthinking as the game. Worth it for the campaign alone — the multiplayer stuck around and became its own thing.
About this game
A turn-based strategy video game set around several different historic civilizations.
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Game facts
Release date
Feb 29, 1996
Developer
MicroProse Software, Inc.
Publisher
Activision, MacPlay, MicroProse Software, Inc.
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation
Genres
Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes
4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Franchise
Sid Meier
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Critic score
82 / 100 (1 reviews)
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