Along with even more Civs, leaders, and units, Beyond the Sword gives the old technology tree a solid tweaking. Long after all the goody huts have been pilfered and most of the world’s terrain has been claimed, it’s time for the more subtle additions of espionage and mercantile might. Warlords also adds the Great General unit, which can gather other units together in armies that can wreak havoc across the map.Ĭiv IV: Beyond the Sword, as I have attested to in my earlier review, focuses on the late-game aspect of Civ IV. Warlords, as the name suggests, focuses on the combat side of things, making military conquests a bit more achievable. More Civilizations and leaders, additional technologies and units, and a slew of extra scenarios are added to the mix. Next up is Civ IV: Warlords, which brings another heaping helping of goodness to the Civ IV table. The base game alone could keep one occupied for years, either battling the formidable AI or (if one is lucky) finding worthy human opponents. With a huge selection of randomly-generated world types, combined with oodles of leaders, civilizations, units, and technologies, this is a turn-based strategy fan’s dream. Through diplomacy, warfare, and technological advancement, players work to be the most successful Civ in the world. Players take the helm of a newly-formed civilization and guide them from meager hunter-gatherer beginnings to the advanced space age. I’ve already reviewed this gem a few years back, so I won’t go into a great amount of detail here. So what is offered in this compilation? First off, the original Civilization IV, which continues to gobble countless hours of my time. The only real question is: how many strategy fans haven’t picked up each of these titles already? As a bit of icing on the cake, Complete also contains Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization, a remake of the classic given a Civ IV face lift. That alone makes it worth a look today, but Civilization IV: Complete ups the ante by bundling both expansions, Civ IV: Warlords and Civ IV: Beyond the Sword, for untold hours of gaming goodness. This is turn-based conquer the world at its finest. What more can one say about Sid Meier’s Civilization IV? Here’s an almost-four-year-old game that manages to be every bit as addictive now as it was back then.
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