Trivia
Most of the secret project movies contain scenes from the documentary "Baraka".You can find information about Baraka at; http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103767/
Contributed by
mulayim (105) on May 25, 2006.
In the December 2004 issue of PC Gamer, Alpha Centauri's "highest-rated" title was lowered to a mere tie when Half-Life 2 received a 98%.
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri has won the following awards:
Strategy Game of the Year 1999, Academy of Interactive Arts and SciencesOrigins Award (Best Strategy Game of the Year), 1999, GAMATurn-based Game of the Year, 1999, GamespotTurn-based Game of the Year, 1999, PC GamerEditor's Choice, 1999, PC Gamer"KICK ASS" Award, 1999, Maximum PCBest Game of 1999, Denver Post"Best Games of 1999", Toronto Sun
This game was rated at 98% in "PC Gamer" magazine, the highest rating given to any title in the magazine's history.
Contributed by
Ingold (125) on Jul 06, 2002.
Was dubbed 'the spiritual successor of Civilization II' by various computer gaming magazines.
Origin Award winner for Best Computer Strategy Game for 1999.
Alpha Centauri was voted #16 overall in PCGamer Magazine's Readers All-Time Top 50 Games Poll (April 2000 issue).
Contributed by
PCGamer77 
(3025) on Jan 22, 2001.
Designer Brian Reynolds on the level of abstraction in SMAC:
""I think a part of broad appeal is merely choosing the right topic, and certainly compared to Civilization II, science-fiction was a lot harder, and gave the game more of an esoteric feel. Everybody knows what the wheel is, everyone knows what mathematics is, but linear mathematics? Particle accelerators?...It's even worse when you get into things you kind of made up."
--Interview in Computer Games Magazine, June 2000
Contributed by
PCGamer77 (3025) on Jan 21, 2001.
Brian Reynolds on the game's design:
"I always wondered if my degree in Philosophy would ever come in handy for something. My favorite part of this game was developing the characters and factions, and the AI to give them divergent personalities and agendas."
--Interview in Computer Games Magazine, June 2000
Contributed by
PCGamer77 (3025) on Jan 21, 2001.
As people who play CIV know, at the end, one of the ways to win the game is get the expedition to Alpha Centauri first. So it was no coincidence that Sid's next game is Alpha Centauri!
As of August 2000, Alpha Centauri is PCGamer's highest rated game ever with a score of 98%. Prior to the review this honor belonged to Sid Meier's Civilization 2 which had a score of 97%.
Contributed by
Kalirion (393) on Aug 24, 2000.
