Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $4.99.
- Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story and characters: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k player reviews · updated 4 days ago
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The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
+Great graphics, way more detailed than Civ 4 and even Civ 5..which is kind of odd.
Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization is a strategic masterpiece that seamlessly blends historical narrative with deep, tactical gameplay, offering players a chance to lead a colonial power through the early stages of the New World.
Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization is a strategic masterpiece that seamlessly blends historical narrative with deep, tactical gameplay, offering players a chance to lead a colonial power through the early stages of the New World.
For example the game is full of menus that can not be closed by the completely natural action of clicking outside them, instead having to scroll to and click a "close" item in the menu itself.
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Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.
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