Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
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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...
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a strategy, turn-based strategy and turn-based game
developed by Firaxis Games
and published by 2K.
Released on September 23rd 2008 is available on Windows and MacOS.
It has received 1,397 reviews of which 1,212 were positive and 185 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.54€ on Eneba.
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Windows
- Supported OS: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista
- Processor: 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Video: DirectX 9.0c-compatible 64 MB video card with Shader 1.1 Support or better
- DirectX® Version: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization DirectX(r) version (included on install)
- Sound: DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card
- Hard Drive: 900 MB
MacOS
Recommended:
- OS: Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.1
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
- CPU Speed: 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 1 GB free disk space
- Video Card: (ATI): Radeon X1600 Video Card (NVidia): GeForce FX 8600
- Video Memory: (VRam): 512 MB
- Multiplayer: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported. Internet play requires broadband connection.
- Media Required: DVD-ROM Drive
- Peripherals: Macintosh mouse and keyboard
- Supported Chipsets: ATI RADEON X1600, X1900, 2400, 2600, 3870 NVIDIA GEFORCE 7300, 7600, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, GT 120
- NOTICE: Apple original CPU’s only, CPU upgrades not supported.
- NOTICE: Intel integrated video chipsets are not supported.
- NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)
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I really like this game, especially the We the People mod. My suggestion would be that it would be even more interesting if commodities like corn, fish, cassava, and so on were not only converted into food but could also be sold as commodities themselves. For example: maybe we could sell fish to Europe, corn to Spain,
Without mods, this game is a disappointing follow-up to the great original 1994 Sid Meier's Colonization. With overhaul mods such as The Authentic Colonization and We The People, it is an excellent colony building strategy game, a worthy entry in the greater Sid Meier's Civiilization series.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
No, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization received 1,212 positive votes out of a total of 1,397 achieving a rating of 8.26.
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization was developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K.
Yes, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is not playable on Linux.
This information about Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is not available yet.
This information about Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is not available yet.
No, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization does not support VR.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
No, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
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276
Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
Release
23 Sep 2008
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