The number of advancements for your civilization is also very impressive: 80 plus. If you concentrate on education, they will threaten you because their people will become jealous. If you build powerful armies, they will probably keep their distance. Different strategies can lead to different responses from each of the computer opponents. Each has its own goals, although usually they revolve around militaristic objectives. All of these options alone make this a great game with incredible replay value.Ĭomputer opponents add a lot to the game. There are historical tribes to choose from or you can customize your own. Customizable features include the size of the world, number of terrain squares, land formation (islands or large continents), climate, temperature, age of the world, difficulty level (six to choose from), level of competition (up to six opponents) and level of barbarian activity. When you begin a new game, there are an impressive number of options from which to choose. It is an incredible and very addictive game once you start playing you won't want to stop.Įvery gamer should play through the tutorial first as it teaches you the basics and is very helpful. Reynolds can do no wrong with this great sequel, a game by which all others of this genre will be judged. While the original Civilization was created by Sid Meier, Brian Reynolds takes Meier's original design and improves upon it to create Sid Meier's Civilization II.

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