Alpha Centauri (PC) Reviews
Description:A sequel to Civilisation 2, the game is set on Alpha Centauri rather than earth with the same objective. Published by Electronic Arts and developed by FirAxis Games
Newest Review: ... to an extent exactly how you will play the game. For example, the University faction has increased scientific research but ... more
... with every positive, there tends to be a negative as well, meaning that more than any other Sid Meier game, your decisions really affect the development of the game.
The actual game screen is was very futuristic for its time, however you can detect the influence of the Civilization series. One helpful feature is that on the easiest difficulty level a series of pop up messages act as a sort of tutorial allowing a player to get into the game without having to take a boring tutorial mission.
The idea of the game is wait...more
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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Complete (PC) Platforms: Windows 98 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7, ESRB Ra ... Last Update 24.05.2012 18:55
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SID MEIER'S ALPHA CENTAURI BIG BOX PC GAME CD ROM WINDOWS 95/98 BIG BOX ORIGINAL Last Update 24.05.2012 18:55
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Alpha Centauri (PC) Platforms: Windows NT Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows ... Last Update 24.05.2012 18:55
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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Complete (PC) Platforms: Windows 98 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7, ESRB Ra ... Last Update 24.05.2012 19:41
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SID MEIER'S ALPHA CENTAURI BIG BOX PC GAME CD ROM WINDOWS 95/98 BIG BOX ORIGINAL Last Update 24.05.2012 19:41
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Alpha Centauri (PC) Platforms: Windows NT Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows ... Last Update 24.05.2012 19:41
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Customer Alpha Centauri (PC) Reviews (1)
Alpha Centauri (PC): Alpha Centauri or just a load of old Pluto? (995 words)by - written on 20/12/10, updated on 31/10/11 (Very useful, 98 readings)
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Sid Meier was, and still is one of the best developers of turn-based strategy games ever for the PC. After the stunning success of games such as Civilization, and the sequel Civilization 2 as well as Railroad Tycoon and SimGolf the world waited eagerly for his next offering. The one problem with a successful series such as the Civilization one however is that sometimes you can overdo it and try to milk the money by releasing very similar games (This did happen later sadly). However, to his credit, Sid Meier has taken the bold step of changing the environment for this game. Although retaining the general ideas and concepts of Civilization, this game does have many ... Read the complete review
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