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Great graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome compared to the other versions.. just taking a little getting used to the differences ..but the graphics are great, the music is great.

Challenging, turn-based strategy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you like turn-based strategy games, this is the best there is. There are endless possibilities in this game. It also seems to be historically accurate. If you like real-time strategy, you will be dissappointed. It's all about having the right expectations with this game.

A great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This a great game. 4x strategy, turn-based. Chess to the power of five! Makes you think, does not depend on the speed of your hand to win. Game of the year by all means (Gamespy's 2005 game overall and PC game of the year). And it IS even better than Civ III. Multiplayer rocks. You need to configure your security software a bit and have a fast internet connection to ensure good connectivity. Many of the problems mentioned previously have been fixed. You can always read a more detailed review at IGN or Gamespy or similar, so I will not go into details. If you like strategy games and like to play them online, too, compete in ladder, etc., this is the best pick. Watch out for addiction, as with any game, real life is more important :)

Amazing Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. A friend told me about it. It takes a while to learn it and I highly recommend taking the tutoring version first so you can learn all that you need to. Once you get into the game it is great. I love playing it, I can play alone or against friends. That is what makes it even more interesting.

No Problems Here

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

A lot of people have been complaining about this not working right so if you think you're going to buy this game then get a demo or borrow it from a friend to see if it works first. Let me tell you though it works on my computer completely fine and I have a 256 ATI Radeon Graphics card, 512 MB of RAM, and a 2.4GHz Intel P4 Processor. I have also installed it on my laptop (which blows my desktop away... Except for the cruddy Intel Graphics Accelerator card), my friends laptop, and my friends desktop. Anyway let me get on to the game. The gameplay seemed much better to me in one aspect because you did not need 40 towns to beat the other Civ's. The only other one I've played is Civ 3 and at the end of a game I always had around 30 or 40 towns, not after taking the others towns. The unit upgrading adds a nice touch so you can customize your units to a play style. There are also a lot more civilizations to choose from, some with 2 different leaders, to which you also gain specific bonuses from the things they start off with (like building a barracks 50% faster). The graphics are great and you can customize the game settings in many different ways, although I do wish the maps were a bit larger and you could choose how many people you wanted to fight at once. Unit selection and moving is great. Being able to move more than one guy at a time is amazing (I don't remember if you could do this in 3 as my brother played it more than I did so I never found a way to). The different Wonders are interesting. Having "Great People" be able to help with research or culture is nice and you are always wondering "I wonder who will pop up next". Overall I think this game is great fun and I personally have not had any problems with it so I am not responsible if you read my review, buy the game, and then your computer explodes for whatever stupid reason.

A very good game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I find most games these days slowly following the trend of most of society most of everything is slowly being cheapened to appeal to the lowest common denominator. I was delighted to find that this was not the case with Civilization 4 it is fun, challenging and quite frankly the most addictive game I have played in years. There is also a very active fan community with a MOD list that is as long as your arm and still growing.

Overall-Well done and nicely played.

Civ 4 is very fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing Civ since 2004 when I got Civ3, play the world and conquests. Last year i got Civ 3 complete, which it thought was very fun. I got very bored of Civ 3, so I got Civ 4 last year. I couldn't play Civ 4 because i didn't have a graphics card(which every computer game needs now. This year i finally got a graphics card and started playing. I think Civ 4 is very fun because the many new features and graphics. I recommend this to any person who played civ-civ3 or just likes conquering the world.

have fun gaming!

Addicting Frustration

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game a few years ago and instantly loved it. I can play this game for hours on end while neglecting homework, :). The only two complaints I have for the game is that the graphics can be choppy and slow if you are running with minimal system requirments and some of the leaders faces show up as just a pair of eyes and teeth instead of a full face. If you have more than the minimal system requirments you will be fine. The only other complaint I have is that it allows you to build the Great Pyramids in England or Notre Dame in New York. I think it would be funner if the game were more accurate.

Better than Ever

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is quite an upgrade from the previous Civ III title. Things seemed easier to manage in this version, upgraded graphics, easier user interface, and tons of fun. You can't go wrong with this game if you like building things.

I was slightly disappointed with the limited advanced technologies but I am guessing that was intentional so they could sell the expansion packs.

Overall, fun, interesting, and a game that you can dust off every year or so and still get enjoyment from it.

One of the best games ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game when it first game out, having anticipated its release. I was first impressed with the quite thick game manual. While useful, new players will not require reading through the entire thing as the game is fairly easy to jump into and start playing around. I can only describe the game to newcomers that the play style is similar to that of a Sim-City type game. The new mechanics added in not only each civilization (America, Germany, etc), but also each ruler (Roosevelt, Washington, Otto Von Bismark, etc) grant bonuses and change how the game will unfold. The beauty of the game is that it is never the same each time you play it. Not to mention, I have a blast playing this game over a direct IP connection with a friend where we play cooperatively at first then proceed to conquer each other at the end. The Civilization games were always very addicting and this may be one of the hardest games to tear yourself away from. You will always want to play for a few more turns, and then something else interesting will happen. Before you know it, the clock reads 5:00am!

As a side note, I really appreciated the Civilopedia included in the game. Between turns or whenever, you can read a bit of real-world history on any of the technologies, civilization, super buildings, units, and wonders. And they have Leonard Nimoy as the narrator for the game. I plan to never get rid of this timeless game.

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