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The Civilization Collection - A Classic Strategy Collection now Playable on Windows XP and VISTA!

Civilization I

Civilization is a classic, a cult game so to say. This is the game that started it all. The idea was brilliant and so was everything else in this game. It has a fantastic introduction while the number of units, civilizations to choose from, terrains, ways of negotiating is enormous. Shortened, everything you need for a good strategy game. In the beginning you get to choose your race (Romans, Germans, Americans etc.), level of difficulty and number of civilizations (they don’t neccessarily have to be opponents).

In the game itself you start with a settler which you use to build a city on a suitable spot (you will have help popups and if you take your time reading them everything should be pretty much simple). Once you build your city in it you can build units and different buildings, you also get to start discovering different things, starting from basic ones such as the wheel. The goal is to build a spaceship and send it to Alpha Centauri. Once you have done that, you win the game. After that you can either end the game or continue playing until you defeat all other civilizations.

Civilization II

You start out yr. 4000 B.C. with a small group of settlers and a covered map. First thing you need to do, is to find a good location where to place your first city. From there you have to develop the land and research new technologies. As the game progresses you also have to start building an army, to defend yourself from any neighbors with hostile intentions.
You can face up to 6 computer-controlled civilizations during the game, and each of them has their unique behavior. Any actions you take towards one of them, might give you a bad reputation, making the others less friendly towards you, and if you are really careless, they will start forming alliances against you. You have several difficulty levels, ranging from very easy, to the once where the computer actually cheats.

You probably feel like a crash test dummy when you’re playing this game - it’s not only a racing game, but you get points for wrecking your enemies! The amount of points you get depends on how you hit them … e.g. you get more points for getting them do a 360 other than driving into theirs sides at high speed. The game has more to offer: a head to head mode with only two cars or the legendary destruction derby itself - a huge arena, every car starts at the edge of it, and then - have a nice crash!

This is the quintessential fantasy strategy game. If you’ve ever played the Magic: the Gathering CCG or if you just enjoy the concept of Wizards waging magical, economical, and tactical war as they vie for supremacy on 2 planes of existence, then this is the game for you! It runs a little slow compared to modern games, but people this game predates Windows 95! The whole game file is less than 20 MB! It’s also a little glitchy, but these glitches were always there and have nothing to do with ClassicGamingPresents.com. They were present in the original release and were part of the lack of intrest in the original release. These glitches are sporadic, however, and hardly ever interfere with the flow of the game. If one occurs, you simply exit the program and relaunch it. Problem solved. This game came out during the height of Microprose’ Glory days. It really is a fantastic game.

Rating: ***** [5 of 5 Stars!]