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Civilization

1991 strategy video game

Video gamevideo gameQ368286

Also known as Sid Meier's Civilization

Developer: MicroProse
Publisher: MicroProse
, Koei
Released: September 1991
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1.Stated in PC Gamer“The complete history of Civilization”pcgamer.com/the-complete-history-of-civilization/Retrieved 2022-10-29
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, 1994
Platforms: macOS
, Sega Saturn
, DOS
+6 more
Genre: 4X
, turn-based strategy video game
, grand strategy wargame
+1 more
Game mode: single-player video game
, multiplayer video game

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Sid Meier's Civilization is a 1991 turn-based strategy 4X video game developed and published by MicroProse. The game was originally developed for MS-DOS running on a PC, and it has undergone numerous revisions for various platforms. The player is tasked with leading an entire human civilization over the course of several millennia by controlling various areas such as urban development, exploration, government, trade, research, and military. The player can control individual units and advance the exploration, conquest and settlement of the game's world. The player can also make such decisions as setting forms of government, tax rates and research priorities. The player's civilization is in competition with other computer-controlled civilizations, with which the player can enter diplomatic relationships that can either end in alliances or lead to war.

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Part of the series: Civilization follows: none · followed by: Civilization II
USK rating: USK 6
USK 6 platforms: personal computer
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USK 6 platforms: N-Gage
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Designed by: Bruce Shelley
Producer: Sid Meier
Composer: Jeff Briggs
Distribution format: floppy disk
compact disc
ROM cartridge
ESRB rating: Kids to Adults
Input device: computer keyboard
computer mouse
Title: Sid Meier's Civilization
Sid Meier's Civilization
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1.“Download Sid Meier's Civilization - My Abandonware”myabandonware.com/game/sid-meier-s-civilization-1njRetrieved 2024-04-22
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Country of origin: United States
Different from: Civilization
Awards: Origins Award for Best Military or Strategy Computer Game(1991)
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Review score: 4.51502/5(April 22, 2024) number of reviews/ratings: 1,256 user review · review score by: My Abandonware
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88% review score by: Gen4 · platforms: Commodore Amiga
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90% review score by: Gen4 · platforms: Classic Mac OS
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94% review score by: Gen4 · platforms: PC game
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