Navigation
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
Title: Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization™
Publisher: 2K Games
Developer: Firaxis Games
Platform: Games for Windows®
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and older)
Release Date: September 2008
Web Site: http://www.civilization.com
Product Overview:
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization™ is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV® series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European nation on their quest to colonize and thrive in the New World. Players will be challenged to guide their people from the oppressive motherland, discover a New World, negotiate, trade and fight as they acquire great power and battle for their freedom and independence.
Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization does not require the original Civilization IV game to play.
Features:
Classic Game Design Rebuilt for the Modern Era: Usher forth a new generation of Sid Meier’s Colonization with gameplay built on the award winning Civilization IV engine, providing the beautiful visuals, famously addictive gameplay and endless fun that are synonymous with Sid Meier strategy games
Fight the Homeland and Establish a New Nation: Play as the English, Spanish, French or the Dutch and journey to a brave new world in search of freedom from your oppressive homeland
Improved Diplomacy: Sustain peace and support your followers as you engage in advanced negotiations with natives, other colonists and the hostile homeland – Trade resources, gold and land as you build the foundation for a self sufficient and powerful colony
Historical Figures Provide Adaptive Gameplay: Acquire founding fathers such as John Smith, Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams who will help guide your nation to freedom based on your gameplay style
Brand New Interface: Both Civilization IV fans and players new to the series will feel right at home with an interface that Firaxis has built to be accessible and easy to navigate
Multiplayer Offers Endless Replay Value: Compete with friends from all over the world via the Internet and Play by Email modes or compete locally via the Hotseat and LAN modes, offering endless ways to conquer the New World
Detailed Tutorial Guides Players In Their Conquest: Civilization IV: Colonization will provide an enhanced tutorial that will help both fans of the game and brand new players on their way to ruling the New World
Mods and Community Tools: Players will have limitless options for modifying the game to suit their needs. Firaxis will ship the game with modding tools including a map editor using XML and Python
Developer Information:
Firaxis Games™ is one of the world’s premier game development studios, and home of legendary designer Sid Meier. Firaxis has developed some of the most successful and award-winning computer and video games on the market today including; 2005 PC Game of the Year - Sid Meier’s Civilization IV®, the expansions Civilization IV: Warlords®, and Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword™, the blockbuster Sid Meier’s Civilization® III series, Sid Meier’s Pirates!® (PC, Xbox® and PSP®), Sid Meier’s SimGolf™ and Sid Meier’s Railroads!™. Firaxis legacy titles include the Sid Meier's Civil War Series!™ (Gettysburg!, Antietam!, and South Mountain), and the Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri® series. In 2005, Firaxis Games was acquired by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., joining its 2K publishing label. The company will release Sid Meier’s Civilization® Revolution™ for console and handheld platforms in summer 2008.
Publisher: 2K Games
Developer: Firaxis Games
Platform: Games for Windows®
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and older)
Release Date: September 2008
Web Site: http://www.civilization.com
Product Overview:
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization™ is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV® series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European nation on their quest to colonize and thrive in the New World. Players will be challenged to guide their people from the oppressive motherland, discover a New World, negotiate, trade and fight as they acquire great power and battle for their freedom and independence.
Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization does not require the original Civilization IV game to play.
Features:
Classic Game Design Rebuilt for the Modern Era: Usher forth a new generation of Sid Meier’s Colonization with gameplay built on the award winning Civilization IV engine, providing the beautiful visuals, famously addictive gameplay and endless fun that are synonymous with Sid Meier strategy games
Fight the Homeland and Establish a New Nation: Play as the English, Spanish, French or the Dutch and journey to a brave new world in search of freedom from your oppressive homeland
Improved Diplomacy: Sustain peace and support your followers as you engage in advanced negotiations with natives, other colonists and the hostile homeland – Trade resources, gold and land as you build the foundation for a self sufficient and powerful colony
Historical Figures Provide Adaptive Gameplay: Acquire founding fathers such as John Smith, Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams who will help guide your nation to freedom based on your gameplay style
Brand New Interface: Both Civilization IV fans and players new to the series will feel right at home with an interface that Firaxis has built to be accessible and easy to navigate
Multiplayer Offers Endless Replay Value: Compete with friends from all over the world via the Internet and Play by Email modes or compete locally via the Hotseat and LAN modes, offering endless ways to conquer the New World
Detailed Tutorial Guides Players In Their Conquest: Civilization IV: Colonization will provide an enhanced tutorial that will help both fans of the game and brand new players on their way to ruling the New World
Mods and Community Tools: Players will have limitless options for modifying the game to suit their needs. Firaxis will ship the game with modding tools including a map editor using XML and Python
Developer Information:
Firaxis Games™ is one of the world’s premier game development studios, and home of legendary designer Sid Meier. Firaxis has developed some of the most successful and award-winning computer and video games on the market today including; 2005 PC Game of the Year - Sid Meier’s Civilization IV®, the expansions Civilization IV: Warlords®, and Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword™, the blockbuster Sid Meier’s Civilization® III series, Sid Meier’s Pirates!® (PC, Xbox® and PSP®), Sid Meier’s SimGolf™ and Sid Meier’s Railroads!™. Firaxis legacy titles include the Sid Meier's Civil War Series!™ (Gettysburg!, Antietam!, and South Mountain), and the Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri® series. In 2005, Firaxis Games was acquired by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., joining its 2K publishing label. The company will release Sid Meier’s Civilization® Revolution™ for console and handheld platforms in summer 2008.
DEMOS
PATCHES - CHEATS
REVIEWS
GAME VIDEOS
3 Cards to Dead Time Demo
Strength & Honour 2 Demo
Twin Sector Goes Gold and ..
Men of War: Red Tide Demo
Operation Flashpoint: Drag..
Strength & Honour 2 Demo
Twin Sector Goes Gold and ..
Men of War: Red Tide Demo
Operation Flashpoint: Drag..
Unreal Tournament 3 PC Map..
Europa Universalis 3: In N..
Armada 2526 Released and v..
5Street v0.33 to v0.34 Cli..
Geo-Political Simulator 20..
Europa Universalis 3: In N..
Armada 2526 Released and v..
5Street v0.33 to v0.34 Cli..
Geo-Political Simulator 20..
NEWS ENTRIES
THIS WEEK'S MOST POPULAR DOWNLOADS
3 Cards to Dead Time Demo Strength & Honour 2 Demo Twin Sector Goes Gold and Demo #2 Men of War: Red Tide Demo Lineage II Chaotic Throne: Gracia Epilogue Live Client Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Multiplayer Demo James Cameron's Avatar: The Game Demo
Lineage II Chaotic Throne: Gracia Final Client (client) K.O.S.: Secret Operations Closed Beta Client (client) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare v1.7 Patch (patch) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare v1.6 Patch (patch) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Demo (demo) Call of Duty: World at War v1.6 to v1.7 Patch (Worldw.. (patch) Grand Fantasia Closed Beta Client (2009-11-17) (client)