Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European nation on their quest to colonize and thrive in the New World. Players will be challenged to guide their people from the oppressive motherland, discover a New World, negotiate, trade and fight as they acquire great power and battle for their freedom and independence. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization does not require the original Civilization IV game to play. Detailed Tutorial Guides Players In Their Conquest - Civilization IV - Colonization provides an enhanced tutorial that will help both fans of the game and brand new players on their way to ruling the New World. Mods and Community Tools - Players will have limitless options for modifying the game to suit their needs.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization strategy game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European nation on their quest to colonize and thrive in the New World. Players will be challenged to guide their people from the oppressive motherland, discover a New World, negotiate, trade and fight as they acquire great power and battle for their freedom and independence.
Features:
Classic Game Design: The strategy classic is rebuilt with improved visuals, while retaining the addictive gameplay and fun that are synonymous with Sid Meier games.
Establish a New Nation: Play as the English, Spanish, French or Dutch and journey to a brave new world in search of freedom from your oppressive homeland.
Detailed Tutorial: Enhanced tutorial helps both fans of Colonization and new players on their way to ruling the New World.
Multiplayer Offers Tons of Replay: Compete with friends from all over the world via the Internet and "Play by Email" modes or compete locally via the Hotseat and LAN modes, offering multiple ways to conquer the New World.
Improved Diplomacy: Sustain peace and support your followers as you engage in advanced negotiations with natives, other colonists and the hostile homeland. Trade resources, gold and land as you build the foundation for a self sufficient and powerful colony.
Historical Figures Provide Adaptive Gameplay: Acquire founding fathers such as John Smith, Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams who will help guide your nation to freedom based on your gameplay style.
Mods and Community Tools: Players will have limitless options for modifying the game to suit their needs. Game includes modding tools including a map editor using XML and Python.
New Interface: Both Civilization IV fans and players new to the series will feel right at home with an interface that's been built to be accessible and easy to navigate.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0
Something Different, still Civilization:
Colonization feels more like just another mod for Civilization 4 then it feels like a separate game. It only offers one mode of play, and in my opinion, does not have nearly as much replay value as most civilization products. It is very similar to Civilization 4, and is still fun. I enjoy it, but I still play Civilization 4 much more often.
Colonization is not what it used to be:
I played the original Colonization up until this one came out on a DOS emulator. I literally played the original game until it was completely worn out twice!
The new game is good with great graphics and smoother play style. 2 things that I did not like about it was that the Founding Fathers play was changed and of course there are more, they do different things and you have to gather different kinds of resources to get them. The Founding Fathers have different contributions as well ranging from the... more info
This game secretly installs malware:
Buyer beware - the product description does not describe some important
aspects of the game: This game secretly installs copy-protection software called SecuROM which can cause many problems for your computer, some of which are: 1. When installing the game the user is not informed that SecuROM is being installed. 2. SecuROM denies administrators full access to their PC, and blocks the
administrator from editing certain parts of the registry. 3. SecuROM can interfere with the... more info
Many changes for the worse. Doesn't feel like Colonization. Blurry graphics. SecuROM.:
I had long been hoping for an updated version of Colonization that provided national borders, better graphics, and streamlining of trade. This is not that game. We now have cultural influence, but it ruins the game. I am an accomplished Civilization IV and Colonization player, but the mechanics in Civilization IV: Colonization seem to work differently. For instance, I founded a colony, then some turns later the French founded a colony near mine. I experienced moderate growth in... more info
