Sid Meier's Civilization IV
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Product Summary
Brand: 2K GamesPrimary Contributor: Windows
Release Date: 2005-10-24
Platform: Windows 2000, Windows XP
Model: 710425217128
Publisher: 2K Games
Product features:
- Match wits against world leaders in a quest to build the ultimate empire
- Detailed, living 3D world with animated units and customizable armies
- Flexible tech tree provides more strategic choices for developing civilizations
- Easy-to-use interface; team play offers new way of setting locked alliances
- Single player or multiplayer gameplay options
- PC Gamer (1-year)
- Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords Expansion Pack
- Sid Meiers Civilization IV Beyond the Sword
Video Game Reviews of Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Customer Review: Fantastic, Underrated Game
Summary: 5 Stars
I have no idea how this is averaging only three stars, because Civ IV (along with Beyond the Sword) is without a doubt the most balanced and entertaining turn-based strategy games ever made, and a serious contender for the best PC title released this decade.
This game is not for you if you:
- don't like time-intensive games that you'll almost certainly not finish in one sitting
- don't like strategy games in general and turn-based strategy games in particular
If either of those statements apply to you, don't buy Civilization IV. Otherwise, almost every serious criticism of previous turn-based strategy games has been addressed:
- You can choose to micromanage or simply have the AI take care of city and worker management-- the latter works perfectly fine for the first few difficulty levels. This removes a huge chunk of gameplay that may people find tedious.
- It's possible and oftentimes preferable) to win cultural, religious, or scientific victories. Combat is not a prerequisite to victory, particularly on the lower difficulty levels.
- There are a dozen different randomly generated map types, many difficulty levels, and a wealth of options. The game's extraordinarily replayable... especially since there is quite a bit of third-party, user-generated content you can download.
- The graphics are nice but not good enough that they overwhelm the gameplay or require a state-of-the-art computer.
- Combat is easy to learn but difficult to master.
Basically, just get it and play it if you haven't already.
Description of Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Civilization IV is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now the fun and incredibly addictive strategy game reaches new heights by adding new ways to play and win -- along with new tools to manage and expand your civilization. Civilization comes to life like never before in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world -- with all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options. It's a must-have for gamers around the world! Flexible Tech Tree allows players more strategic choices for developing their civilizations Team play offers a new way of setting locked alliances that result in shared wonder effects, visibility, unit trading and shared territory Over 70 in-game movies and animated sequences advance the storyStrategy Games
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