They have also tried to make the themes much more realistic.
The AI has been made really competitive and does not allow you to get bore. You can either play the game with the CPU or you can play it with your buddies.
You have a lot of options in the gameplay in which one is to covert the cities using the map that you have. The game is basically about discovering technologies that have been designed by aliens. This time around, the plot of the game or the timeline does not stick to the 21st century as it moves on the year 3000. Starting with graphics, they have made them more clear and colorful which has added a good amount of depth to the gameplay. The game is successor to the original civilization and has taken it to a whole new level where everything is far more improved. It is a great strategy game which depicts a lot of effort and creativity on the part of the company. This game from Activision was an instant hit when it first came to the scene although it was not designed by their famous developer Sid Meir. Prolific strategy game which became a hit