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User Rating: 9.3 | Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri PC
Originally I was a bit apprehensive about doing a review of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. I was afraid that some super hard core fans of Meier's original turn based strat, Civilization, were going to crucify me for missing some tiny detail or something. But then it just hit me at 4:30AM one day. I was in the middle of another marathon Alpha Centauri session (or has it just been one LONG play session since 4 days ago?) when I realized it. The hard core Civ fans aren't going to waste precious minutes reading my review! They preordered the game months ago and are already busy conquering the Planet. They can hardly spare any time to shower, eat, or go to the bathroom, let alone read someone's review of their drug of choice. You're better off asking a pot junkie to pick up a copy of "High Times" and read a review of the latest and greatest crop from Humboldt. Err…not that I'd know anything about that. Really.

Realizing this, I felt a lot better, because then I could concentrate on presenting the game to people who may not be quite as familiar with Civilization, like I was. Yup, there's no use preaching to the converted. If you love Civ, you can stop reading and buy the game now. If you're not familiar with Civilization, keep on reading, and I'll show you how easy it is to get sucked into the most addicting game I have played in years.