Computer Games writes: "The Civilization series has a lot in common with the James Bond Saga. They both have a new offspring once every couple of years, and despite presenting roughly the same content they are viewed/played religiously by fans. This year however, renowned game designer Sid Meyer and Firaxis Studios decided to offer us a remake of the classic Colonization, originally released way back in 1994, hoping to please the fans that were crying for a sequel ever since.
Instead of offering the chance to breed your own civilization from scrap like the Civilization series, Colonization takes on a historical theme, namely the conquest of the New World by one of the four colonial powers of the time: England, France, Netherlands and Spain (Portugal was again left out, even though it had a fair amount of influence back in the day). The player must choose one of these nations, set up a colony in the Americas, tend to it, make it profitable, gather an army and at the right time, declare independence and defeat the king's forces sent to remind him who's actually in charge."
Pros:
* Visuals
* The economic system
* Lots of parameters at the start of a game
* The multiplayer
Cons:
* The diplomacy system
* Developing colonies takes too long compared to the time limit
* The competition is suspiciously peaceful
* Difficult to finish the game without using certain tricks
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?!
