Sid Meier's series of global and historical domination is one of those that will go down as a legend in gaming. There are very few games that even come close to copying the care and depth that this game was created with. The fact that you can win any way that you choose whether that be through diplomacy, combat, economics, research, or productivity makes this one of the most fleshed out strategy titles ever made. This little blurb can do no justice to the genius the original Civilization brought to gaming, and Civ 2 took this brilliance and turned it up in all aspects.
I've lost entire weekends to Civilization games, but this is out of control. Reddit user Lycerius has been stuck in an eternal battle for world domination for 10 years, with no end in sight. His Civilization 2 game has devolved into a stalemate of nuclear war, starvation, and generally bad times. Foreboding, don't you think? Fortunately for him, the collective minds of the internet are banding together to do their best to solve the problem, even going so far as to set up a subreddit dedicated to the endless Civilization 2 game. Now, if only we could get that kind of thing going in real life, we might be able to get some stuff done. Read More »
Also known as: Civilization II, Sid Meier's Civilization 2, Civ 2, Sid Meier's Civilisation II
Release Region: United States
Release Date: January 1, 1996
Publisher: 2K Games
Release Region: United States
Release Date: January 1, 1996
Publisher: Microprose
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: Released
Publisher: Microprose
Release Region: Japan
Release Date: Released
Publisher: Microprose
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: Released
Publisher: Microprose
Release Region: United States
Release Date: January 1, 1996
Publisher: Hasbro Interactive
Expansion packs related to this game:
Sid Meier's Civilization II: Conflicts in Civilization (PC)
Also available on: PlayStation, Macintosh
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