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: Civilization IV

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Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Aspyr
EAN: 0618870112503
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone 10+
Label: Aspyr Media
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Aspyr Media
Model: 11250
Platform: Mac OS X
Publisher: Aspyr Media
Release Date: June 30, 2006
Sales Rank: 632
Studio: Aspyr Media

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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 to play 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



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Same Old Civilization.
Civ4 is pretty much the same thing as Civ3. Nothing but hype. Buy Civ3 and save money. The game is very addictive so be careful, you still have to go to work and school, the kids still have to be fed. Once you drop a Nuclear bomb the tiny map in the corner goes haywire, that sucks. As the game progresses it slows down. Oh and Aspyr does a bad job converting the game for Macintosh computers. A lot of the hints that pop up are obviously meant for Windows computers. I am no computer wiz, but installing it was a hassle, only because i didn't know that i had to copy the game files from the CD to my HD. The installation instructions said nothing about doing that.


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - HELP!!!!!!!!! game does not work at all!
hey, can we call somebody to get help with this thing? my son is beside himself with sadness and anger at this waste of 70 bucks, but we can't seem to make it work. HELP!!!!!!!!!!


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Create your civilization then take over all others - too fun
Ok, I got to say that I was afraid of installing this game on my intel macbook I got back in May. I got the mid range model because I wanted something portable for class. Anyway, when I heard that Civilization IV wouldn't work on it because of the integrated graphics card, I was heart broken. I've loved this game for years since I first played Civilization II on my old PC. It made me hold back on my purchase for a while.

I gave in and I now LOVE my mac, way better than any PC I've had. Even though I wasn't supposed to, I got Civ IV and installed it at my own peril. I was shocked! The game worked flawlessly. It worked better on my mac than on my old gaming laptop. I really hope Apple improves the graphics chips on future macs, but the game worked perfectly.

So if you've got a recent macbook that isn't "compatible," give it a try. If you're a fan of the series you'll be relieved and enjoy hours of fun.


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Could not install it.
As many of the other reviews have stated your system must meet the minimum requirements. My system did not meet minimum requirements and I could not get it to install. Do not waste your time if your system dose not meet those minimum system requirements.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - 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.

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