Editing Civilization II (section)

{{Short description|1996 turn-based strategy video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Civilization II
| image = civ2boxart.jpg
| alt = The box art of ''Civilization II''. The title text reads: "Sid Meier's Civilization II. The ultimate version of the best-selling strategy game."
| developer = [[MicroProse]]
| publisher = {{plainlist|MicroProse<br/>[[MacPlay]] (Mac)<br/>[[Activision]] (PS1)}}
| series = ''[[Civilization (series)|Civilization]]''
| producer = [[Jeff Briggs]]
| designer = {{plainlist|[[Brian Reynolds (game designer)|Brian Reynolds]]<br/>Douglas Kaufman<br/>Jeff Briggs}}
| writer = [[Dave Ellis (game designer)|Dave Ellis]]
| programmer = {{plainlist|Brian Reynolds<br/>Jason S. Coleman<br/>Chris Taormino}}
| artist = Michael O. Haire
| composer = {{plainlist|[[Jeff Briggs]]<br/>Roland J. Rizzo<br/>[[Kevin Manthei]] (''Fantastic Worlds'')}}
| released = {{plainlist|'''Windows'''{{vgrelease|NA|March 1996<ref>{{Cite web |date=1998-02-10 |title=MicroProse Press Release: Civilization II |url=http://ftp.microprose.com/corporatedesign/press/civ2.html |access-date=2023-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980210133111/http://ftp.microprose.com/corporatedesign/press/civ2.html |archive-date=February 10, 1998 }}</ref>|EU|1996}} '''Mac OS'''{{vgrelease|NA|August 22, 1997<ref>{{cite web|first=Kate|last=Hedstrom|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_08/22_macciv/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990127103029/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_08/22_macciv/index.html|title=Mac Gamers Get Civilized|website=[[GameSpot]]|archive-date=January 27, 1999|date=August 22, 1997|access-date=August 1, 2022}}</ref>}} '''PlayStation'''{{vgrelease|NA|January 4, 1999<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Sony PlayStation Available Software sorted by Release Date @ www.vidgames.com |url=http://www.vidgames.com/ps/software/release.html#1995 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980611181118/http://www.vidgames.com/ps/software/release.html#1995 |archive-date=June 11, 1998 |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=PlayStation Galleria}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-03-11 |title=GameSpot: Video Games News: Civ II Coming for PlayStation |url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2465774,00.html |access-date=2023-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020311152241/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2465774,00.html |archive-date=March 11, 2002 }}</ref>|EU|April 1, 1999<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schofield |first=Jack |date=April 1, 1999 |title=Videowatch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/260280343 |access-date=January 9, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |pages=59 |quote=Activision is due to ship the Sony PlayStation version of ''Civilization II'' in the UK today.}}</ref>}}}}
| genre = [[Turn-based strategy]]
| modes = [[Single player]], [[multiplayer]]
| platforms = {{plainlist|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Classic Mac OS|Mac OS]]<br/>[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]}}
}}

'''''Sid Meier's Civilization II''''' is a [[turn-based strategy]] video game in the [[Civilization (series)|''Civilization'' series]], developed and published by [[MicroProse]]. It was released in 1996 for [[personal computer|PCs]], and later ported to the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] by [[Activision]].

Players build a civilization from a primitive tribe, competing with rival computer- or human (in some editions)-controlled civilizations. They manage cities and units in a quest to assure their civilization's dominance—either by conquering all other civilizations or by manufacturing advanced space technology.

''Civilization II'' was a commercial hit, with sales of around three million units by 2001, and has won numerous awards and placements on "best games of all time" lists. It was followed by ''[[Civilization III]]''.