Civilization IV (PC)

Advantages: Great stategy game, Improved graphics
Disadvantages: Can be complicated to learn

...I found the very first Civilization all those years ago in 1991. Recommended! TECH SPECS (for those interested) The game requires a DVD Rom drive to run and comes with a 12+ (PEGI) rating mainly due to its complexity rather than inappropriate content. Minimum Spec. Windows 2000/XP 1.2GHz P4 or above 256MB RAM (Win 2000) 512MB RAM (XP) 1.7GB Hard Disk Space 64MB Video Card 'Civilisation IV' can be bought from Play.com for £17.99 (delivered) at ... Read review

Advantages: welcome new features, 3D engine, simplification of certain aspects, mod support
Disadvantages: overwhelming depth, limited in-game support

...of the games in the Civilization series before, here's a quick overview: In Civ, you choose one civilization to play from 4000BC onwards. Over time, you spread your empire through new cities, accruing new technologies as you go along. You choose how to play, and hopefully win your game. You can dedicate your resources to building vast armies to invade that country whose borders are ominously looming around yours, invest in the arts to make your empire ...
...conflicts or share knowledge. Civilization IV makes some really wonderful changes to the dynamic of the game. First of all, probably the least important change but probably necessary to win over new players to the series - the 3D graphics engine retains some of the board-game charm of previous incarnations, whilst taking advantage of neat details like a dynamic representation of your cities, zooming out for a whole-world view, and cute unit animations. ... Read review

Advantages: graphics, soundtrack, gameplay, multiplayer
Disadvantages: takes lots of time, needs some time to learn

Civilization 4 is a great sequel to some of the best turn-based strategy computer games in the history. The game already has got two expansions, Warlords and Beyond the Sword. This game is all about empire building, but its quite different from the games like Caesar, Zeus and Cleopatra. This one seems to give more importance to the combat version, but not as much as the Age of Wonders do. This means that Civilization is a different type of strategy ...
...the time is over, the civilization with the highest score so far will be declared the winner of the game. Everything starts with a settler building a city. The player will be asked about what to build next, or the player can select it from the city menu itself. The player can create more settlers to expand the empire, more workers to improve the productivity of the tiles in the surrounding areas, or build an army to defend the city as well as for ... Read review

Advantages: Addictive, Vast, Complex to Master, Simple to Play.
Disadvantages: Addictive, Slows down in later stages.

Introduction Civilisation IV is, unsuprisingly, the fourth in the well known series by Sid Meir. The game sees you try to build a civilisation from 4000BC through to 2050AD and dominate your neighbours through a combination of military, cultural, diplomatic and technological means. Gameplay The game is turn based and each of your units have a movement rating that allows you to move a certain number of spaces (tiles) per turn. You begin with a ...
...blacked out until it is explored, this settler can be used to make your first city. Cities The first thing you will do is look to place this city in a good location. Each of the tiles on the map is a different type of land which gives varying benifits to your city. The different types are: Plains, Grassland, Desert, Tundra, Hill, Mountain, Forest, Jungle or Water. Creating your city is a balancing act between food (to allow your city to grow), ... Read review

Advantages: Long sweeping gameplay, addiction, No 2 games the same
Disadvantages: This game will eat you time

The Latest and the best Civ title. Civ 4 continues the great series of games by Sid Meiers this instalment offers much more depth than the other's combat has improved greatly, religion now works in its own unique way and culture effects how quickly the boarders of your civilisation grow. Civ takes you from 4000 BC to 2050 AD game lengths vary as to if you select quick, normal, epic or marathon. The number of turns in a game increases with each level. ...
...times longer than a normal game don't make any other plans cos you'll be hooked. You are offered a wide range of different civilisations to play each has its own unique units and buildings, ontop of this each nation has its own leader some have more. The leaders also offer unique abilities to your nation faster worker production or faster wonder production for example. The game starts as aways with you in charge of a settler a unit used to form ... Read review