Next ▁Generation ▁review ed ▁the ▁PC ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁rating ▁it ▁two ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five , ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁" Call ▁to ▁Power ▁is ▁not ▁without ▁its ▁good ▁points , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁it ' s ▁difficult ▁to ▁enjoy . ▁Gam ers ▁hun gry ▁for ▁a ▁worthy ▁sequ el ▁to ▁C iv ▁II ▁will ▁find ▁it ▁in ▁Sid ▁Me ier ' s ▁Al pha ▁Cent a uri ." ▁ ▁A ▁review ▁by ▁N iko ▁N ir vi ▁in ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁issue ▁of ▁Pel it ▁gave ▁Call ▁to ▁Power ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 5 %, ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁successful ▁but ▁over ly ▁clin ical ▁variant ▁of ▁Civil ization ▁II ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁features ▁bol ted ▁on . ▁He ▁was ▁disappoint ed ▁by ▁the ▁interface ▁and ▁by ▁an ▁over ly ▁consp ic uous ▁dod ging ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁series ' ▁assets : ▁Civil ization ▁features ▁invent ing ▁the ▁wheel , ▁so ▁in ▁Call ▁to ▁Power ▁stir ru ps ▁are ▁invent ed ▁instead . ▁He ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁innov ations , ▁particularly ▁trade ▁routes , ▁stack ed ▁combat , ▁units ▁from ▁future ▁time ▁periods ▁and ▁special ▁units ▁from ▁sp ies ▁to ▁te lev angel ists ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁without ▁a ▁formal ▁declaration ▁of ▁war . ▁His ▁biggest ▁compla ints ▁were ▁a ▁cru cial ▁lack ▁of ▁imm ersion ▁and ▁an ▁under wh el ming ▁diplom acy ▁system . ▁N ir vi ▁had ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁impression ▁of ▁distinct ▁character ▁personal