Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is a video game in the 4X genre which is considered a spiritual sequel to the Civilization series. Set in a science fiction depiction of the 22nd century, the game begins as seven competing ideological factions land on the planet Chiron ("Planet") in the Alpha Centauri star system. As the game progresses, Planet's growing sentience becomes a formidable obstacle to the human colonists.

Alpha Centauri features improvements on Civilization II's game engine, including simultaneous multiplay, social engineering, climate, customizable units, alien native life, additional diplomatic and spy options, additional ways to win, and greater mod-ability. Alien Crossfire introduces five new human and two non-human factions, as well as additional technologies, facilities, secret projects, native life, unit abilities, and a victory condition.

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Platform

PC

Developer(s)

Firaxis Games

Publishers(s)

Electronic Arts

Genres(s)

Strategy

NA Release Date

February 12, 1999

EU Release Date

February 17, 1999

ESRB Rating

Everyone

PEGI Rating

PEGI 12

MVGL User Score

8 by 19 user(s)

MVGL Difficulty

-

Composer(s)

Jeffery L. Briggs, David Evans

Website

Official Website

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23 User(s)

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