Sid Meiers Civilization IV: Complete

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Sid Meiers Civilization IV: Complete From 2K Games List Price: $29.99 Price: $11.42 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Ships from and sold by SoftwareMI 33 new or used available from $6.08 Average customer review:

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With Sid Meier's Civilization IV History As YouKnow It Is History.Product InformationWith over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world Sid Meier’s Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win new tools to manage and expand your civilization all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options. Civilization IV will come to life like never before in a beautifully detailed living 3D world that will elevate the gameplay experience to a whole new level.Sid Meier’s Civilization is a turn-based strategy game that challenges players to build and expand an empire throughout all of human history and become the most powerful ruler in the world. Choose one of 18 nations to lead and go head to head with some of the most famous leaders in history. Each civilization has its own special characteristics - some are fairly peaceful while others are expansionists and conquerors. You’ll battle your foes with a huge arsenal of weapons beginning with primitive archers and warriors then catapults knights and frigates and eventually with modern tanks submarines mobile infantry helicopter gunships stealth bombers and nuclear weapons. Civilization IV is more than just a great combat game: you can also achieve victory through diplomatic cunning cultural or religious alliances and technological dominance. Civilization IV delivers faster mid and late game AI turns and offers greater control over your civilization's government and religions while at the same time de-emphasizing the less fun micromanagement (cleaning up pollution for example). And there’s more! Civ IV has been designed from the ground-up to deliver fantastic multiplayer gaming options as well as unpreceden

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #587 in Video Games
• Brand: 2K Games
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Windows XP
• Format: DVD-ROM
• Dimensions: .4 pounds

Features

• Gameplay has been streamlined for a tighter, faster and more compelling experience.
• An easy-to-use interface will be immediately familiar to RTS and action game players, and newcomers to the series will be able to jump in and play.
• Multiplayer, LAN and Internet PBEM and Persistent Turn-Based Server (PTBS) offer players all-new strategies and ways to play when competing or cooperating with live opponents.
• Whether playing multiplayer or single player, team play offers a new way of setting locked alliances that result in shared wonder effects, visibility, unit trading and shared territory.
• Includes: Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Civilization IV: Warlords Expansions and Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword Expansion. Sid Meier's Civilization IV is the ultimate strategy game offering players the chance to lead their chosen nation from the dawn of man through the space age and become the greatest ruler the world has ever known. Civilization IV: Complete takes this award winning experience to a new level by combining Civilization IV, the combat-focused Warlords expansion pack and the epic Beyond the Sword expansion pack - all in one box. Civilization IV Overview With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new tools to manage and expand your civilization. All-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options. Coming to life like never before in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world that will elevate the gameplay experience to a whole new level. Civilization IV has already been heralded as one of the top ten games of 2005, and a must-have for gamers around the globe Includes: Civilization IV: Game of the year edition Civilization IV: Warlords Expansion Pack Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Features: Gameplay has been streamlined for a tighter, faster and more compelling experience. An easy-to-use interface will be immediately familiar to RTS and action game players, and newcomers to the series will be able to jump in and play. Flexible Tech tree allows players more strategic choices for developing their civilizations along unique paths. More Civs, Units, and Improvements to enhance and grow your empire.

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Customer Reviews

Excellent Game, Excellent Deal Civilization 4 is an excellent game, especially with the expansion packs. Everyone who enjoys strategy, empire building, city/nation management, etc. will love this game. It has it's flaws (most of these are opinions, however) such as culture identifying national borders (Berlin has been overwhelmed by the culture of Paris and has joined my Empire MWAHAHAHA!) but these do not detract from the gameplay value and the never-ending replayability. The game is tons of fun to play multiplayer as well. However, be warned about this Complete Edition. The copy comes with version 3.13 of BTS of which several new updates have been released, however the Complete Edition is not compatible with these updates! To update, you will either have to alter your directory, or manually install. Not a big-deal at all, it just won't work with the auto-update in game. Do NOT Buy This. It is the DRMed Version Do not purchase this version. its the DRMed version and you can't copy/backup the game -- you need to have the CD in to play it. Buy the version with the red banner across the top (which also says "The Complete Edition". It is DRM Free. One of the best games of all time There are a few games that, no matter what shiny new technology comes along, will always remain on top for decades to come. Civilization IV with its expansions are just one such game. I got the original Civ IV as a bonus game with a graphics card. Had no idea how good the game actually was. I hungrily snatched up Warlords, which was a great expansion. By the Sword offered less impressive new content, but tweaked and adjusted the rules and features to as close as perfection gets. It's hard to say what makes Civilization so enthralling, but I think it's the desperate wars and tensions which so closely mimic real world events and scenarios. I recall a couple of weeks playing a real earth map every night, sweating in fear for all humanity what would happen if the cold war between my freedom-loving Greeks and the fascist Indian Empire erupted into open conflict or worse, nuclear annihilation. I recall the sheer indignant anger when launching total war against Roosevelt and his bloodthirsty Americans after being stabbed in the back yet again, our oil supplies sabotaged as an opening assault on our borders and OUR VERY WAY OF LIFE. The ensuing World War ate up a week of my time. The game is incredibly immersing. I'm guessing good mechanics are at the core of Civ IV's awesomeness. The game runs smoothly and in a balanced fashion, no small task when mimicking the complexity of human progress. Unlike most strategy games, comebacks and unexpected rising stars are not unheard of, as being on top means being on every one's hit list. Being low on the score list doesn't mean certain doom just as being on top is no security. The details are remarkable. The graphics are detailed and likable, the music is mostly good, and the built-in help file is not only useful, but highly interesting and educational, giving you a general explanation and history of units, civilizations, and great leaders. Reading the epic story of history never gets old in my book. There are several unique concepts in Civ IV that I think are a great addition. Cultural influence allows you to take over enemy territory peacefully, a realistic representation of how culture affects the real world's borders over time. The customization of national policies is a clever way of micromanaging while giving history a nod. It's interesting how most any real nation could be summed up with the civics offered. No matter what part of the world you live in, at some time there was indeed probably a caste system in everything but name. Certainly worth mentioning, Civ IV is highly customizable. The expansions come with some interesting mods, maps, and scenarios, or you can customize a special world with special rules all your own. Tons of new stuff awaits online, ensuring a never ending stream of new ways to play the game. I personally have changed a few lines of text to make my world a low-tech ancient brawl, sticking to manly swords and spears instead of chickenwussy guns and planes. In all, the game hits high marks in pretty much all areas: game mechanics, immersion, graphics/sound, replay ability, customization, and just good old fashioned charm. Weak multiplayer is a bland spot, but who friggin' cares? There really is no better strategy game to date, and that's saying something.