Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Summary

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is a video game^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri received the Origins Award for Best Strategy Computer Game^[3].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri received the D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy Game of the Year^[4].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's instance of is recorded as video game^[5].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri was directed by Sid Meier^[6].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's composer is recorded as Jeff Briggs^[7].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri was published by Electronic Arts^[8].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's genre is turn-based strategy video game^[9].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's genre is hard science fiction video game^[10].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's genre is 4X^[11].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's developer is recorded as Firaxis Games^[12].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's part of the series is recorded as Civilization^[13].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's designed by is recorded as Brian Reynolds^[14].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's designed by is recorded as Michael Ely^[15].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's designed by is recorded as Bing Gordon^[16].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0^[17].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's platform is recorded as Linux^[18].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[19].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's platform is recorded as macOS^[20].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS^[21].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game^[22].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's game mode is recorded as single-player video game^[23].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's language of work or name is recorded as English^[24].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri was distributed by optical disc^[25].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri was distributed by digital download^[26].
• Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri was distributed by digital distribution^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri was published by Electronic Arts^[8]. It was directed by Sid Meier^[6].

Publication

Publication dates include February 12, 1999^[28] and March 16, 2000^[29]. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's language of work or name is recorded as English^[24]. Genres include turn-based strategy video game^[9], hard science fiction video game^[10], and 4X^[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as Civilization^[13]. Recorded distribution format include optical disc^[25], digital download^[26], and digital distribution^[27].

Subject and Themes

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri's part of the series is recorded as Civilization^[13].

Reception

Awards received include Origins Award for Best Strategy Computer Game^[3] and D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy Game of the Year^[4].

Why It Matters

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

FAQs

What awards did Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri receive?

Honors received include Origins Award for Best Strategy Computer Game^[3] and D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy Game of the Year^[4].