GameSpy writes: "A game of Civilization IV can end in numerous ways, most of which don't require the complete annihilation or subjugation of every "competing" culture on the map. Perhaps this is why people have been pining so long for a redux of Sid Meier's Colonization. Released in '94, Colonization was starkly different from the original Civilization, on which it was based. Mainly, this is because it was programmed with on only one possible endgame: secession, which by extension leads to a whole lot of warfare.
Civilization IV: Colonization, a standalone game based on Civ IV, takes a similar tack. Forget cultural and diplomatic victories; if you want to be a winner in this abstract, brutal simulacrum of the Age of Discovery, you're going to have to eradicate the armies sent by the crown to quash the rabble you've spent turns and turns rousing. It's a lot to ask of a young nation birthed by soldier and pioneer, floating on a lone caravel."
Spiffy:
-Revised game systems feel distinctly Civ, yet more closely suited to the game's subject
Iffy:
-The inability to negotiate with foreign powers is both at odds with history and negating of cool gameplay possibilities
2K will implement online service changes for several legacy titles, including releases for Windows PC, as a result of GameSpy Technology terminating its online service offerings for video games.
Beginning May 31, 2014, select legacy titles from the Borderlands® and Civilization® catalogs will temporarily go offline while service is transitioned to Steamworks.
GamerDeals.net:
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From now until Sunday, get 75% off Civilization IV and Civilization V games and expansion packs. That means Civ IV is $4.99, Civ IV Complete Edition (both Steam and no-DRM versions) and Civ V for $7.49, Civ V Complete Edition for $12.49, and DLC as low as $0.75."
GameFront, "In an age when even old-school FPS gurus like iD’s John Carmack are defecting to consoles, you can still be sure of one thing: strategy gaming has ever been and will always be the province of PC’s. Whether it’s due to the more cerebral, measured gameplay, or — more likely — the crucial importance of mouse controls, the jump to other platforms is rarely successful. Despite their large market share and stable, unchanging hardware, consoles struggle to sustain a pure strategy game."
I pretty much clicked on this to ensure that Homeworld was included and sure enough it is. I approve.
I never played Homeworld but I'm gonna check it out.....maybe Good ol Games has it for dirt cheap!
Damn it I want to play Homeworld. Why hasn't Relic got it up on a digital distribution service like Steam?!
