Civilization II: Test Of Time (PC)

This is not a game for people with little patience.


My Opinion on Civilization II Test of Time   April 6, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Test of time is a great game. It is a great improvement on civ 2. With easier to customize rules, multiplayer games, particularly hotseat, animated graphics, many worlds to explore, the fantasy games based on norse mythology, particulary the Buetos, the cloud people, where you get to colonize the clouds and traverse the skies, and many other options, test of time allows a lot more and therefore is brilliant. These are the good points. A few bad points though, not many so that's good; In Hotseat mode diplomacy is handled by the AI. These results in unwanted wars, being denied exchanges and gifts being given to other players when you did not want to give them anything. The AI is very easy to manipulate, the human players should be able to control their own diplomacy. Also you can not see the computer turns, this is annoying, especially when it comes to barbarians. Internet games are rather difficult to set up. The extention on the original is not very realistic. Editing the graphics is far too hard. You can't load games or scenarios from the old civ 2. You can use old maps and the old map editor, but this only allows maps for the original game, other map types you have to work out what becomes what. It only comes with one scenario of its own, and creating new scenarios is painfully slow. Also the beloved high council, the city viewer and the wonder videos have disappeared! However despite these set backs there is far more to do on test of time than the original.

It's worth buying, unless you actually can wait for Civ 3...


Civ 2 is GREAT   December 25, 2000
2 out of 6 found this review helpful

Civilisation 2 is my favourite game ever. I've had it for a few years and i still play it! If you don't have Civ 2, buy this now, if you don't, no point in buying this-but Alpha centauri instead. But Civ 2 is the all time number one ssential game for any self-respecting gamer


If you don't already have Civ II, then it's good, otherwise-   August 25, 2000
Elise (Southend on Sea, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Civilisation II was one of my favourite games, and I must say that this has better graphics etc. But apart from that it's not worth updating to this. Yes you get to go on and see what happens after your civilisation has landed on Alpha Centauri, and you can play on several other worlds/scenarios, but, it really is just more of the same. If you don't have Civ II you may as well get it, but don't bother otherwise.