 - Rule throughout time in this exciting strategy game
- Implement new technologies, conduct diplomacy, or wage war
- Become the most powerful leader the world has ever known
- Detailed, vibrant, 3-D living world; RTS-style, intuitive interface
- Multiplayer gameplay supported
List Price: $49.99
Lowest Price: $38.90 
Product Description: Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest game franchises of all-time. Now the fun and incredibly addictive strategy game reaches new heights in Civilization IV. It has new ways toplay and win, along with new tools to manage and expand your civilization. Civilization comes to life like never before in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world -- with all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options. It's a must-have for gamers around the world! Rule throughout time and create your own legacy as you guide your civilization from the dawn of man through the space age and beyond. Implement new technologies, conduct diplomacy or wage war to grow your society and become the most powerful leader the world has ever known. Flexible Tech Tree allows players more strategic choices for developing their civilizations Team play offers a new way of setting locked alliances that result in shared wonder effects, visibility, unit trading and shared territory Over 70 in-game movies and animated sequences advance the story Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-06
Conquer the world...or at least try
This is the most recent incarnation of the popular CIVILIZATION game. For those not familiar with it's predessors the object is to either conquer the world by either military force, cultural superiority, diplomataic means or winning the space race. The player can either play as an individual against the computer or against other human players or as part of a team. The player dons the persona of one of several world leaders (Washington, Bismark, Victoria, Montezuma etc) and beginning the game from several different eras ranging from ancient through modern. There are various degrees of difficulty ranging from the chieftain, (the easiest) to diety, (nearly impossible). The player has the option of customizing the game, choosing various starting conditions for land masses, sea level and climate and other factors as well as a choice of several preset scenarios taken from historical situations.
The numerous options give the player almost limitless playing options making this a game that can literally keep a player occupied for years. A game can range from a few minutes to hours depending on the options selected. The challenges can progress as the players skill level increases.
I have played this game, in a couple of different versions for years and for many more hours than I would care to admit and still have not come even close to exhausting it's full potential, or becoming bored. When it ceases to be challenging I alter a parameater or two and it is a whole different set of challenges.
There are a few problems though. Although I am playing on a new Mac laptop, with plenty of memory the game slows and hangs up fairly often, requiring a 'save' exiting the game and re-entering - a process that takes 5 to 10 minutes. Each time the game is entered the entire opening sequence is played and while it is an interesting, well animated piece after a few dozen viewings it becomes a bit annoying. Also some of the charactitures of the non Eurpean/American make this WASP a bit uncomfortable.
Overall this is one of the best computer games I have played. The flexibility allows those into shoot'em up games to wage war to their hearts' content as well as those who do not to permanently declare peace and focus on other challenges. Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-02
The Fun Keeps going to a specific point
Its fixed many of its problems and is much better than the last generation of the game. It is a lot of fun but it lacks detail in graphics. Sorry for such a short reveiw....Short but sweet. Rating:
Date: 2008-05-13
Civ IV for iMac -- It Rocks!
I had Civ IV for PC but when I made the leap and bought an iMac, I had to get a Mac-compatible version of the game. I had thought the game, with its graphics, diplomacy and warfare options, was pretty cool then. The Mac version blows the PC version away! Definitely more intense graphics, great sound, and all the action I remembered. Worth the price to have this for the Mac. Rating:
Date: 2008-02-27
Lose track of time
I am reallt enjoying this game. It is the first game I have sat down and played for hours and not realized just how fast time flys. If you enjoy sims this a definately a game for you. Rating: 
Date: 2008-02-12
Game is great. Interface with Mac can be a problem.
I love having a Mac computer. However you better program game to automatically save every 10-20 minutes. I have lost 5 hours of gameplay with this premature mistake. I downloaded bug fixes on a couple websites and this seems to mildly solve the problem. Sometimes you can play the game for like 5 hours problem free. Game is very cool though! |
