I've had high hopes and even higher expectations for SMAC . Well, a little of the former and a lot of the latter, so read on. Your destiny awaits. Discover Build Conquer Make no mistake, this is the true sequel to Civilization , regardless of what Microprose does with the rights to the name. In the first and second Civilization games, you coax your feeble tribe from one lowly settlement to an empire and ultimately, take off for a joyride to the Alpha Centauri star system.
Earth is lost.
The travelers splinter into 7 ideological factions and when Alpha Centauri is finally reached, each one grabs an escape pod and abandons the crippled ship. The ideology of each of the factions is derived from the leader of the faction. You can choose to lead any of the factions and each one has unique advantages and disadvantages which are enough to offer a little extra replayability. For example, if you play as Morgan Industries, your best strategy is to build your cities and avoid war in the early portion of the game until you've amassed your fortune and then buy your way to the top. As the leader of the Spartans, you want to attack early and often and avoid letting your neighbors build in peace.