PlayTM writes: "Historians have long debated whether civilisation rose from the ashes of warfare or was culled through peaceful trade. It's a contentious question because it obviously speaks directly to human nature. In that case, that long-standing question can be answered without the need for more archaeological research or dirty digging. Conflict is a gamer's nature and nowhere is that more apparent than in Civilization V where the march of troops and wafting gun smoke highlight the appeal of new combat elements designed to improve strategy gaming's most recognisable franchise".
Civilization V continues to be one of the most popular grand-strategy games you can play on Steam, for about three years.
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Philip Boyes:
When I was a kid, I played a lot of Civilization 2. I played a lot of strategy games in general, but having a deep love of both history and sci-fi, the epic sweep of Civ 2 from prehistory to the stars held a particular appeal. I loved taking my little people from their huts and ziggurats to the world of science and advanced space-flight.
