GameStooge previews the next edition of the world's most famous strategy game series, Civilization V.
Excerpt: "Another major change in the game has been the fact units can no longer be stacked. This has a profound on gameplay and combat, of course. Since units can no longer be stacked, positioning of forces becomes of great importance. Terrain can greatly determine the victor of a battle now, even if the defender has fewer forces. Height, cover, and flanking all play a part in combat, as well as attrition through bombardment. Artillery is far weaker in Civ V when it comes to close combat, but since there’s no stacking, their role is pushed further into the support role, pummeling other units from afar, softening them for the ground troops. Cities defend themselves now, and can bombard themselves."
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.
