For the EP by Kero Kero Bonito, see Civilisation II.
1996 video game
Civilization II
Developer(s)
MicroProse
Publisher(s)
MicroProse MacPlay (Mac) Activision (PS1)
Producer(s)
Jeff Briggs
Designer(s)
Brian Reynolds Douglas Kaufman Jeff Briggs
Programmer(s)
Brian Reynolds Jason S. Coleman Chris Taormino
Artist(s)
Michael O. Haire
Writer(s)
Dave Ellis
Composer(s)
Jeff Briggs Roland J. Rizzo Kevin Manthei (Fantastic Worlds)
Series
Civilization
Platform(s)
Windows Mac OS PlayStation
Release
Windows
NA: March 1996[1]
EU: 1996
Mac OS
NA: August 22, 1997[2]
PlayStation
NA: January 4, 1999[4][5]
EU: April 1, 1999[3]
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.
^"MicroProse Press Release: Civilization II". February 10, 1998. Archived from the original on February 10, 1998. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
^Hedstrom, Kate (August 22, 1997). "Mac Gamers Get Civilized". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 27, 1999. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^Schofield, Jack (April 1, 1999). "Videowatch". The Guardian. p. 59. Retrieved January 9, 2024. 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.
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