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==Reception== {{Video game reviews | GR = 71%<ref name=grpc>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/131222-civilization-call-to-power/index.html|title=Civilization: Call to Power for PC|website=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520172336/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/131222-civilization-call-to-power/index.html|archive-date=May 20, 2019|url-status=dead|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> | Allgame = {{Rating|2.5|5}} (Mac)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22792&tab=review|title=Civilization: Call to Power (Mac) - Review|last=Savignano|first=Lisa Karen|website=[[AllGame]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115061755/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22792&tab=review|archive-date=November 15, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> | CNG = 6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2635,00.html|title=Civilization: Call to Power (PC)|last=Cirulis|first=Martin E.|date=April 6, 1999|website=Gamecenter|publisher=[[CNET]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815224822/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2635,00.html|archive-date=August 15, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> | CGSP = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/019/082/call_to_power_review.html|title=Civilization: Call to Power|last=Chick|first=Tom|date=April 27, 1999|website=[[Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]]|publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030625011434/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/019/082/call_to_power_review.html|archive-date=June 25, 2003|url-status=dead|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> | CGW = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_180.pdf|title=Zero-Sum Game (''Civilization: Call to Power'' Review)|last=Jones|first=George|magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|issue=180|date=July 1999|pages=145β46|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418103308/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_180.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | Edge = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/edgeuk070/page/n75/mode/2up|title=Civilization: Call to Power (PC)|author=Edge staff|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]]|issue=70|date=April 1999|page=84|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> | EPD = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=195|title=Civilization: Call to Power (PC)|last=Grant|first=Jules|date=April 18, 1999|website=[[EP Daily|The Electric Playground]]|publisher=Greedy Productions, Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040622192215/http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=195|archive-date=June 22, 2004|url-status=dead|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> | GamePro = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/716.shtml|title=Civilization: Call to Power Review for PC on GamePro.com|last=Brenesal|first=Barry|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]]|year=1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041201124757/http://www.gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/716.shtml|archive-date=December 1, 2004|url-status=dead|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> | GSpot = 6.7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/civilization-call-to-power-review/1900-2538412/|title=Civilization: Call to Power Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]|last=Broady|first=Vince|date=April 16, 1999|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050126100304/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/civilizationcalltopower/review.html|archive-date=January 26, 2005|url-status=live|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> | IGN = 4.8/10 (PC & Mac)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/21/civilization-call-to-power-2|title=Civilization: Call to Power (PC)|last=Ward|first=Trent C.|date=April 20, 1999|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=June 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/07/civilization-call-to-power|title=Civilization: Call to Power (Mac)|last=Chen|first=Jeffrey|date=June 7, 2002|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510144407/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/07/civilization-call-to-power|url-status=live}}</ref> | NGen = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=ngen>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_55/page/n95/mode/2up|title=Civilization: Call to Power (PC)|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|issue=55|date=July 1999|page=95|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> | PCA = 6/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL11Jul1999/page/n85/mode/2up|title=Civilization: Call to Power|last=Burns|first=Enid|magazine=[[PC Accelerator]]|publisher=Imagine Media|issue=11|date=July 1999|page=85|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> | PCGUS = 65%<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/pcgamer199907/page/n101/mode/2up|title=Civilization: Call to Power|last=McDonald|first=T. Liam|magazine=[[PC Gamer]]|publisher=Imagine Media|volume=6|issue=7|date=July 1999|pages=98β99|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991113115148/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1349.html|archive-date=November 13, 1999|url-status=live|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> }} The PC version received average reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]].<ref name=grpc/> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' said that the former version was "not without its good points, but in the end it's difficult to enjoy. Gamers hungry for a worthy sequel to ''[[Civilization II|Civ II]]'' will find it in ''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]''."<ref name=ngen/> The game was the 16th-best-selling computer game of the first half of 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/04/and-the-winners-are-3|title=And the Winners Are...|author=IGN staff|date=August 3, 1999|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000305180633/http://pc.ign.com/news/9273.html|archive-date=March 5, 2000|url-status=live|access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> According to [[PC Data]], a firm that tracked sales in the U.S., it sold 293,046 units by September 2000.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_194.pdf|title=The Numbers Racket|magazine=Computer Gaming World|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=194|date=September 2000|page=55|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120621/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_194.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was a nominee for ''[[GameSpot]]''{{'}}s "Most Disappointing Game of the Year" award, which went to ''[[Ultima IX: Ascension]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/1999/p5_01.html|title=The Best & Worst of 1999 (Most Disappointing Game of the Year)|author=GameSpot staff|website=GameSpot|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816190614/http://www.gamespot.com/features/1999/p5_01.html|archive-date=August 16, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> {{clear}}
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