And the answer, of course, is that it's both. The obvious question, then, is whether this uniqueness is good or bad. Indeed, one could argue that Call to Power has less in common with its immediate predecessor than does this year's other turn-based strategy behemoth, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. While superficial similarities exist, in truth, Civilization: Call to Power bears less resemblance to Civilization II than Civilization II did to the original Civilization. The designers took the opportunity to revisit almost every major aspect of the Civ II experience - units, combat, interface, graphics, and more. Rather, it is a bold step in a new and at times almost entirely different direction. This is not a mere rehash of Civilization II. Whatever else you may think about Call to Power, you have to admire the ambition behind the effort. In Civilization: Call to Power, we have the answer to what some would call the single-most daunting challenge in PC gaming: to design the direct heir to Civilization II, widely regarded as the best turn-based strategy game of all time. The stakes don't get much higher than this.
