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 models the historical development of human civilization. The several units on the map are engineers and a cruiser ship (bottom left). Gameplay The main game screen and map in Civilization II. They manage cities and units in a quest to assure their civilization's dominance-either by conquering all other civilizations or by manufacturing advanced space technology.Ĭivilization II was a commercial hit, with sales of around three million units by 2001, and has won numerous awards and placements on "best games of all time" lists. Players build a civilization from a primitive tribe, competing with rival computer- or human (in some editions)-controlled civilizations. It was released in 1996 for PCs, and later ported to the PlayStation by Activision. Sid Meier's Civilization II is a turn-based strategy video game in the Civilization series, developed and published by MicroProse.
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