MobyRank MobyScore
DOS
87
4.0
Macintosh
...
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Amiga
90
3.7

The Press Says

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100
DOSAbandonia
Colonization is so complex and has so many layers that you will probably learn new things every time you play it. Its potential is limitless and each game played is completely unique. That is why it might seem very difficult at the beginning, but you can learn the basics quickly.
95
AmigaAmiga Format
The game is a rich and varied Gestalt of top colony activity. Strategies must be divined with care, and constantly modified to ride the chaotic rapids of the thousands of interactive elements in this opus of creative genius. Perhaps. Or it could just be a damn fine game.
93
AmigaAmiga Power
Colonization offers hours and hours of entertainment. I played it for over a week to write this review and it commanded my total concentration all the time to play it once through. Because the game can be very different every time you play it, this means that Colonization is the sort of game you could play for ever.
93
DOSPC Games (Germany)
Bislang war Civilization über jeden Zweifel erhaben - kein Konkurrent konnte dieser komplexen Wirtschaftssimulation das Wasser reichen. Nun hat aber Sid Meier persönlich in die Tasten gegriffen, um endlich zu zeigen, daß Steigerungen durchaus möglich sind.
92
AmigaAmigaInfo
Colonization är ett oerhört välgjort och detaljerat strategispel. Här har du tid att tänka över dina val, och inte behöva stressa på som en galning. Med dina mannar kan du vandra över landskapen och upptäcka nya skatter och byar, landskap och figurer. Allt är oerhört väldetaljerat och vackert. Stämningsfulla bilder vid stora händelser i form av relieftryck i trä. Ljudet är antagligen den mest stämningsfulla och finaste musiken någonsin i ett datorspel. Ett exemplar av Colonization betyder många timmar framför skärmen!
91
AmigaCU Amiga
"Go and make a world", they said. "Do it by Wednesday night", they said. "And bring us back some chips". Colonization is a fairly simple idea in theory but, thankfully, much more involved once you get going. Set sail in your little ship, bump into a bit of land that rightfully belongs to someone else, then claim it as your own. Ah, the American way...
91
AmigaThe One
With no Gouraud-shading, ray tracing, Voxel Spacing, tinted Phongs (whatever they are?), texture mapping, real time polygon generation or motion capture, Colonization was probably an ideal game to make the transition from PC to Amiga. And I have to admit that it's actually very good. The loading times can be measured in seconds, rather than minutes, the sound is excellent and Microprose has tweaked the game interface to make good use of the Amiga's Workbench windows system, which makes playing the game much easier.
91
AmigaAmiga Joker
Mit seinem Nachfolger zum Megahit "Civilization" hat Sid Meier die PC-Welt bereits Ende letzten Jahres im Sturm erobert - jetzt endlich ist auch der Amiga kein weißer Fleck mehr auf der wirtschaftsstrategischen Karte des Stardesigners!
88
DOSMikroBitti
Colonization on kevyttä tutkimusmatkailua, strategiaa ja kaupankäyntiä kauniissa ulkokuoressa Microprose-tyyliin. Ei ollenkaan huono esitys, tämä takaa monia todella pitkiä peli-istuntoja.
88
DOSPC Player (Germany)
Wenn man Colonization etwas vorwerfen kann, dann das Fehlen einer wirklich neuen, zündenden Grundidee. Es ist eine solide, hochmotivierende Fortführung des Civilization-Spielprinzips ohne umwälzende Innovationen. Durch das ausgeklügelte Design sowie die schier unendliche Fülle an Szenarien wird man hier monatelang blendend unterhalten. Für alle Anhänger von leicht zugänglichen Strategiespielen ein Pflichtkauf.
88
AmigaAmiga Games
Sid Meier bürgt nach wie vor für Qualität. Colonization ist äußerst komplex, aber auch sehr gut spielbar, so daß anspruchsvolle Unterhaltung für die nächsten Monate garantiert ist.
85
AmigaAmiga Computing
Colonization is a very in-depth strategy game and it does take a while to get into. Once there though, it's a thoroughly absorbing title that has been intelligently written. And fortunately, it doesn't fall into a common strategy trap of becoming tedious or overly complex - the main objective of fun remains throughout. Also, there is more action than you might think for a turn based game, and it continually engages the player in planning their next move. For the more cerebral gamesplayer, this comes highly recommended.
85
DOSComing Soon Magazine
If I had been born in the same era as Christopher Columbus, without a doubt I would have been a famous explorer too. Unfortunately, the end of the twenty first century did not leave me any unexplored lands to be discovered except for the all new game from Sid Meier, the long awaited "Colonization".
84
DOSPower Play
Wer einmal bei "Civilization" auf den Geschmack gekommen ist, dem wird Sid Meiers Fortsetzung schlaflose Nächte bereiten. Auch wenn Ihr es nach Monaten geschafft haben solltet, die Unabhängigkeit zu erklären und alle anderen Konkurrenten zu vertreiben, fangt Ihr garantiert wieder von vorne an, weil Ihr so viel gelernt habt, daß Ihr meint, die ganze Sache in der Hälfte der Zeit zu schaukeln. Es macht einfach einen Heidenspaß, Städte zu bauen, kleine Männchen umzuwandeln und zu schauen, was sich auf dem nächsten dunklen Fleck auf der Karte befindet.
83
DOSThe Good Old Days
Overall, Colonization is to Civilization what Alpha Centauri is to Civilization II. It introduces new concepts, improves the replay value and allows for a very unique experience, while maintaining the same style of play. Despite the weak graphics, unbalanced A.I. and a few rather weird choices by the designer, the game should be in the collection of every serious gamer.
83
DOSThe Good Old Days
But there's one problem: the replay value is not too high! There are only a few different ways of playing: peaceful coexistence, war against the Indians or war against the other Europeans. That's it. Colonization can be played several hours a day without problems, but if you've solved it some times, you won't touch it again for quite some time...
82
AmigaAmiga Computing
Throughout the course of the game you have to decide whether to follow history and do the traditional Western European thing of killing off all indigenous populations and destroying their culture or exist in peace with the native inhabitants. Basically, a fascinating game with a bit of a social conscience.
80
MacintoshHigh Score
Det här är ett lysande spel som slukar enormt många timmar; helt enkelt ett måste för alla civfans.
80
DOSHigh Score
På grund av komplexiteten tar det en stund att sätta sig in i spelet, men när man lärt sig hur det fungerar är man fast för lång tid framöver.


Our Users Say

Platform Votes Score
Amiga 11 3.7
DOS 96 4.0
Macintosh Awaiting 1 votes...
Windows 20 3.9
Combined MobyScore 127 3.9


User Reviews

Wish there were more games with this approach... Windows Indra was here... Bronze Star Contributing Member (13176)
Addictive despite its flaws. DOS woods01 (156)
An excellent presentation of American colonization that gets bogged down in the later stages Windows James Hofmann (13)
Great variation on the Civ theme, more trade oriented, like Merchant Prince DOS Adrian Pascaso (5)
This game brings back memories DOS igor balotsky (5)
Colonize the New World DOS David Ledgard (4)
Great game. Kept me up well after midnight a lot of times. DOS MajorDad (482)
A damn fine Sid Meier classic. DOS Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4476)
Colonial History made easy and FUN! Students, this is YOUR GAME! Windows P Ray (8)

 

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