I've observed the same... save the game just before I win it, play a couple of turns and win... then, load the saved game, and my influence is down and it takes a bit over a dozen turns to win. This makes me wonder what else saving and loading a game changes. Sure looks like a bug to me.
Found another one: GameSpy (87 / 100) http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/march03/galacticcivpc/ /unic
These are the ones I've seen so far: Gamespot (8.4 / 10) http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/galacticcivilizations/review.html Actiontrip (74 / 100) http://www.actiontrip.com/reviews/galacticcivilizations.phtml The Orion Sector (no score) http://www.orionsector.com/pages/galciv/galcivreview.shtml That's the three I've seen so far, any others? /unic
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