Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack

i don't think that i need to add much more in reviews since so much has been written on this game except for a new very import things . This game is one of the "eternal" and most played games since its release , buy it, play it!. I have bought games from 'GOG' for almost 3 years and the inclusion/ update was a sheer joy as GOG.com has always always proven itself in customer service, follow ups on updates to games and even free inclusions /add ons and even expansions to games! Need i say more ? great investment in both game and game distributor indeed ! thanks yet again GoG !

Now bring Alien Crossfire, please, pretty please? SMAC is the epitome of turn-based empire building games. A must have for all strat game fans.

I actually own this on disc, not the GOG version...but I am thankful a real "diamond in the rough" like this game has made it to GOG. In my opinion, this surpasses any of the Civilization games...it certainly has eaten up more of my hours than all other Sid Meyer games combined. And, if you somehow manage to get bored of the original version, you could always install the expansion pack, Alien Crossfire, to get new technologies, new factions, and new ways to win.

This is one of the classic titles I spent a lot of time on, with a lot of interesting features (terrain deformation, unit customization, government customization ...) added on to your typical 4X game. That makes it one of the older games I still go back & play from time to time, and now I don't have to go get my CD. The only thing preventing me from giving a 5 star review was Alien Crossfire, the expansion not being available. Signing on today, I saw that not only is Alien Crossfire available, but they added it to the original at no extra cost.

I prefer this even to the Civ games, it had lots of improvements that never made it into those games, now that the expansion is included with the extra factions to choose from this is a brilliant game worth every penny.