The trade wagon slowly moves across the plain, bringing the gift or drunkenness to the unsuspecting Indian inhabitants of Machu Pichu. At the same time, a caravel is loading up its cargo with coats and furs ready to sail to Europe to sell them for a good price, even if the taxes set by our Dutch overlords are way higher than they should be. In the constant hot air of the blacksmith, a specialist is fashioning more and more tools which a gunsmith will then turn into weapons for the brave sons of the Federal States of Dutch America while the Founding Fathers of the state meet in town halls to hammer out whether slavery will be accepted once we become independent or not.
All the above can happen in just a turn of Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization. Sure, you need a bit of imagination to turn the movements of the characters on the screen into such detailed narrative, but it's really all there. The game manages to truly simulate the inner working of colonies, of trade, of revolution and combat. It might not be as grand as real history is and, at times, some of the aspects of the simulation, like the transformation of tools into muskets, might look a bit off, but this re-make of a game that originally appeared way back in 1994 is certain to capture the imagination and playing time of those interested in this turn based strategy which mixes colonization, city management, trade, diplomacy and combat.
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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?!
