Oh darn I haven't played Civ 2 since I was a wee lad, I forgot they had real videos like this, very cool. Will have to try it again soon. I'm playing Civ 3 a lot lately and it's a great game but they don't have these cool videos (or the awesome advisors that I never forgot from Civ 2 lol).
@Atlacatonatl Because they're keeping the peace between two other factions. Factions which, if left alone, could escalate their war and involve other factions and soon many, many more lives are lost than if there had been a peacekeeping mission. It's an evil, but its by FAR the lesser of two evils.
@Atlacatonatl Stalinism. Did you know that the Soviets were "protecting" Poland? Did you know the War in Korea was simply a "police action?" Occasionally we really want to make peace, so we remove everyone who doesn't.
Save for the fact that it consistently fulfills its primary purpose. That purpose being to serve as a forum between nations. The parts where it "fails" are those where the constituents want it to fail, as an UN with teeth would actually limit the sovereignity of the members. UN programs that aren't politically charged like that tend to work rather well.
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@inamerica55585 If the U.N had muscle, the political right would freak out. Hell, if the U.N. introduces some sort of worldwide banking regulation to stop banks raising interest fees on repayments at an unfair rate so that they can't unintentionally drive people below the poverty line in an attempt to do business, then they would start screaming about how globalist bullies want to make the world into a "socialist dictatorship" or some such bullshit. Sad fact is, some people would BELIEVE IT.
@inamerica55585 You're right about ranting. Anyway, there are people in America who are subject to such high interest rates on their credit card repayments that they're in an infinite cycle of debt. Only recently has the government taken steps to prevent banks from letting people get into this situation.
@eeektavius The UN has problems, but remember that it's only as powerful as its member states allow it to be; the General Assembly's budget is smaller than that of the Tokyo fire department. If you look at UNICEF, UNESCO, UNHCR, World Health Organization, and World Food Programme, they do a tremendous amount of good with the resources available to them.
@MidasRK1 Slavery is natural, it is liberated people enjoying the right to oppress each other. Doesn't make much sense, but its definitely natural if every society develops it independently of one another.
@MidasRK1 Hey, I said slavery is natural, I never said it was good. It is horrific and should come to an end, but as I said, it is a natural part of all societies, like war, murder and rape. If we can end it forever it will be a great service to the world, but we all know that's just not gonna happen.
@inmate92 No, it's not ironic. They were the ones who were still standing amongst the ashes and who had all the power. Of course, there's no point in admitting a weak country to the Security Council.
its not ironic at all, it seems fitting that when humans finally achive the intelligence and knowledge to destoy the whole planet, they also achive the intelligence and knowlegde to know enough not to. i hope...
@VersusARCH Sadly, it hasn't been much more effective than Mk I in the ways of peacekeeping, though I must say that their food distribution program is decent.
@NukeSocks and don't forget the good ol' classic ethnic cleansing. UN will give you the ability to kill any non-conformist, any person not in the in-crowd, as much as you want up to 50%!!!
In a basic way the UN is still doing its job. its giving the nations of a world a forum to argue and bicker where as before they never did this and just ended up answering each other with guns. The UN is incapable of preventing many things but it keeps the world far more stable then before. We of course fail to realize this in the modern age because we are so used to the UN at this point.
@rockinnorwegien all diplomacy is eventully defeated by war like the leage of nations the UN will fall either by a better system or a large war it could not prevent eg between US and allies and China. Its ironic that the UN was set up for peace and made most conflicts it got involed in worse
@rockinnorwegien It does provide a place to bicker, however when conflicts turn to violence, it does absolutely nothing to help, it possibly worsens the situation. The UN send peacekeepers who do absolutely nothing (I don't understand why they so often just stand by whilst civilians are killed). Since the UN sends peacekeepers, the other countries don't bother to send troops (thinking the UN will suffice). It happened in Bosnia, where I'm from, and 250,000+ innocents died...
it feels like I should have seen a boring video talking about the UN after that but no instead of a boring video I get to play a strategy game... Sweet!
i could be using my time to put away laundry....instead, i go back to looking at cinematics to some of the best games i played over a Decade ago and wonder if i should buy them again.....hmmm this game....im thinking a definite yes...but only for the system i played it on...PS1
This cinematic, like all of the wonder videos in Civilization II, is nothing short of beautiful. It creates this mood, perfect for the video it depicts. The united humanity, an Earth at peace, that the UN hopes to one day achieve seems realistically possible when I watch this. If the whole world watched it all at once, maybe we'd have a better shot.
That floating helicopter between 29 and 33 seconds speaks volumes of what I feel about the United Nations. Picture that valiant helicopter as it hovers majestically over on the horizon, always watching over us, and waiting... and waiting... and waiting... and waiting... and waiting... an- *BOOM!* (I just got killed by terrorists/insurgents/militants/street-thugs/[insert generic villain here]
Good show. I wish the part with it getting blown up didn't keep happening, though. I believe the same thing- this video speaks volumes, as you said it, about my own feelings of the UN as well. The ideals it stands for are as beautiful as this video, but sadly it hasn't worked out so far.
Curioso que pongan a las naciones unidas como paradigma de la democracia y el mundo civilizado cuando en la realidad la mayoria de los integrantes son dictaduras y estan cohartados por paises musulmanes. La prueba la tenemos en los balcanes.
along with women's suffrage, this was my favorite to build. throw king richard's crusade, leonardo's workshop and the great library into the mix and you have one hell of an arsenal for democracy.
Wow 50% of the time...that pissed me off so much in that game, I couldnt freaking fight a damn war without congress doing something behind my back, then I realized...fuck Im just going to be a Monarch.
One could say that, but I'm not the only one who thinks these videos give Civ II character and make it different from most of today's high-tech games.
Internal US politics, UN politics, the fact that we were the driving force behind the founding of the UN, and the most powerful nation then and now. I believe Korea was the last conflict the US really put troops into.
Actually, the Korean War and the Gulf War were both UN authorized under the UNSC's power to enforce the laws of war. The US sought a resolution against Iraq for breach of the peace and they got it, and we all know how the first Gulf War ended...
The UN is not a world government, but a council of nations. It is only as effective as the states that constitute it.
Even if the UN could not get anything done, it would remain a forum for civil discussion between sovereign states, which I think is fundamentally a good thing. So I think it is unfair to dismiss it as worthless.
GreenVI, what is this comment system for? hydehk 's comment was pertinent, so I think there's nothin' wrong with it at all. Why would you single him out against all the other somewhat "political" comments?
Any of you know what the music is? My friend made the observation that it sounds very similar to "The Glade (Pt. 2)" from the Last of the Mohicans score.
Part of the greatness of this game is that it makes young people question elements of the game. Political debates are without a doubt pertinent to any discussion about this game.
I am involved in Peacekeeping missions and several of the videos are great and I would like to download them to show during training and to put on disk. When I try to download/blog the video there is some type of blocker which comes up and I have tryed on several different computers and each time I get the same message "internet explorer was not able to open this internet site. Your help in this matter is deeply appreciated. Or is it that these clips cannot be copied?? Help in Hawaii. Thanks
Um your country's armed forces have to agree ot send troops to become un peace keeprs but good luck the us has never provided un peacekeeprs lol something to do with the fact they dont like there troops to be placed under foigion control or some such nonsense
No, I know. We've only contributed only a handful of troops. We do contribute some police officers though. I think over 300 from a 2004 estimate. But you're right we don't do it primarily for the reason that we don't like the idea of foreign control over American troops.
I heard this theme in my head when i meet the UN building, its so wonderful
MrLuigi98 1 week ago
Those UN soldiers on the picture are Norwegians stationed in Lebanon :)
hysa76 1 month ago
Oh darn I haven't played Civ 2 since I was a wee lad, I forgot they had real videos like this, very cool. Will have to try it again soon. I'm playing Civ 3 a lot lately and it's a great game but they don't have these cool videos (or the awesome advisors that I never forgot from Civ 2 lol).
AnotherSchmoe 1 month ago
And then the UN came along and Un-nazified the nazis. Hehe got to love Idiocracy.
Beaviz81 2 months ago
The peacekeeping thing is actually real. Excuse for war.
SerbianJudo 3 months ago
I loved to build UN, then nuke the shit out of my competition and then force them into peace
:}
Petrooli 3 months ago
The Last of the Mohicans?
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Heavenly Father wanted us all to be united.
DukeNukem3dUserMaps 4 months ago
@nemekun and in Civ 5, unfortunately, there are no real videos...
KyleMcCloudSr 4 months ago
@KyleMcCloudSr - I think the beautiful oil paintings more than make up for that though.
HansoFoundo 4 months ago
@HansoFoundo That's true, the uniqueness of each wonder video from each release is pretty cool.
KyleMcCloudSr 4 months ago
It's funny that it's true that democracies can declare war basing on "peacekeeping missions". Why the fuck is called peacekeeping if it's war?
Atlacatonatl 4 months ago
@Atlacatonatl Because they're keeping the peace between two other factions. Factions which, if left alone, could escalate their war and involve other factions and soon many, many more lives are lost than if there had been a peacekeeping mission. It's an evil, but its by FAR the lesser of two evils.
name887 4 months ago
@Atlacatonatl Stalinism. Did you know that the Soviets were "protecting" Poland? Did you know the War in Korea was simply a "police action?" Occasionally we really want to make peace, so we remove everyone who doesn't.
Zylo587 3 months ago
Imagine all the people....
that's what first came to my mind when I heard the very first seconds.
You will be missed, Civ 2.
KillaTemplar 5 months ago
wow Israel would be totally fucked
russ9356 5 months ago
@nemekun But it's harder to create equal quality vids through CGI, and nowadays, using live-action in video games is viewed as unprofessional.
Srythian 5 months ago
@ThePeterKrpan
Save for the fact that it consistently fulfills its primary purpose. That purpose being to serve as a forum between nations. The parts where it "fails" are those where the constituents want it to fail, as an UN with teeth would actually limit the sovereignity of the members. UN programs that aren't politically charged like that tend to work rather well.
Magni56 5 months ago
also called: Civilization 2 Wonder Worldwide Government
-.-
kacknoobdeluxe 6 months ago
@kacknoobdeluxe Oh lawl.
451harri 5 months ago
Love that harmonica! Great choice!
MagnusPrime01 6 months ago
best. game. EVER!
EpicZantetsuken 6 months ago
0:18 is my favorite part
p90xsteroids 6 months ago
@nemekun you're a idiot
OmaiDesu 6 months ago
@OmaiDesu so having an opinion that disagrees with yours makes that person an idiot? the un fails because of people like you
p90xsteroids 6 months ago
Best Civ game ever!!
4471548nwn 7 months ago
What's the music called?
fdfederation 7 months ago
At least they werent in favour if IRAQ 2003
BVargas78 7 months ago
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davidsostupid 7 months ago
To hell with the UN, NATO, and all the globalist bullies.
maggoli67 8 months ago
The UN is a wonderful symbolic gesture, but I fear it lacks muscle. I wish we didn't need muscle to get through to people, but it's the case.
inamerica55585 8 months ago
@inamerica55585 If the U.N had muscle, the political right would freak out. Hell, if the U.N. introduces some sort of worldwide banking regulation to stop banks raising interest fees on repayments at an unfair rate so that they can't unintentionally drive people below the poverty line in an attempt to do business, then they would start screaming about how globalist bullies want to make the world into a "socialist dictatorship" or some such bullshit. Sad fact is, some people would BELIEVE IT.
451harri 5 months ago
@451harri Ranting doesn't help, sir. The U.N. doesn't have the power to enact a banking regulation. Maybe the IMF or the World Bank does...
Also, banks have to make money too, you know...
How do you define an unfair rate, as well?
inamerica55585 5 months ago
@inamerica55585 You're right about ranting. Anyway, there are people in America who are subject to such high interest rates on their credit card repayments that they're in an infinite cycle of debt. Only recently has the government taken steps to prevent banks from letting people get into this situation.
Anyway, stuff like that.
451harri 5 months ago
"Peacekeeping": May declare war as a Democracy 50% of the time
George Walker Bush the younger in a nutshell amirite?
woodwyrm 8 months ago
I want religion back, i also want more liders
MateusVIII 9 months ago
anyone know where the photo at 0:27 was taken?
CaptainOvious123 10 months ago
You can keep your great walls and polo embassies, I got a UN!
Altimadark 10 months ago 12
@Altimadark
lol.
Adolf41er 10 months ago 4
@Adolf41er It's too bad the real UN isn't this awe-inspiring.
Altimadark 10 months ago 43
@Altimadark
yes. then the world politics would be much easier to handle, lol. :D
Adolf41er 10 months ago 2
@Altimadark Yes, Perhaps the most corrupt,and least transparent organization on Earth, with great big swagger.
eeektavius 8 months ago
@eeektavius The UN has problems, but remember that it's only as powerful as its member states allow it to be; the General Assembly's budget is smaller than that of the Tokyo fire department. If you look at UNICEF, UNESCO, UNHCR, World Health Organization, and World Food Programme, they do a tremendous amount of good with the resources available to them.
IronBrig4 8 months ago
@eeektavius No doubt.
Altimadark 7 months ago
@Altimadark it is beautiful it exists, giving every human on earth certain rights, so this is actually really important and inspiring
MidasRK1 3 weeks ago
@MidasRK1 Humans have those rights naturally; the UN does not grant them.
Altimadark 3 weeks ago
@Altimadark dude, what about slavery? Those rights are not naturally given....
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@MidasRK1 What ABOUT slavery, exactly? Just because some governments suppress natural rights doesn't mean they don't exist.
Altimadark 3 weeks ago
@MidasRK1 Slavery is natural, it is liberated people enjoying the right to oppress each other. Doesn't make much sense, but its definitely natural if every society develops it independently of one another.
SuperSmashyfication 2 days ago
@SuperSmashyfication whatever... go tell that to Chinese children working in Firework factories or they have nothing to eat...
MidasRK1 2 days ago
@MidasRK1 Hey, I said slavery is natural, I never said it was good. It is horrific and should come to an end, but as I said, it is a natural part of all societies, like war, murder and rape. If we can end it forever it will be a great service to the world, but we all know that's just not gonna happen.
SuperSmashyfication 2 days ago
"Peacekeeping": May declare war as a Democracy 50% of the time
I lol'd
jedihunter176 11 months ago 6
@jedihunter176 Only the American civilization is exempt, because we're cool like that.
Agent1W 8 months ago
That last part with the benefits...If only that always true, especially about other civilizations always offering peace!
Thanks for the upload.
MJ0428 11 months ago
who R those UN soldiers, the patch says denmark, where r they? must be in the 80s and some conflict?
vvtrain 1 year ago
@nemekun hell yeah!
untmortadela 1 year ago
I WILL VOTE FOR A GLOBAL GOUVERNMENT ! GLOBAL UNIFICATION !ALL HUMANS SHOULD BE EQUAL ! WE ARE HOMO SAPIEN ! AS ONE WE WILL SURVIVE !
chabi3000 1 year ago
United Nations in 21st century: Undercut by dictators and corrupt democrats
PathOfTheLeftHand 1 year ago
I wish we got vids when we made wonders in Revolution....
darkspire91 1 year ago
@nemekun then let's not talk about the civ 5 wonder ' vids'!
plonsdrums 1 year ago
Wonderful. Inspirational yet a little sad.
SirDG1 1 year ago
its amazing the nostalgia I get from this video
dleesgeetar 1 year ago
Civ 2 had the best advisors and wonder vids.
DSXmachine 1 year ago 3
isn't it ironic that the founding members are nations, who have nuclear weapons?
inmate92 1 year ago 2
@inmate92 No, it's not ironic. They were the ones who were still standing amongst the ashes and who had all the power. Of course, there's no point in admitting a weak country to the Security Council.
NukeSocks 1 year ago
@inmate92
its not ironic at all, it seems fitting that when humans finally achive the intelligence and knowledge to destoy the whole planet, they also achive the intelligence and knowlegde to know enough not to. i hope...
DIABLOtheLEGEND 1 year ago 6
Civ 2 had the best videos of all the series
kassasin 1 year ago
@nemekun it was much better in Civ IV than it is in V. there.... you get a painting of the wonder. they certainly could've done better.
GrizzlerBorno 1 year ago
League of Nations Mk II
VersusARCH 1 year ago
@VersusARCH Sadly, it hasn't been much more effective than Mk I in the ways of peacekeeping, though I must say that their food distribution program is decent.
JanOffermann 1 year ago
Every Civ2 wonder video gave my the goosbumps and tinglings in my legs.
The other Civs cant do shit against Civ2.
zastonecesda 1 year ago
"Peacekeeping"
NukeSocks 1 year ago 6
@NukeSocks and don't forget the good ol' classic ethnic cleansing. UN will give you the ability to kill any non-conformist, any person not in the in-crowd, as much as you want up to 50%!!!
Agent1W 1 year ago
This video was why I built the UN when I was a kid playing Civ 2
Ryantron9000 1 year ago
What music is this? Can someone tell me the name perhaps? (Or the name of the file..in the OST)
dires 1 year ago
In a basic way the UN is still doing its job. its giving the nations of a world a forum to argue and bicker where as before they never did this and just ended up answering each other with guns. The UN is incapable of preventing many things but it keeps the world far more stable then before. We of course fail to realize this in the modern age because we are so used to the UN at this point.
rockinnorwegien 1 year ago 6
@rockinnorwegien all diplomacy is eventully defeated by war like the leage of nations the UN will fall either by a better system or a large war it could not prevent eg between US and allies and China. Its ironic that the UN was set up for peace and made most conflicts it got involed in worse
TheAlexagius 1 year ago
@rockinnorwegien It does provide a place to bicker, however when conflicts turn to violence, it does absolutely nothing to help, it possibly worsens the situation. The UN send peacekeepers who do absolutely nothing (I don't understand why they so often just stand by whilst civilians are killed). Since the UN sends peacekeepers, the other countries don't bother to send troops (thinking the UN will suffice). It happened in Bosnia, where I'm from, and 250,000+ innocents died...
JanOffermann 1 year ago
@nemekun I soooooooooooooooooo don't like the Civ4 vids because they only show 500X fast building nothing other.
trppmdm 1 year ago
@nemekun Agreed.
Now I want this game because of the videos and the high council.
If you have played Civ2 then is it better than Civ4,same or worse
trppmdm 1 year ago
The UN is a great idea..unfortunately, its horribly useless in real life....
wrath231 1 year ago
@wrath231 Mainly because of USA and the veto power...
untmortadela 1 year ago
@untmortadela The United States is not the only perm seat holder. Countries are not allowed to vote for things that benefit them.
Ricky156 1 year ago
@Ricky156 What does matter if everyone vote yes and US can just veto the whole thing
untmortadela 1 year ago
it feels like I should have seen a boring video talking about the UN after that but no instead of a boring video I get to play a strategy game... Sweet!
Kriegsmarine0 1 year ago
Absolutely perfect in every way.
Muckknuckle 1 year ago 5
i could be using my time to put away laundry....instead, i go back to looking at cinematics to some of the best games i played over a Decade ago and wonder if i should buy them again.....hmmm this game....im thinking a definite yes...but only for the system i played it on...PS1
Godisableedingfaggot 1 year ago
civ 2 has a breattaking wonder building system compared to that of the later civ games
lornison 1 year ago
This cinematic, like all of the wonder videos in Civilization II, is nothing short of beautiful. It creates this mood, perfect for the video it depicts. The united humanity, an Earth at peace, that the UN hopes to one day achieve seems realistically possible when I watch this. If the whole world watched it all at once, maybe we'd have a better shot.
Jurassic0Al 2 years ago 8
I used to play this 4 hours and loved these videos, Just a shame the end of the turn took so long l8r in the game.
jec1234 2 years ago 2
That floating helicopter between 29 and 33 seconds speaks volumes of what I feel about the United Nations. Picture that valiant helicopter as it hovers majestically over on the horizon, always watching over us, and waiting... and waiting... and waiting... and waiting... and waiting... an- *BOOM!* (I just got killed by terrorists/insurgents/militants/street-thugs/[insert generic villain here]
gloglablyn 2 years ago 4
Good show. I wish the part with it getting blown up didn't keep happening, though. I believe the same thing- this video speaks volumes, as you said it, about my own feelings of the UN as well. The ideals it stands for are as beautiful as this video, but sadly it hasn't worked out so far.
Jurassic0Al 2 years ago 3
This video remembers me the uncountable nights of gameplay in civilization 2. Thank you for posting.
Hostage10 2 years ago 2
Because they are reality and civ 4 is all 3D.
NFSKing 2 years ago
Curioso que pongan a las naciones unidas como paradigma de la democracia y el mundo civilizado cuando en la realidad la mayoria de los integrantes son dictaduras y estan cohartados por paises musulmanes. La prueba la tenemos en los balcanes.
milikoss 2 years ago
Beautiful.
besticouldcomeupwith 2 years ago 2
United Nations, more like United Nation. I loved this wonder, because it let me take over the earth as a Democracy.
Ironman1o1 2 years ago
Unfortunately most people don't appreciate what they have until the day they lose it.
Without the US veto Israel would get clobbered by the rest of the world for their actions in the Palestinian territories.
Avantime 2 years ago
Maybe that says something about their actions in the Palestinian territories.
Remember, there is no good, there's no evil, just shades of grey.
tehdarkpredator 2 years ago
Civ2 videos are great. Much better than civ4 videos.
astmapiippu 2 years ago 4
League of Nations Mark 2.
VersusARCH 2 years ago
It's simply amazing how wonderfully does Sid Meier bow to the glory of humanity, sadden upon its misery, yet still make a game so enjoyable.
FrameSticker 2 years ago 97
@FrameSticker And how he killed a series.
hagamablabla 5 months ago
0:16
indian flag
calvininindia 2 years ago
also the flag of the United Kingdom and the flag of what looks like either the Soviet Union or the People's Republic of China.
BombasticTrooper 2 years ago
:D
i noticed dose too :)
calvininindia 2 years ago
Prob PRC
gryphonne695 2 years ago
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Its the People's Republic of China.
GmanZombie 2 years ago
So... I'm confused why people would thumb down my comment, it was just an answer
Question: what does PRC stand for
Answer: I write "Its the People's Republic of China" and people thumb me down?
GmanZombie 2 years ago 7
Its youtube , stuff like that happens.
DoubleGlog 2 years ago 5
It'd be China. The game was made after the fall of the USSR.
PopeBarley 2 years ago 2
maybe this clip was made of old footage
Dodec84 2 years ago
@BombasticTrooper ussr flag, another flag in back ground is yugoslavia
vvtrain 1 year ago
its sad there are no references in this game
about Avicenna father of medicine...
or Imam Mehdi founder of Al Azhar universirty
in Egypt
BettathanEzra 2 years ago
Ageed. ;/
goianiadweller 2 years ago
along with women's suffrage, this was my favorite to build. throw king richard's crusade, leonardo's workshop and the great library into the mix and you have one hell of an arsenal for democracy.
garfilo2 2 years ago
I did not like this wonder to much but the music they put into really made it immersive.
ab123110 2 years ago
It is based on the soundtrack from 'Last of the Mohicans - The Glade (pt. 2)
Jarls 2 years ago 4
I love that:
United Nations: "Peacekeeping": May declaire war as a democracy 50% of the time
So true.
xFENRISx 2 years ago 9
I loved this cutscene =)
anyone knows the music in it?
Kane112esimo 2 years ago
Soundtrack to "Last of the Mohicans" Song: The Glade (part 2)
Jarls 2 years ago 6
wow thanks =)
Kane112esimo 2 years ago
Thanks. I've been looking for the source song as well.
newsradiohead 2 years ago
Soundtrack to Last of the Mohicans - The Glade Part 2
Jarls 2 years ago
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united nations is a lie! they won't solve anything! civ is a good game though.
mossscow 3 years ago
Wow 50% of the time...that pissed me off so much in that game, I couldnt freaking fight a damn war without congress doing something behind my back, then I realized...fuck Im just going to be a Monarch.
SpartanCXVII 3 years ago 10
That's why you become Communist whenever you want to start a war, and then switch back when you're done.
ThecanadianColin 2 years ago
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Is it just me or are these videos pretty badly made ??
scottp96 3 years ago
to bad the game isn't
GoodGamesrlikemovies 3 years ago
One could say that, but I'm not the only one who thinks these videos give Civ II character and make it different from most of today's high-tech games.
VaeVictis06 3 years ago 7
when i have seen the video by game i got only the link to univeristy (german Version). Maybe not a bug just a mark ;)
matchmeifyoucan030bl 3 years ago
How come the U.S gets such a brilliant place on the U.N securtity council but doesnt contribute any troops?!! thats ridiculous
risinginferno467 3 years ago 2
Nukes.
ragzaugustus 3 years ago
Internal US politics, UN politics, the fact that we were the driving force behind the founding of the UN, and the most powerful nation then and now. I believe Korea was the last conflict the US really put troops into.
VaeVictis06 3 years ago
Actually, the Korean War and the Gulf War were both UN authorized under the UNSC's power to enforce the laws of war. The US sought a resolution against Iraq for breach of the peace and they got it, and we all know how the first Gulf War ended...
Heat3000 3 years ago 3
Good point! The only Iraq on most of our radar screens now is that mess we're currently in...
VaeVictis06 3 years ago
Well, gee, they only contribute 22% of the budget...
Drackoe 3 years ago
jmhb.. !!!
ArturianCentinela777 3 years ago
your right they do spend a lot of time squablling and wasting time but it does have its moments.
moonpie50 3 years ago
Anyone knwo what the theme that plays is called
3L24 3 years ago 2
Too bad real UN is not very helpful...
vojtasjedyny 3 years ago 2
Blame the Big Five.
Heat3000 3 years ago 2
take away the big five and UN would still be worthless if not more
takerdust 3 years ago
The UN is not a world government, but a council of nations. It is only as effective as the states that constitute it.
Even if the UN could not get anything done, it would remain a forum for civil discussion between sovereign states, which I think is fundamentally a good thing. So I think it is unfair to dismiss it as worthless.
Witangemot 3 years ago 21
@Witangemot
Better than power blocs and alliances.
gyrobotZ 1 year ago
Wow a place where all nations can come and talk and try to better live togather ya am failing to see how its a bad thing idiot
3L24 3 years ago
veryvery handy, along with great libery one of the best
janbonesplitter 3 years ago
da vinci's workshop is also one of the best
aviatik 3 years ago
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Can trade food aid for underage children to molest.
Promotes dictatorships to the Human Rights Commission.
Issues toothless General Assembly condemnations.
Cybrludite 3 years ago
This, along with the Great Library, were key to winning on Deity.
Drackoe 4 years ago 7
Leo's workshop saved my butt a few times too!
ottopotomas 3 years ago
I've always loved this cutscene
StWolfie 4 years ago
I think the person who made thi sgame new about the NWO- To build this you needed to discover communism-.
34hassan 4 years ago
Lol, I never realized there was a Danish UN peace keeping soldier in this little sequence, funny (well, to me it is ;D).
TomZAm80 4 years ago
@TomZAm80 Where r they stationed, that guy is holding an antenna
vvtrain 1 year ago
The Dutch flag is on it too!!!
Hup Holland Hup!!!!!!!
josgamer 4 years ago
@josgamer The USSR, YUGOSLAVIA falg r present
vvtrain 1 year ago
GreenVI, what is this comment system for? hydehk 's comment was pertinent, so I think there's nothin' wrong with it at all. Why would you single him out against all the other somewhat "political" comments?
Khono 4 years ago
"Peacekeeping" LOL - the right to attack in order to keep peace, that was a good bonus.
hertzum 4 years ago 4
Loved this game.
Any of you know what the music is? My friend made the observation that it sounds very similar to "The Glade (Pt. 2)" from the Last of the Mohicans score.
cjb01005 4 years ago 2
lol however in the reality UN cant do much as they are just a huge country organization bullying the weak and enemies, eg "i rack"
oh well thx for sharing
hydehk 4 years ago
hydehk, this is not a political video.
Do not start or continue political debates where they do not belong.
GreenVI 4 years ago 3
Part of the greatness of this game is that it makes young people question elements of the game. Political debates are without a doubt pertinent to any discussion about this game.
Drackoe 3 years ago 2
If Civilization teaches history Alpha Centauri teaches philosophy.
Foxlover666 2 years ago 9
Explain?
Jarls 2 years ago
Well, if you look at Alpha Centauri you will see a lot of deep, meaningful quotes that give much to think on.
Foxlover666 2 years ago 3
they should include new world order in the next civilization game.
frankenstein6666 4 years ago
Woohoo! These guys helped me so much in my war with south korea! (civ 2)
saltandfinagar 4 years ago
Our last hope: the Parliament of man, the Federation of the world.
newsradiohead 4 years ago
Imagine the international strife there would be if someone bombed the UN Building
Inky95 4 years ago
The UN Are Awesome!:
Cola139 5 years ago 2
civ 2 de play station 1 o pc?
andreshawk13 5 years ago
I am involved in Peacekeeping missions and several of the videos are great and I would like to download them to show during training and to put on disk. When I try to download/blog the video there is some type of blocker which comes up and I have tryed on several different computers and each time I get the same message "internet explorer was not able to open this internet site. Your help in this matter is deeply appreciated. Or is it that these clips cannot be copied?? Help in Hawaii. Thanks
remshotmedic 5 years ago
How did you get involved into Peacekeeping missions? I wanted to join but instead I am in the U.S. Army.
Incognito1986 3 years ago 2
Um your country's armed forces have to agree ot send troops to become un peace keeprs but good luck the us has never provided un peacekeeprs lol something to do with the fact they dont like there troops to be placed under foigion control or some such nonsense
3L24 3 years ago
No, I know. We've only contributed only a handful of troops. We do contribute some police officers though. I think over 300 from a 2004 estimate. But you're right we don't do it primarily for the reason that we don't like the idea of foreign control over American troops.
Incognito1986 3 years ago
fuck the un, they are a joke
Zeon111 5 years ago