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 | Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Gold Edition |
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Product Description
The classic strategy game combined with its incredible expansion pack, for the Civ IV strategy action you crave. / Rated T: TeenProduct Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2752 in Video Games
- Brand: Take 2
- Model: 25732
- Released on: 2007-07-17
- ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
- Platform: Windows XP
- Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
Features
- The ultimate strategy game, offering players the chance to lead their chosen nation from the dawn of man through the space age
- Build the most powerful empire and become the greatest ruler the world has ever known
- Civilization comes to life in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world--with all-new easy-to-use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options
- Includes both Civilization IV and the combat-focused Warlords Expansion Pack
- Gold Edition bonus items include fantasy-style poster, behind-the-scenes DVD, tech-tree poster, and Civilization IV manual
Editorial Reviews
From
the Manufacturer
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 on a quest to build
the most powerful empire and become the greatest ruler the world has
ever known. Now, Civ fans can experience more world domination
than ever before with Civilization IV: Gold Edition, which
includes both Civilization IV and the combat-focused Warlords
Expansion Pack!
Box Contents Include:
- Sid Meier’s Civilization IV - You won’t want to miss one of the most critically-acclaimed PC games ever from legendary designer Sid Meier. Play as one of history’s greatest leaders and battle, negotiate, strategize and explore your way to world conquest. All of human history is at your fingertips.
- Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Warlords - In this first expansion pack to Civilization IV, players have even more options to win by military might – including the devastating Warlords unit. Six new civilizations, ten new leaders and eight additional scenarios just scratch the surface of new content added to the already massive core game.
- Gold Edition Bonus Items:
- Fantasy-style poster set within the world of Sid Meier’s Civilization from Greg Hildebrandt, the illustrator of the world famous 1977 Star Wars fantasy-themed movie poster, the Clash of the Titans movie poster, various Lord of the Rings calendars and posters and many others.
- Behind-the-Scenes DVD featuring developer interviews, insight into the Civ IV development process and featurette on Sid Meier’s history in the gaming industry.
- Tech-tree poster featuring the paths to researching and discovering all of the technologies needed to advance in Civilization IV.
- Civilization IV Manual
Customer Reviews
Compared to III - a great improvement
I find that the improvements
outweigh the negatives in Civ IV. I've played Civ III for a while, and
was always frustrated with the unrealistic means of making it more
difficult at higher levels - such as warriors defeating Knights in
battle, other Civs building wonders in record turns, things like that.
In Civ IV, those issues seem to be repaired. I've found that the rules
they give us for combat movements, cost, etc., are not bypassed to make
the game more difficult at higher levels.
I like the added
variety of leaders and their abilities, seems more realistic and helpful
for long term strategy. I also like the addition of more wonders,
though they have changed some of the benefits of certain wonders so I
needed to get used to the same thing being different.
I also am
enjoying the new "Permanent Alliance" option. I just finally used that
and really liked the dimension it added to game play.
The
graphics do bother me a bit - too bouncy. I've changed settings as much
as I can to get away from it, but it is still a bit bouncy and makes me
dizzy.
I'm also not pleased with the bug that makes the game not
work with my graphics card - which I have yet to find a fix for. I am
playing it on another computer. One of my son-in-laws also can't use the
game since his graphics card doesn't seem to be supported. He has a
much bigger, badder, multimedia computer.
It also has a problem
with the online updates. I updated and had serious issues which I had to
call the manufacturer to fix - couldn't start the game, couldn't
uninstall the game, couldn't reinstall the game - totally useless. A
Direct X fix repaired that, but I don't think I even got the update
after all the work! I'm quite leary of trying again. Then my son, who
also has the game, updated his and it caused serious corruption for him
too. I told him what my fix was, and it didn't work for his. He has to
call and see what to do now. Updates aren't supposed to break the game,
they are supposed to fix it. The game works fine without the updates, so
I'm going to forego any future attempts to update.
Still can't top Civ II
Sure, in terms of graphical
sophistication and rules, this latest Civ is the most impressive yet.
But in terms of sheer escapist fantasy power, it doesn't hold a candle
to Civ II.
The problem with making things gorgeous to look at,
especially at high resolution and in detail, is that the game slows down
considerably. By the time you have invested 8 hours playing a round,
and your little empire has grown, you want the game to proceed a snappy
pace. Rendering all that detail, however, has a cost, even on a
higher-end home system. Civ IV's big weakness is that game play becomes
very slow.
Others certainly disagree and prefer the eye candy of
animated rivers and watching individual units flex their muscles in
combat. I've turned off all the detail and as much animation as I can
get away with, but the game still isn't as much fun as Civ II, which I
still play. Your mileage might vary, so give it a shot--the 'gold'
edition is certainly a good deal.
Awesome game, if you have a FAST computer
I've been playing
Civilization Games since the game first came out. Even when there were
two different brands Sid Meier's and non-Sid Meier, I bought both to see
which was better. (Obviously Sid Meier's versions was ;)
This
game is FANTASTIC! The requirements are incredably high though and often
my PC would lag as the game progressed, taking longer and longer for
the computer to compute each turn. I upgraded my computer's RAM though
and that largely solved the problem.
If you like ANY of the other
Civilization games, you'll love this one. I wouldn't say this is a
sequel though, because it's more like a whole new Civilization game.
Also,
I would recommend getting the Beyond the Sword expansion along with
this for a life changing experience.
Lastly, make sure you check
out "Sid Meier's Alpha Centaury." It is INCREDIBLY hard but is
FANTASTIC!!! It has Customizable Units and you can even take control of
the native flora and fauna.
Make sure you have a lot of time on
your hands if you're going to play this game though, as it can easily
consume 8 hours of you day without you even realizing it.
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