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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Electronic Arts
EAN: 0014633105094
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Label: Electronic Arts
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Model: 10509
Platform: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Studio: Electronic Arts
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Editorial Review:
Fans of earlier Sid Meier games, such as Civilization and Railroad Tycoon, will love Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, the strategy game where players lead a colony expedition on a new planet. This game employs the same rules and concepts as Civilization, but with a new, slicker interface. Within the game, you can now automate tasks that--in the earlier game--were repetitive and dull. The factions also have a better mix of leaders; three of the seven factions are headed by women.
Players begin by assuming leadership of one of seven colony factions, establishing a base on the unexplored world. A balance of priorities is critical: conquering territory, developing technology, and expanding the faction's population are all crucial factors in your survival. If a faction's military output is low, it may be vulnerable to attacks by others or by dangerous mind worms that roam the landscape. On the other hand, building war machines at the expense of scientific research may result in trying to manage a massive but obsolete war machine or a rebellious population.
This easy-to-learn and thoroughly absorbing game takes the best features of the original classic and sets them in an exciting new world. --Alyx Dellamonica
Sid Meier presents the next evolution in strategy games. Explore the alien planet that is your new home and uncover its mysteries. Discover over 75 extraordinary technologies. Build over 60 base upgrades. Conquer your enemies with a war machine that you design from over 32,000 possible unit types.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Apha Centauri
I bought this game at a EB store. It was one of the most interesting civ games I have ever played. It had verry good game concpts and I played for hours on end. And that was about 7 to 10 years ago. I still remeber playing it. But then again I like all civ games. It got 4 stars over all. But I only got 3 stars of fun out of it. I finaly got burnt out on it and traded it. And I have nothing but good memories from playing it. Planting forest and reaserching biomorphic fugi. And the wierd mind worms ... Read More
Rating:  - GREAT GAME
The graphics are great for their time, not bad at all even though its old. The gameplay is great: turn based strategy. I have spent way too many hours of my life playing this game! On top of that, it is really cheap here on amazon. I lost my first copy, so I bought another one, that is how much I like this game. Similar to other Sid Meier strategy games like civilization.
Rating: - Still the best, after all these years
This is still he best Civilization game even though it is not called that. I own all Civs and all expansions and while I like Civ IV immensely, this is the most playable. The factions are truly different. Playing with Gaia, for example, requires completely different strategy. The units can be designed as you wish, a feature that doesn't exist in any other version of Civ. You can create your own "flying laser Bronco" and give it your own name. The victory conditions are all truly reachable. The graphics ... Read More
Rating: - One of the best turn based strategy games
This is a classic game. It is one of the definitive best turn based strategy games ever created.
Alpha Centauri is a Sid Meier game, although it was designed by Brian Reynolds. It takes a lot of what Civilization had at the time (like Civ3 or 2 was the last Civ game to come out before this) and added much more depth to the game world. Just the details like videos and quotes for technology advances. You could create your own units, so I had crazy stuff like troop transports that can make orbital ... Read More
Rating: - To Time Consuming; Annoyingly Long Game Length 12 to 25 hours until finish;
The artistic renderings some are quite good; it is sometimes better to just watch the movies (secret base project completions); the game length of play is annoyingly long;
But if you play for an hour or so once in a while you can gradually see how it develops over time;
They spent a lot of time making the game; I like it best of all the civilization builder games by Firaxis;
In spite of long game length of time playing; I think it was well done artistically and the game ... Read More
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