Game Vortex writes: "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a good looking game as far as turn-based strategy games go. It's got just enough detail at the widest view to be interesting and to entice you to zoom in to see what's happening. At the same time, units remain large so it's a bit easier to see what's going on. Several viewing modes also let you cut down on the level of information and the number of symbols displayed if you'd like to simplify it further. When you speak to someone, you'll get animated portraits of important figures like tribe leaders or neighboring colonists. These are exaggerated and slightly cartoonish, and show emotion based on how your conversation is going. It's just an example of a simple touch that keeps you interested in what goes on.
The music and sound effects here work together nicely to create the right atmosphere. There are flutes, drums, your basic "revolutionary" type of music. When you zoom in on a city, you'll also hear the din of street noise and music. There's no speech outside of the short lines the colonists say when you select them, but then it's not needed. Overall this feels like a classic game: no unnecessary elements, just focus on gameplay."
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.
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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?!
