| Civilization II | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | MicroProse |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Jeff Briggs |
| Designer(s) | |
| Programmer(s) | Brian Reynolds Jason S. Coleman Chris Taormino |
| Artist(s) | Michael O. Haire |
| Writer(s) | Dave Ellis |
| Composer(s) | |
| Series | Civilization |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Sid Meier's Civilization II is a turn-based strategy video game in the Civilization series, developed and published by MicroProse. It was released in 1996 for PCs, and later ported to the PlayStation by Activision.
Players build a civilization from a primitive tribe, competing with rival computer- or human (in some editions)-controlled civilizations. They manage cities and units in a quest to assure their civilization's dominance—either by conquering all other civilizations or by manufacturing advanced space technology.
Civilization II was a commercial hit, with sales of around three million units by 2001, and has won numerous awards and placements on "best games of all time" lists. It was followed by Civilization III.
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Activision is due to ship the Sony PlayStation version of Civilization II in the UK today.
- ^ "Sony PlayStation Available Software sorted by Release Date @ www.vidgames.com". PlayStation Galleria. Archived from the original on June 11, 1998. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "GameSpot: Video Games News: Civ II Coming for PlayStation". March 11, 2002. Archived from the original on March 11, 2002. Retrieved April 19, 2023.