Civilization IV: Colonization for the PC 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.
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
Micromanagization:
Don't buy this game if you expect a Civ-clone. It's different from that. Building a strong economy through trade and production, keeping cool with the natives and rival colonies, and keeping the king off your back define this game, not war and pillaging (a great and fun part of civ). In fact, you'll shoot yourself in the foot if you destroy rival native and colonies because they're potential trade partners. Colonization demands trade and micromanaging your people, unlike Civ. You don't just build... more info
This is Colonization, not Civilization:
After reading some of the negative reviews about Civilization IV: Colonization, it would appear to me that some people are confused, and despite their claims of having played both Colonization and Civilization they clearly expected more Civilization than Colonization. For all intensive purposes this is a remake, and the title is a bit misleading, Civilization although a great Turn Based game in and of itself is vastly different from Colonization, many of the complaints listed in the negative reviews can... more info
Great Twist on Civ4, Ignore the Complaints:
If you love Civ4, but feel like you've played it into the ground and it's lost your attention, then you'll want to pick up Civilization 4: Colonization. The game takes the Civ4 engine to new levels and creates an environment much more focused on trading, resource building, and resource management. The world is smaller, your goal is "simple" - to establish a colony, survive in the new world, and build a force strong enough to defeat your European motherland (the king's army) so that you can claim... more info
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.
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