I'm surprised that no one has got this yet, but in the June 2003 issue of Computer Games Magazine, Galactic Civilizations merited a 4 1/2 star rating and EDITOR'S CHOICE on pages 78 and 79
Here's some quotes
"Galacitcc Ciiizations is filled with simple sysstems that intersacti n complex ways. This is what good strategy is about."
"It gets better the more you play it."
"The game doesn't reveal its hand all at once."