still good

It's the good old Civ at its best and it really doesn't feel like it's 25 years old.
I bought it on sale, even though I still have all the original CDs somewhere at home. Totally worth it.

I started at Warlord difficulty, thinking I could just play and relax, but it actually took me four games to win completely (shame on me).

The title and setup screen graphics are quite poor, but they don’t last long. Once you're in the game, the graphics still look cool.

The focus is all on expansion and conquest:
- Very basic diplomacy
- No culture
- No trade
- No religion
- No zone of control
- No penalties for large empires (except distance-based corruption)
- A standard tech tree with no future tech
- Pile up tons of units and send them against your opponents' piles
- Save and reload. Save often: it's just Ctrl+S, and it takes a second
- Enjoy.

good