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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Game First reported release Feb 12, 1999

Game details

First release year: 1999

Platforms

Genres

hard science fiction video game
turn-based strategy video game
4X
Turn-based strategy^*
construction and management simulation^*
strategy video game^*

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game
Single-player^*
multiplayer^*

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
7^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
E - Everyone^*

Series

Civilization^*

Localized titles

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Studios & publishers

Developers

Firaxis Games

Publishers

Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (Win)^*
Aspyr Media (Mac)^*
Loki Software (Linux)^*

Release history

1999-02-12
Date precision
Exact date
2000-03-16
Date precision
Exact date
Market
Sweden
1999-02-09 · Microsoft Windows^*
Release date
1999-02-09^*
Date precision
Exact date^*
Platform
Microsoft Windows^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 7 fields

Developers · Microsoft Windows

Firaxis Games: Firaxis Games^*

ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows

ESRB · Microsoft Windows

Classification: E - Everyone^*

Genres · Microsoft Windows

construction and management simulation: construction and management simulation^*
strategy video game: strategy video game^*

Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Maximum players (mode unspecified): 7^*

Platform

Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows^*

Publishers · Microsoft Windows

Electronic Arts: Electronic Arts^*

Release date · Microsoft Windows

1999-02-09 · Microsoft Windows

Release date: 1999-02-09^*
Date precision: day^*
Platform: Microsoft Windows^*

Specifications 2 · 8 fields

Genres and style

4X^*
Turn-based strategy^*

Play modes

Single-player^*
multiplayer^*

Platforms

Windows^*
Mac OS^*
Linux^*

Publishers

Electronic Arts (Win)^*
Aspyr Media (Mac)^*
Loki Software (Linux)^*

Designers

Brian Reynolds^*
Bing Gordon^*
Sid Meier^*
Douglas Kaufman^*
Timothy Train^*

Composers

Jeff Briggs^*
David Evans^*

Series

Civilization^*

Release history

Scope
- February 9, 1999^*
Value
Alpha Centauri^*
Region
North America^*
Scope
- February 9, 1999^*
- Microsoft Windows^*
Value
February 9, 1999^*
Region
United Kingdom^*
Scope
- February 9, 1999^*
- Microsoft Windows^*
Value
February 19, 1999^*
Region
North America^*
Scope
- February 9, 1999^*
- Mac OS^*
Value
February 3, 2000^*
Region
Europe^*
Scope
- February 9, 1999^*
- Mac OS^*
Value
March 10, 2000^*
Region
Worldwide^*
Scope
- February 9, 1999^*
- Linux^*
Value
August 2000^*
Scope
- February 9, 1999^*
- Linux^*
Value
Alien Crossfire^*
Region
North America^*
Scope
- February 9, 1999^*
- Windows^*
Value
October 20, 1999^*
Region
United Kingdom^*
Scope
- February 9, 1999^*
- Windows^*
Value
November 25, 1999^*
Region
Europe^*
Scope
- February 9, 1999^*
- Mac OS^*
Value
March 10, 2000^*
Region
North America^*
Scope
- February 9, 1999^*
- Mac OS^*
Value
May 16, 2000^*
Region
Worldwide^*
Scope
- February 9, 1999^*
- Linux^*
Value
August 2000^*

* Provisional data

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