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Description
The galaxy had been linked together by stargates, allowing minimal travel between two very specific points in the galaxy. However in the late 21st century, the Humans of Earth enter the interstellar community by inventing the hyperspace drive. With the hyperspace drive allowing travel to previously uncolonized planets, a race is on to establish the largest empire and exploit choice minerals.
Galactic Civilizations is a 4X space strategy game where the player controls the human empire on a randomly generated map. The player must first name his civilization and choose a political party. Five other alien civilizations are your opponents: the Altarian Republic, the Yor Collective, the Drengin Empire, the Torian Confederation, and the Arcean Empire as well as a few minor extraterrestrial races.
Starting from a single planet, Earth must send colony ships to choice planets in order to expand it's control as well as explore and make contact with the other alien races. From there, the player must research new technologies, manage the economy, create military, send trade ships to other races, negotiate diplomatically, all while keeping an eye on the political approval rating. As the form of government becomes more democratic, the morale of the planets matters most in who they will elect for the next four years. Keeping control of the senate confers bonuses to the player. Only through successful management can the humans take their place among the galactic civilizations.
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Alternate Titles
- "银河文明" -- Simplified Chinese spelling
- "Галактические Цивилизации" -- Russian spelling
- "GalCiv" -- Common title
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User Reviews
Critic Reviews
GameSpy |
Mar 28, 2003 |
87 out of 100 |
87 |
GameSpot |
Mar 26, 2003 |
8.4 out of 10 |
84 |
IGN |
Apr 08, 2003 |
8.2 out of 10 |
82 |
Worth Playing |
May 09, 2003 |
8.1 out of 10 |
81 |
Games Finder |
May 24, 2014 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
4Players.de |
Sep 04, 2003 |
77 out of 100 |
77 |
PC Games (Germany) |
Oct 03, 2003 |
75 out of 100 |
75 |
ActionTrip |
Mar 27, 2003 |
74 out of 100 |
74 |
PC Zone Benelux |
Oct, 2003 |
72 out of 100 |
72 |
GameStar (Germany) |
May, 2003 |
70 out of 100 |
70 |
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Trivia
Development
This is a remake of
Stardock's original game effort, a space-based
4X game of the same name for OS/2, developed in 1993.
Awards
- Computer Games Magazine
- March 2004 - #9 Game of the Year
- GameSpy
- 2003 – PC Turn-Based Strategy Game of the Year
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Galactic Civilizations (Windows) on Jun 29, 2003