The most addicting game ever. Also, the most time consuming...
Gameplay is phenominal. In a way, Cid Meier made the player responsible for the gameplay because your own organization ability plays a major part.
The most addicting game ever. Building a civilization in this game is like having a puppy. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try you can't spend too much time away from it.
Games can be VERY long (my last one took 7+ hours), which may be a drawback for some, but a benefit for others. Believe me, you wil lose sleep over this game.
Graphics are great. You can zoom in to your cities and see some very intricate details.
You need a fairly decent computer to run the game as it requires a 1.2gHz processor (minimum. runs pretty slow up until 1.5 or so), 256MB of RAM (but i suggest 512+), a 64MB video card, a GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 graphics card, and 1.7GB of free hard drive space