You can watch your advisors arguing with each other based on their own principles. Your advisors present you with their ideas and also some comical relief. If you need help in administering your empire, the animated advisors are always available. Every time you completed building a wonder, there is a short but representative movie. They represent how your empire will operate and have profound influence on your empire.Ĭivilization II also excels in the multimedia front. Each of these government type has its distinct advantages and disadvantages. You can choose from six different types of government: Despotism, Monarchy, Fundamentalism, Republic, Communism and Democracy.

Owners of these Wonders enjoy everlasting glories and benefits. In your long reign, you can set your cities to build Wonders of the World, which are huge projects that require tremendous amount of labor and resources. To stay ahead in the science race is one thing that could lead to success. Throughout the game, you need to research technological advances, one after another, closely following the development of human civilization. You will also need to concentrate on trade, science development, and make your people happy in order to avoid civil disorders. However, military is not the only aspect of this game. But for those who like to conquer, you will find great satisfaction in deploying more than 50 different military units and crush your enemies.

Once you have discovered another culture, you can adopt a policy of co-existence by signing a permanent peace treaty with that culture you can even form a military alliance. As you found new cities and explore the surroundings, you may find hostile barbarians, villages, and other competing cultures. Your tribe begins with a Settlers unit and has no knowledge about the surrounding area. The game starts at the Old Stone Age in 4000 BC. Sid Meier’s Civilization II is an empire-building turn-based strategy game.

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