If I had to find fault here, I suppose I could say something about the 3D models in the Civilopedia, which just kind of stand there on a blank plain while clouds drift past in the background. The animations are smooth, both for movies and the constantly moving characters, and the only time I ran into any trouble was when 100 Spaniards swarmed my tiny nation at once, so I can forgive a stutter or two. Zooming in on a city and seeing the individual buildings and farms always provides a small bit of glee. They’re not photo-realistic, but they’re detailed. Not that they needed it.Ĭivilization has a great reputation for doing somewhat simple graphics beautifully. Some shading mostly, and some water reflections I think. It’s not the most obvious, but there are some little touches here and there that spruce things up. More than enough options to keep you going.Ĭolonization boasts tweaked graphics built from the Civ IV engine. You can choose size and speed of the game (including an option to do continents or islands), select from scenarios, and play multiplayer online. While it would be fun, gunning down Redcoats with an M-16 just doesn’t fit.Ĭolonization provides the basic selection of modes that you’d get with previous Civ installments. Previous installments were huge, fast-paced, and open, but the story here can’t support such a thing. But such a narrow narrative constricts just where the game can go. Don’t get me wrong, they’ve based the gameplay beautifully on the concept of founding a new country and fighting for independence. While the story here gives some great new gameplay dynamics, it also hampers your world a bit. Of course, such meddling from the aristocracy cannot stand, so you’re left with no choice but to rebel. However, the king isn’t the friendliest of sorts and insists on randomly raising your taxes and demanding various sums of money for little to no reason. Fleeing religious persecution, you’re given a charter from your home country to set up a colony in the new found lands of the Americas. How does it hold up to its illustrious predecessors? Let’s have a look.Ĭivilization IV: Colonization revolves around a simple story. And while it’s not quite a re-inventing of the game, it most certainly is a re-envisioning. This is the fourth of the Civ IV games, and the first standalone spin-off. Not simply for it’s longevity, but also for it’s popularity and prolific nature. The Civilization series is arguably the grand-daddy of all turn-based strategy games. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization (PC)
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