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This article is about a video game series. For the TV series, see Civilisation (TV series).
"Civ" redirects here. For the first game in the Civilization series, see Civilization (video game). For other uses, see CIV.
Civilization
Genre(s)Turn-based strategy
Developer(s)Microprose
Firaxis Games
Publisher(s)Microprose
Infogrames Entertainment, SA
2K Games
Creator(s)Sid Meier
First releaseCivilization
1991
Latest releaseCivWorld
2011

Civilization is a series of turn-based strategy, 4X video games produced by Sid Meier. Basic gameplay functions are similar throughout the series, namely, building a civilization on a macro-scale from prehistory up to the near future. As of March 12, 2008, the Civilization franchise has sold more than 8 million copies, according to Take-Two Interactive.[1][2]

All titles in the series share similar gameplay. Each turn allows the player to move his or her units on the map, build or improve new cities and units, and initiate negotiations with the computer-controlled players. In between turns, computer players can do the same. The player will also choose technologies to research. These reflect the cultural, intellectual, and technical sophistication of the civilization, and usually allow the player to build new units or to improve their cities with new structures. In most Civilization games, one may win by military conquest, building an interstellar space ship, or achieving the highest score, among other means.

History

MicroProse

Conducting negotiations with Stalin of the Russians in the original Civilization

MicroProse, founded by Sid Meier and Bill Stealey, published Civilization in Template:Vgy.[3] Sid Meier was the game's designer.[3] Microprose licensed the right to use the name "Civilization" from Avalon Hill to avoid conflicts over similarities to the board game of the same name.[3] In 1993, MicroProse was bought by Spectrum Holobyte,[4] but the two companies remained separate. In 1996, MicroProse released the lauded[5] Civilization II, designed by Brian Reynolds;[3] also in 1996 Spectrum Holobyte consolidated the company under the name MicroProse, but, in a reaction to Spectrum Holobyte's decision to fire the majority of MicroProse's staff, Brian Reynolds, Jeff Briggs and Sid Meier left MicroProse and founded Firaxis.[6]

Although Firaxis didn't own the rights to the brand name "Civilization", the company still went on to design the acclaimed[7] Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, which is a "space-based Civilization-style game"[8] released in 1998.[9] This game uses a game engine that's similar to the one used in Civilization II[10] and its storyline continues from where the Civilization franchise ended, namely the colonization of a planet in Alpha Centauri.

Court battle over brand name

The main game screen in Civilization II

In 1980, Francis Tresham designed the Civilization board game and published it through his company Hartland Trefoil, and in 1981, Avalon Hill obtained from Hartland Trefoil a license to sell the Civilization board game in the US.[11] In April 1997 Activision acquired from Avalon Hill the rights to the name "Civilization" on its PC games, and seven months later Avalon Hill and Activision sued MicroProse over trademark infringement because of the name "Civilization".[11]

In response to the lawsuit, in December 1997 MicroProse bought Hartland Trefoil, which was the original designer and manufacturer of the Civilization board game. This move sought to establish "MicroProse as the preeminent holder of worldwide computer game and board game rights under the Civilization brand".[12] Then MicroProse in January the following year sued both Avalon Hill and Activision for false advertising, unfair competition, trademark infringement, and unfair business practices as a result of Activision's decision to develop and publish Civilization computer games.[13]

In July Template:Vgy Avalon Hill and Activision decided to settle the case against MicroProse out of court. Under the terms of the settlement, MicroProse kept all the rights to the Civilization brand, Avalon Hill had to pay MicroProse $411,000, and Activision acquired a license from MicroProse to publish Civilization: Call to Power, released in March 1999.[11][14]

The reason Avalon Hill accepted the unfavorable settlement was because Hasbro was already negotiating the acquisition of both Avalon Hill and MicroProse. Less than one month after the settlement on August 1998, Avalon Hill was bought by Hasbro.[11] In the same month, Hasbro bought MicroProse for $70 million.[15] This meant that at the end of 1998, the Civilization franchise belonged to Hasbro.

Infogrames and Firaxis

City resources in Civilization III

In January 2001, the French company Infogrames bought the Hasbro subsidiary Hasbro Interactive for $100 million,[16] which included the rights to the Civilization franchise, the rights to the Atari brand[17] and Hasbro's Game.com handheld game console.[17][18] Hasbro Interactive was renamed to Infogrames Interactive, Inc.[19] Civilization III was released in October 2001 by Infogrames Interactive. In May 2003, Infogrames officially renamed Infogrames Interactive to Atari Interactive.[20] Civilization III was developed by Firaxis and had Jeff Briggs as game designer.

Take-Two

Take-Two bought the rights to the Civilization franchise from Infogrames in 2004 for $22.3 million.[21][22] In October 2005, 2K Games, a Take-Two subsidiary, published Civilization IV, which was developed by Firaxis and had Soren Johnson as game designer.[23]

Take Two bought Firaxis for $26.7 million including possible performance bonuses in November 2005.[24] Take Two now owns both the developer and the publisher of the Civilization franchise. On September 21, 2010, the Microsoft Windows version of Civilization V was released,[25] followed by the version to Mac OS X on November 23, 2010.[26]

Civilizations and leaders represented

Throughout the various different Civilization games, over 40 different civilizations and almost 100 different leaders have been represented. The following tables below delineate the appearances of various civilizations and leaders.

Civilizations in Civilization
Civilization I II III III:
PTW 		III:
Con 		IV IV:
War 		IV:
BTS 		IV:
Col 		Rev V V:
G&K 		Capital
America Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN[nb 1] Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Washington
Apache Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN ? Tiiis Tseba
Arabia Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Mecca (I-V)
Tripoli (Rev)
Arawak Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN ? Boriken
Austria Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN ? Vienna
Aztec Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Tenochtitlan
Babylon Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Babylon
Byzantium Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Constantinople
Carthage Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Carthage
Celtia Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Cardiff (II)
Entremont (III)
Bibracte (IV)
Edinburgh (V)
Cherokee Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN ? Chota
China Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Beijing[nb 2]
Denmark Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Copenhagen
Egypt Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Thebes
England Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY London[nb 3]
Ethiopia Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN ? Aksum
France Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Paris[nb 3]
Germany Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Berlin
Greece Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Athens
Hittites Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN ? Hattusas
Holy Roman Empire Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN ? Aachen
Huns Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Inca Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Cuzco
India Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Delhi
Iroquois Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Salamanca (III)
Onondaga (Col, V)
Japan Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Kyoto
Khmer Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN ? Yasodharapura
Korea Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Seoul
Mali Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN ? Timbuktu
Maya Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Chichen Itza (III)
Mutal (IV)
Mongolia Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Samarkand (I)
Karakorum (II-V)
Native Americans[nb 4] Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Cahokia
Netherlands Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Amsterdam[nb 3]
Ottomans Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Istanbul
Persia Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Persepolis
Polynesia Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Honolulu
Portugal Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN ? Lisbon
Rome Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Rome
Russia Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Moscow
Siam Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Sukhotai
Sioux Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN ? Little Bighorn (II)
Isanti (Col)
Songhai Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Gao
Spain Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Madrid[nb 3]
Sumer Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN ? Ur
Tupi Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN ? Sy Ara
Vikings[nb 5] Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Trondheim[nb 6]
Zulu Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN ? Zimbabwe (I-III, Rev)
Ulundi (IV)

* Entries with a blue background indicate included civilizations not enabled in the standard game (III: Con).
* Entries with a pink background indicate included non-playable civilizations (IV: Col).
* Entries with a yellow background indicate civilizations added through DLC (V).

Notes
  1. ^ Due to the nature of Civ IV: Colonization, the American civ is technically represented by (New) England.
  2. ^ Civ I uses the romanization of Peking for Beijing.
  3. ^ a b c d The colonial capitals of England, France, the Netherlands, and Spain in Civ IV: Colonization are Jamestown, Quebec, New Amsterdam, and Isabella respectively.
  4. ^ Most Civ games include specific Native American tribes such as the Sioux or Iroquois instead of an amalgamated Native American empire.
  5. ^ The Viking civilization is called Scandinavia in Civ III: Play the World; however, the adjective remains "Viking". In Civ V Denmark replaces the Viking civilization, retaining features such as the berserker unit and a leader from the Viking era.
  6. ^ Civ IV uses the historical name of Nidaros for Trondheim.
Leaders in Civilization
Name Civ I II III III:
PTW 		III:
Con 		IV IV:
War 		IV:
BTS 		IV:
Col 		Rev V
Abu Bakr Arabia Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
John Adams England[nb 1] Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Agueybana Arawak Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Amaterasu Japan Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Alexander the Great Greece Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
Askia Mohammed Songhai Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Asoka India Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Augustus Caesar Rome Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Otto von Bismarck Germany Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
Simón Bolívar Spain Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Börte Mongolia Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Boudica Celtia Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Brennus Celtia Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Cnut the Great Vikings Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Catherine the Great Russia Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
Samuel de Champlain France Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Charlemagne Holy Rome Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Charles V Austria Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Winston Churchill England Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Cleopatra VII Egypt Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN
Mangas Coloradas Apache Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Cunhambebe Tupi Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Cunobeline Celtia Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Cyrus Persia Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Darius the Great Persia Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Dido Carthage Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Adriaen van der Donck Netherlands Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Elizabeth I England Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
Friedrich Barbarossa Germany Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Frederick the Great Germany Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Louis de Frontenac France Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
George III England Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Mohandas Gandhi India Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
Indira Gandhi India Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Charles de Gaulle France Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Genghis Khan (Temujin) Mongolia Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
Gilgamesh Sumeria Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Gunnhild Vikings Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Hammurabi Babylon Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Hannibal Carthage Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Harald Bluetooth Denmark Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Harun al-Rashid Arabia Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Hatshepsut Egypt Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Henry the Navigator Portugal Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Henry VIII England Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Hiawatha Iroquois Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Hippolyta Greece Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Huayna Capac Inca Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Isabella Spain Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
Ishtar Babylon Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Jeanne d'Arc France Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
João II Portugal Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Julius Caesar Rome Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN
Justinian I Byzantium Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Kamehameha Polynesia Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Kublai Khan Mongolia Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Vladimir Lenin Russia Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Abraham Lincoln America Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN
Livia Rome Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Ragnar Lodbrok Vikings Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Logan Irorquois Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Louis XIV France Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Mao Zedong[nb 2] China Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN
Mansa Musa Mali Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Maria Theresa Germany Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Mehmed II Ottomans Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Montezuma I Aztec Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Montezuma II Aztec Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN
Mursili I Hatti Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Napoleon France Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
Nazca Aztec Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Nebuchadnezzar II Babylon Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Oconostota Cherokee Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Oda Nobunaga Japan Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Osman I Ottomans Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Pacal II Maya Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Pachacuti Inca Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Pericles Greece Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Peter the Great Russia Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Philip II Spain Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Qin Shi Huang China Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Ramesses II Egypt Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Ram Khamhaeng Siam Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Eleanor Roosevelt America Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Franklin Roosevelt America Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Sacagawea Sioux Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Saladin Arabia Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN
José de San Martín Spain Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Scheherazade Persia Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Sejong Korea Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Shaka Zulu Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN
Shakala Zulu Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Sitting Bull Sioux (II, IV: Col)
Native Americans (IV)		 Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Smoke-Jaguar Maya Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Joseph Stalin Russia Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Peter Stuyvesant Netherlands Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Suleiman Ottomans Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Suryavarman II Khmer Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Taizong[nb 2] China Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Theodora Byzantium Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Tokugawa Ieyasu Japan Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN
Queen Victoria England Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Wang Kon Korea Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
George Washington America[nb 1] Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
William van Oranje Netherlands Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Wu Zetian[nb 3] China Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY
Xerxes Persia Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Zara Yaqob Ethiopia Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN

* Entries with a blue background indicate included leaders not enabled in the standard game (III: Con)
* Entries with a pink background indicate included non-playable leaders (IV: Col)
* Entries with a yellow background indicate leaders added through DLC (V)

Notes
  1. ^ a b Due to the nature of Civ IV: Colonization, Washington and Adams are playable leaders for (New) England, not America.
  2. ^ a b Mao is replaced by Taizong in the Chinese release of Civ III-V.
  3. ^ In Civilizaiton V, the name Wu Zetian is used instead of her personal name Wu Zhao.

Main series

Compilations

  • The Explorer (1997), includes Civilization and the Colonization spin off.
  • Civilization II: Multiplayer Gold Edition (1998), includes Civilization II and its two expansions: Conflicts in Civilization and Fantastic Worlds.
  • Civilization III: Gold Edition (2003), includes Civilization III and the first expansion, Play the World.
  • Civilization III: Complete (2005), includes Civilization III and its two expansions: Play the World and Conquests.
  • Civilization Chronicles (2006), includes all the games from the main series from the first Civilization to Civilization IV.
  • Civilization IV: Gold Edition (2007), includes Civilization IV and its first expansion Warlords, as well as a bonus poster illustrated by artist Greg Hildebrandt.
  • Civilization IV: Complete (2007), includes Civilization IV and its two expansions: Warlords and Beyond the Sword.
  • Civilization IV: The Complete Edition (2009), includes Civilization IV, its two expansions, Warlords and Beyond the Sword, and Civilization IV: Colonization. It does not feature any DRM (copy protection).
  • Civilization V: Game of the Year Edition (2011) includes Civilization V and all DLC prior to Korea and the Wonders of the World packs released through Steam.

Board and card games

Other games

When Sid Meier left MicroProse in 1996, the Civilization series was still part of MicroProse's portfolio, leading to a period of legal limbo that included the following games:

Fan games

Scottish science fiction and mainstream author Iain Banks has noted that he spent much time playing the game (appearing to refer to the first version) and that it was one of the inspirations for the concept of the 'Outside Context Problem' central to his Excession novel - the appearance of invaders or travelers which are so advanced that they are totally outside the society's frame of reference. In an interview, Banks specifically compares this to having a Civilization battleship arrive while the player is still using wooden sailing ships.[30] One of the two viewpoint characters in his mainstream novel Complicity plays Civilization compulsively.

References

  1. ^ Matt Martin (2008-03-12). "Grand Theft Auto series has sold 66 million units to date". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  2. ^ "Recommendation of the Board of Directors to Reject Electronic Arts Inc.'s Tender Offer" (PDF). Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 2008-03-26. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  3. ^ a b c d Gamasutra - Features - The History of Civilization
  4. ^ "Company News; Microprose Plans Merger With Spectrum Holobyte". The New York Times. 1993-06-18. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  5. ^ Civilization II for PC Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic
  6. ^ History for MicroProse Software, Inc
  7. ^ Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri for PC Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic
  8. ^ "Sid starts up. Again - Forbes.com". Forbes. 1997-07-25.
  9. ^ IGN: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
  10. ^ Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
  11. ^ a b c d The Fall of Avalon Hill
  12. ^ MicroProse Buys out Hartland Trefoil
  13. ^ Hasbro Takes Over The Hill and Others
  14. ^ SEC Info - Monarch Services Inc - 10KSB40 - For 4/30/98
  15. ^ Evangelista, Benny (1998-08-13). "Hasbro Buying Alameda's MicroProse / Computer games-maker sells out for $70 million". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  16. ^ "Company News; Hasbro Completes Sale Of Interactive Business". The New York Times. 2001-01-30. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  17. ^ a b Press Release
  18. ^ SEC Info - Hasbro Inc - 10-K405 - For 12/31/00 - EX-13
  19. ^ Civilization III: Home
  20. ^ SEC Info - Atari Inc - 10-KT - For 3/31/03
  21. ^ Civilization sold off to mystery buyer - PC News at GameSpot
  22. ^ Take-Two takes over Civilization - PC News at GameSpot
  23. ^ Firaxis Games: Games: Sid Meier's Civilization Chronicles
  24. ^ Take-Two reveals acquisition prices, hints at future lawsuits - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
  25. ^ "2K Games Conquers PCs with the Release of Sid Meier's Civilization V on September 21, 2010 in North America". 2K Games. 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  26. ^ Sid Meier's Civilization V Mac Arrives November 23
  27. ^ "New 'Civilization' Title Detailed". Totalgaming.net. 2007-03-28. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-04-04. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  28. ^ Geryk, Bruce (2000). "Call to Power II for PC Review". GameSpot PC Games p. 1. CNET Networks Entertainment. Retrieved March 1, 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  29. ^ Old Versions
  30. ^ Excession: A Conversation with Iain Banks (interview originally published in SFX magazine, via 'sandm.co.uk' website. Accessed 2009-01-04.)
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