

"While some games might be equally addictive, none have sustained quite the level of rich, satisfying gameplay quite like Sid Meier's magnum opus. In November 1996 Computer Gaming World's Anniversary Edition, Civilization was chosen the #1 of the 150 Best Games of All Time, and it was described as follows: In 1992, Civilization won the Origins Award for Best Military or Strategy Computer Game of 1991.

There were several methods of multiplayer, including LAN, primitive Internet play, hotseat, modem, and direct serial link.

Gameplay was almost identical to the original game. This high level of interest has spawned a number of free software versions, such as Freeciv and C-evo, and inspired similar games by other commercial developers, as well.ĬivNet was released in 1995 and was a remake of the original game with added multiplayer, improved graphics and sound, and Windows 95 support. The degree of popularity may be discerned from the observation that in an industry where the lifespan of a product typically averages 6 months or less, this game (by means of all its versions and updates), has endured for over a decade and a half, with product being offered for sale the entire time in retail stores. Since in the Allows- and Ends-columns sometimes are more than one item per row of the table, at the bottom of this page are two alphabetical sorted jumplists for each in this columns listed item, where the links lead into the respective row of the table.This game has been one of the most popular strategy games of all time, and has a loyal following of fans. Only Currency, Invention, and Medicine are appearing in both columns, so it's a little more effort, to find all matching entries for these three by sorting both columns. becomes obsolete), the first four columns are sortable and the links in the Requirement- and the Leads to-columns are leading to the matching entry in the column Advance of this table, while the links there and in the Allows- and Ends-columns are leading to the respective Wiki-pages.Īll requirements are sorted, so each required advance fits completely either into column Req. To figure the way towards a specific advance, or unit, or building, or the ending of such (smth.
