Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
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| Developer(s) | Firaxis Games |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts, Aspyr Media, Loki Software |
| Director(s) | Sid Meier |
| Designer(s) | Brian Reynolds, Michael Ely, Bing Gordon, Sid Meier |
| Composer(s) | Jeffery L. Briggs, David Evans |
| Series | Civilization |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, Linux |
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| Genre(s) | 4X, Turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 92/100 |
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| Publication | Score |
| GamePro |  |
| Game Revolution | B+ |
| IGN | 9.5/10 |
| The Adrenaline Vault |  |
| FiringSquad | 90% |
| Author | Michael Ely |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
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.
Sid Meier, designer of Civilization, and Brian Reynolds, designer of Civilization II, developed Alpha Centauri after they left MicroProse to join the newly created developer Firaxis Games. Electronic Arts released both Alpha Centauri and its expansion, Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire, in 1999. The following year, Aspyr Media ported both titles to Classic Mac OS while Loki Software ported them to Linux.
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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