But Civ? The reasons for its greatness are altogether more mysterious. The mere idea of futuristic violence is an out-and-out winner. There's no getting away from the fact that they were born to change the world. Some classic games like Doom and Speedball 2 just sound great. Mention the limited, uninspiring and downright boring turn-based interface - the fact that Civilization actually became one of the greatest games of all time is truly some kind of miracle. He couldn’t have picked a less action-packed style of gaming if he’d tried. ? perfect, but as a game? Well, it didn’t exactly fit snugly into your usual gaming categories.Īnd on top of everything it was turn-based! What the hell was Meier thinking of? Ancient civilisations? Diplomacy? Economics? Irrigation? As a cure for insomnia it sounds. You just couldn’t imagine the idea would appeal to anyone but the most anal historian. In fact, when you think about it, it’s hard to believe the concept of Civilization was ever seriously considered, let alone worshipped for years to come.
Imagine Sid Meier walking into your classroom in 1991, whacking a CD into the computer and saying: "Right kids, get your mice out, today’s ancient Greece!" Forget Jennifer Brown behind the bike sheds at lunchtime - it’s time for extra history. We could marvel at a world where the Babylonians didn’t blow their own minds to pieces with weird science and revel in an age where Queen Elizabeth I was the omnipotent mistress.Ĭiv was history as it should have been taught. For the first time ever we could imagine a world where the Roman Empire prospered and did not die in a blaze of hedonistic self-destruction. It also helped us see the world from a different perspective. History Is FunĬiv allowed us to recreate this miserable rock of ours as it should have been. the one nght there on your monitor - the world you created. But it didn't matter, because with Civilization there was another world you were a part of. and you were reduced to being a mere spectator in the game of life. Hunched over your computer in your sweaty little boxroom, planet Earth hurtled through the cosmos without you. The irony of course is that you, personally, probably did very little to change the world in that time. IF, BY definition, a game that changed the world is a game that kept you glued to your computer for six months, then Sid Meier's Civilization is one such game.
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