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Civilization

Civilization for N-Gage is a handheld version of a popular strategy series. However, it's not a port of any existing episodes, but a separate entry based on the rules of the second and the third games…

2 March 2006

Civilization is a strategy, released 2 March 2006 on N-Gage.

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What Civilization is

Civilization was released in 2006. It was published by Atari, Inc.. It is available on N-Gage only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Civilization for N-Gage is a handheld version of a popular strategy series. However, it's not a port of any existing episodes, but a separate entry based on the rules of the second and the third games. Graphically, it's also similar to Civilization II, however the interface was adapted for device' much smaller screen size and resolution, as well as for its cell phone-like keyboard. The goal of the game is the same -- to advance your society from the stone age to the space age, destroying your opponents or signing diplomatic treaties on the way. There are twenty one different civilizations to choose from, and generally the list of features is the same. There's a full Civilopedia and tutorial…
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How it plays

Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate).

What it launched against

Civilization launched on 2 March 2006, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Final Fantasy XII, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II and Daxter.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Final Fantasy XII, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Daxter.

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When did Civilization come out?
Civilization was released on 2 March 2006 for N-Gage.

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