Release Date: June 30, 1996
A sequel to the extremely successful turn-based strategy game Sid Meier's Civilization. Like in the first installment, our goal is to create a global empire through the advancement of army, economy and politics. Going from the year 4000 B.C. up to the distant future, the player can lead one of the 21 playable nations to its glory.
Sid Meier's Civilization II is a sequel to the great Sid Meier’s Civilization, a classic turn-based strategy game. The main goal is, yet again, to create a world empire by making key decision concerning the people, economy and politics. Starting with a small prehistoric settlement, you have to rise to power and beat other powers by facing the greatest leaders in history.
Build great cities and develop their surroundings, create infrastructure and erect Wonders of the World. Train modern armies and lead them to victory. Research technology until the early stage of space travel, which will allow you to nor only conquer Earth but also the space.
Sid Meier's Civilization II offers different victory conditions: eliminating all enemies, player rank with time limit or sending a space ship to Alpha Centauri to colonize it. The game comes with a scenario editor that allows the players to create their very own maps.
Platforms:
PC Windows June 30, 1996
PlayStation 1 January 30, 1999
Developer: MicroProse
Publisher: MicroProse
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A series of turn-based 4X strategies, considered one of the milestones in the development of the genre. The series was created by the MicroProse studio, but over time the development team of Firaxis Games took over, while the intellectual property rights were owned by the Take-Two Interactive publishing concern.
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Although the Civilization series has been incredibly successful, few have tried to follow in its footsteps. Over the years it has not lived to see any "clone" or serious competitor. But why, exactly?
Designer Sid Meier recalled the now-legendary story of Eternal War, the Civilization II gameplay that reached year 3991 and was dominated by an endless conflict involving nuclear weapons.
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June 27, 2024
Sid Meier gave an interview in which he s his autobiography and shares his thoughts on the game world. He also confessed that today he probaly wouldn't have created Civilization.
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System Requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization II Video Game:
PC / Windows
Recommended System Requirements:
Pentium 166 MHz, 16 MB RAM.
List of Game Expansions for Video Game:
Expansion
July 20, 1997
Strategy
The second official expansion pack to Sid Meier’s Civilization II. With the second expansion, the developers at Microprose have created a dozen or so scenarios set in fantasy and science fiction universes. Sid Meier's Civilization II: Fantastic Worlds adds nineteen missions set in the worlds of mythology (Midgard, Atlantis), literature (e.g. from the novels of Jules Verne), and other Microprose franchises (Master of Magic, Master of Orion, X-COM). The players get to control new civilizations with their new units, buildings and technologies. With Sid Meier's Civilization II: Fantastic Worlds, players received a new editor capable of creating not only new scenarios but also new units. Expansion of cities, recruiting an army, and investing in technology or culture - the core of the gameplay remains the same. All of this so our nation can shine among the rest.
Expansion
November 20, 1996
Strategy
The first official expansion pack to Sid Meier's Civilization II. Conflicts in Civilization Scenarios is a set of twenty new scenarios. Interestingly, for those twenty scenarios only twelve were made by the developers. The remaining eight were created by the fans in the built-in map editor. Many of the scenarios proposed by the Microprose developers refer to historical conflicts, e.g. American Civil War, Alexander the Great's conquests, crusades or World War I. Players can also try out some futuristic scenarios - stopping an alien invasion or restoring the planet after a nuclear war. In of gameplay the game remains the same - turn-based strategy focused on the development of cities, recruiting an army, waging wars, and on cultural and economic advancement of a given nation. All of this so our civilization can rise above the others. Additionally, Sid Meier's Civilization II: Conflicts in Civilization Scenarios comes with new pieces of music.
