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1991

Sid Meier's Civilization

Tonight at a glance

Platforms
PC-9800 Series · Atari-ST · PC · Mac · DOS · Amiga
Mode
Single player

Why tonight?

  • Reviewed better than most games in the catalogue.

The story

Sid Meier's Civilization is a turn-based strategy computer game created by Sid Meier for MicroProse in 1991.The game's objective is "...to build an empire that would stand the test of time". The game begins in 4000 BC, and the players attempt to expand and develop their empires through the ages until modern and near-future times. It is also known simply as Civilization.

  • Historical
  • 4X (explore
  • expand
  • exploit
  • and exterminate)
  • management
  • vga graphics
  • ega graphics
  • tandy graphics
  • adlib sound
  • soundblaster support
  • mt-32 support
  • amiga aga

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

Production

Rating
89 / 100 · 265 players
Developer
MPS Labs
Publisher
MicroProse Software, Inc.