![]() ![]() And the AI does a decent job, for the most part. But while the details are critical in building your nation from the ground up (literally), they are manageable with the game's interface, which allows you to select and focus on the issues you find important, leaving the AI to manage the rest. And diplomacy is a skill you will have to master. You have to worry about everything-money, food, technology, religion, annoying or dangerous neighbors, etc. The complex issues affecting the evolution of any civilization are convincingly simulated in this game. If you can wait until then, then you will probably thank yourself later. I suspect that another version will be following on the heels of this one that will clean up the playability issues. It is still fun to play and the new features are interesting, but I often found myself going back to playing the previous version instead. The whole look and feel of the game interface has changed: better in terms of sexy animated graphics, worse in terms of playability. While some of the drudgery of empire management have been streamlined or elimiated, managing production and resources are actually more cumbersome. There are some new features that are great- such as religion, new resources and battle experience upgrades, but playability suffers from confusing informational graphics (terrain is difficult to discern without the resource icons turned on and the screen graphics become confusingly cluttered when they are turned on) and poor informaional display organization. I've played all the Civilization versions over the years and this is my least favorite "improved" version. In all, Civilization IV is designed to offer players a game world of unprecedented sophistication and realism, whether they aim to win it through warfare or culture. More than one leader character is available for many of the traditional opponent nations, and the game will play differently depending on who is in charge of rival empires. The religion model offers more customization as well, and players can now better use the power of faith to spread their culture, or they can choose to have no state religion at all, boosting scientific endeavors.Combat has been enhanced in Civ IV, to give more individuality to veteran units and to balance away occasional historical mismatches sometimes noticed in earlier editions of Civ. The tech tree remains the roadmap to scientific and industrial advancement, but there is now more than one path to milestone discoveries. A true living legend of computer game design, Sid Meier invites strategists to conquer the world all over again, in this fourth edition in the influential Civilization series.Many of the most significant additions to this version of Civilization involve customization. ![]() Now.I can calmly wait until the release of Civ V.From humble beginnings as a prehistoric tribe of hunters and gatherers, to a far-flung future of extra-terrestrial colonization, players lead their people to dominate Earth and beyond in this era-spanning game of empire-building. If you like it (odds are you will), then grab the Complete Edition. If you're new to the Civilization series, I suggest borrowing it from someone who has it.try it. Overall, I'd say that if you're a Civ fan and don't want to wait until Civ 5 is released, then get Civ 4: Complete Ed. A single game can vary from a solid hour or so to several hours of non-stop play. If you're new to the Civilization series, then a simple summary of this game is that it's a turn-based strategy game where you are charged with leading a civilization through various eras through time in an attempt to keep your civilization alive and dominate the world through the use of intellectual discoveries, religion, governments, armies, diplomacy, etc. The level of game challenge customization seems limitless since you have over 11 different cultures to choose from, infinite maps, the ability to make alterations through the World Builder, and basic trading of goods and discoveries, let alone the micro-management for those of us that are ultra-geeky. Fans of the previous Civilization games will love this version (especially since it combines everything onto one DVD). Granted, this game is very graphics intensive, so make sure that your desktop or laptop has the hardware to run it. Game play itself is stellar, and the random events (e.g., earthquakes, floods, intercultural marriage invitations) adds yet another bit of complexity that helps round the game out. The game loaded perfectly without any hiccups. I am using a Windows 7 Home Premium 圆4 edition on an HP Pavilion dv6 w/ 4GB RAM and 640GB hard drive, w/ an ATI 5650 laptop video card. ![]() I expected 3 separate CDs or DVDs, but the original Civ 4, Warlords expansion pack, and Beyond the Sword expansion pack were all on a single DVD. So after reading the reviews for the two expansion packs, I opted to purchase the complete version. Let's see, I have the original Civ 4 which I loved. ![]()
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