What Gamespot Users have to say about Sid Meier's Civilization
- Rating:9.5
An excellent game that set the trends in strategy gaming
This is still a fun, addictive, challenging, and substantive game. Who doesn't want to rule the world, eh? Sid Meier and company were able to do so much with such limited capabilities....it's amazing to think about how... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.4
The best strategy game concept of all times. The successors are better but even today I still enjoy playing the original
Civilization is a game where you start in the year 4000 BC as a ruler of a small tribe. Now it is your job through technological advances and military conquest to become the greatest civilization of all time. The game is... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.5
Anybody who rates this game poorly clearly doesn't really understand: the history of modern computing....
Anybody who rates this game poorly clearly doesn't really understand: the history of modern computing; software development; nor the technicalities and realistic expectations of creating games on current hardware. At ... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful - Rating:9.4
Civilization has always been good, but the series has come to a climax. But Civilization 1 is definitely the best.
Civilization has always been good, but the series has come to a climax. But Civilization 1 is definitely the best game of the series. With units and attacking moves that outstrip any other games that followed. Civ 1 is t... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.8
While Civilization is lacking in its presentation, it's more addictive than most illegal substances.
Throughout time, there are games we never forget. Civilization fits into that category, it's just a fantastic game. Despite the fact that the game made thousands of gamers lose sleep and sanity, it was also Sid Meier's m... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.3
Victory is absolute and Civilization is victory.
In 1991 Civilization was born and shaped the world of conquest gaming as we see today. This game had a lot to offer and more than one way to complete it, which is the first and this is the first breed in the Civilization... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful - Rating:1.6
2D rubbish!
I got no fun at all from this game. I fail to see what all the 'I got loads of fun and hours of play from this.' Is all about. Firstly, the graphics are not only 2 Dimentional, but thier poorly 2 Dimensional. The pixels ... Read Full Review
1 of 64 users found the following review helpful - Rating:8.8
One of the greatest games of all time.
There are few, if any, rivals to the great Civilization. The depth of strategy and breadth of vision were unrivalled at the time and are bested today only by it's sequels. There is little that one can say today which h... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful - Rating:7.9
One of the best selling PC games had to start somewere....
Gameplay: The gameplay on Civilization is by far the most difficult game to get use to. There are many menus you have to go through and many tactics to overcome. If this does not bother you and like to take a while (too... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:10
One of the all time best game hands down.
This is pretty much the best turn based strategy of its time. I'd argue that this game set the opening standards for all turn based strategy games to follow. The dynamics set forth to take into account varrying aspects o... Read Full Review
6 of 6 users found the following review helpful
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