Product Description
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With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical
accl 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. Civilization IV has already been heralded as one of the
top ten games of 2005, and a must-have for gamers around the
globe!
From the Manufacturer
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With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical
accl 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 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 comes to life like
never before in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world that
elevates the gameplay experience to a whole new level. Sid
Meier's Civilization IV has already been heralded as one of the
top games of 2005, and a must-have for gamers around the globe!
Features
* Civ IV comes to life! - Beautiful 3D world with dozens of fully
animated units (including culturally unique units) and totally
customizable armies. Detailed cities and wonders will appear on
the . Wonder movies are back!
* Greater Accessibility and Ease of Play - 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, Internet, PBEM and Persistent Turn-Based
Server (PTBS or Pitboss) offer players all-new strategies and
ways to play when competing or cooperating with live nents.
* Team Play - 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 that delivers a plethora of new strategic and
options.
* Mods and Community Tools - Designed from the ground up for
modability, the game contains a powerful editor with XML and
Python support.
* Choose Your Leader - Many Civs now have 2 leaders from which to
choose, with each Leader having traits that provide various
bonuses to the player and lots of replayability.
* Civics - With the discovery of new techs, civic options can
become available. Freedom of speech or slavery? Hereditary rule
or open elections? This creates endless government choices and
possibilities!
* Religion - Now there are 7 religions in the game that are
through researching. When , the religion spreads
through a player's empire allowing them to use the religion to
help manage happiness, gain gold and create Great Prophets.Great
People - As the player uses spets they gain Great People
points in the city that is utilizing the spets. Great
People include the Artist, Tycoon, Prophet, Engineer, and
Scientist. They can be used to get free techs, start Golden Ages,
or join a city to increase its output.
* Promotions - Each unit has a promotion path that emphasizes
specific unit traits. Promotions include bonuses to Attack/Defend
on specific terrains/features, movement bonuses, /visibility
bonuses and increased withdrawal chances.
* Tech Tree - Flexible Tech tree allows players more strategic
choices for developing their civilizations along unique paths.
* More Civs and all new Units and Improvements to enhance and
grow your empire.
* Faster-Paced Fun - Gameplay has been streamlined for a tighter,
faster and more compelling experience.
* In-Game Movies - Civ IV will have over 70 in-game movies and
animated sequences.
- Match wits against world leaders in a quest to build the ultimate empire.
- Detailed, living 3D world with animated units and customizable armies.
- Flexible tech tree provides more strategic choices for developing civilizations.
- Easy-to-use interface; team play offers new way of setting locked alliances.
- Single player or multiplayer gameplay options.