Reprise: Is Civilization II still a good game?

[Zer0_T0lerance]

This is a reprise to the previous poll since the first one was a bit too much of a landslide. The results should be more evened out on this one.

[Venger]

The best baby...

Civ2 is widely considered one of the greatest games ever released. It's hard to keep Civ/Civ2 separate, I think Civ2 gets bonus points because people liked Civ as well...

Civ3 reveals some things that Civ2 didn't do, or do well. But it also reveals in it's first incarnation that Civ2 did some things pretty damn good and that sometimes change for changes sake isn't always a good thing...

Venger

[PapaLenin]

Civ2 just is much better than this "as soon as possible" made civ3.

[Earthling7]

Civ2 is crap. It's nothing more than a glorified chessboard!

Oh, and the Artificial Idiots you play against... and MP? Takes three years to finish a turn against my girlfriend, and then she complains that I am slow! I thought girls liked slow.

Anyway, not for me.

[shade]

CivII is the best

It's just plain best there is.How could it otherwise be so addictive??

Shade

[Juggler]

It's still a great game. I never stop playing it.

[drake]

Civ2 is crap. It's nothing more than a glorified chessboard!

Most strategy games are glorified board games. In fact, I can't think of any in the civilization building genre that arent.

I've logged a lot of hours playing video games in my life, but civ2 takes the cake in the #1 spot in hours played. 5 Stars. Despite some annoying details, I find very little to be wrong with the game.

Havent played civ3 yet, but alot of the stuff (cartoon diplo screens, animated graphics, other assorted happy horsesh1t) looks a little too hokey for my tastes......but I'm certainly gonna give it a run!

[Lars-E]

Of course civ2 is 5 stars. Who dare say anything else?

It will be around as long as there are PC's on earth.

[Marquis de Sodaq]

Originally posted by Earthling7
Takes three years to finish a turn against my girlfriend,

Maybe she's out on a date while you think she's micromanaging...

Even CivII gets boring, but the never ending parade of scenarios keeps it eternally fresh. Easily the best computer game ever, in my opinion.

[klesh]

CivII Uber Alles

Drake, I feel the same way regarding the cutsie/ hoakie stuff they have added for show. And I have the LE, bought it the first day it came out. I have officially put it down. Played 4 games and can't stand it. It has given me a new appriciation of the streamlined aspects of CivII. I can't tell you how nice it feels to get back on CivII, where everthing works and things are familliar and comfortable.

The cons of CivII do not outweigh the pros of CivIII.


-FMK.

[Scouse Gits]

5 Stars! I hope to give Civ 3 more when I've played it!

Early accounts of the game seem promising. However, I do share some of the reservations about the silly stuff. The screen shots of the maps look a bit too sci-fi for my tastes.

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[ColdWizard]

assuming MGE, then 5 stars. i've an interesting civ3 game going on, but instead of playing it i'm going to play rah and war4ever

[cassembler]

I played Civ2 last night for the first time since I got Civ3... Yup, it still completely kicks booty, though the early game is surprisingly... dry. The game is just as much of a classic as ANY computer game ever released... It's THAT good.

[Rasbelin]

Civ III is the sultan, but Civ II is the grand vizier and Civ the crown prince.

Long live Civ II!

[Jay Bee]

Of course it is! Civ2 is in a league of its own. Civ3? What's Civ3?