Sid Meier's Civilization® V - Game of the Year Edition
Third party DRM: Steam
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"Civilization V is one of the best turn-based strategy games I’ve ever had the pleasure of playing." -IGN.com
"Civ V isn’t simply a rehash of what came before with better graphics: it’s a whole new world with a whole new set of rich, intricate rules to master."- PCGamer.com
Sid Meier's Civilization 5: Game Of The Year Edition Includes: - All 4 Cradle of Civilization Map packs - Double Civilization & Scenario Pack: Spain and Inca - Civilization & Scenario Pack: Polynesia - Multiplayer Map Pack - Official Digital Soundtrack
Features
- Believable World: More than just a strategy game - the expanded visuals and immersive audio invite would-be kings to take up the reigns of power and forge a mighty empire. Civilization V offers a limitless variety of vast, realistic and diverse landscapes for players to explore, battle over and claim as their own.
- Inviting Presentation: An intuitive interface eases both new players and Civ veterans into the game. Guided by a set of trusted advisors who will explain game functionality and provide counsel for significant decisions, even first-time players will be confident in the choices they make.
- Huge Battles: Combat is more exciting and engaging than ever before. Wars between empires feel massive with armies spreading across the landscape. The addition of ranged bombardment allows players to fire weapons from behind the front lines, challenging players to develop clever new strategies to guarantee victory on the battlefield.
- Live History: Write your own epic story each time you play! Choose one of eighteen historical civilizations to lead from the stone-age to the space age on your quest to build the world's most powerful empire
- Improved Diplomacy: Negotiate with some of history's most cunning rulers, each with a well-crafted plan for victory. Successful diplomacy will depend on players carefully managing relationships with other leaders, trading items and land, plying them with gold, and deciding if they are friend or foe. City States will present a new diplomatic battleground on which the major powers of the world will vie for supremacy.
- In-Game Community Hub: Compete with Civ players from all over the globe via the Internet, offering endless ways to rule the world. The game itself now serves as the hub of community activity, featuring the ability to share scenarios, compare scores, brag about achievements and visit one of the thriving Civ fansites without leaving the game. It's now easier than ever for players to become involved in the global Civ Community
- Modability: With unprecedented modding tools, players will have unlimited options for modifying Civilization V any way they like.
Customer reviews
75
Civilization for beginners
DiZ | Nov. 3, 2011 | See all DiZ's reviews »This new installment in the infamously addictive Civilization series manages to retain the core mechanics and that great feeling of "just one more turn...", but it is also a step back from Civ IV, especially when taking Beyond The Sword into account. The importance of diplomacy was toned down by hiding information and the game is more oriented towards war, which sees a great improvement from earlier titles thanks to the limit of units per hexagon. Nonetheless, there are still plenty of options and depth to choose from, and the developers have released several patches that have improved the balance of the game, so it's worth picking up, even if it's also worth it for newcomers to also play the rest of the series at some point.
51
Not the best style of RTS
YousifOhEight | Oct. 16, 2011 | See all YousifOhEight's reviews »After playing many of The Settler's Games, I was given Civilization from a friend on steam, After 20 Minutes in the game, I began to misunderstand what was going on very quickly, I became lost in the world, and found it annoying the way turns were counted.
A heads up to all RTS players, This game is built on hexagonal or pentagonal blocks, I have now come to forget which, and they are very annoying, only unlocking a certain amount at a time. For me this just did not do it, a game cannot be based on graphics no matter how magnificent they can make their water look...
The movement and manipulation of actions/characters isn't all that well worked either, somehow large characters on a small zoomed out world just doesn't give the game that great RTS feel, where one is controlling and watching a society grow. This is something other cheaper/older games do much better, such as Settlers IV and Imperum Romanum. This game only gets a 51, it may have been drafted for a different audience and therefore I will not assess it purely as being a bad game, due to it reflecting it's own genre.
85
A More Beginner Friendly Civ Entry
lightfellow | Oct. 10, 2011 | See all lightfellow's reviews »This game is another great entry to the Civ series. The gameplay and objectives are still the same. It is a turned based board-game styled strategy game where your goal is to build up your nation and conquer the world via military and/or diplomatic means. There hasn't been too much change compared to the older series, except I feel that the game has been made easier a bit perhaps to allow for a larger target audience. It is still very enjoyable and odds are you will get your money's worth in terms of hours to price. I have spent countless nights up playing this game because it is just very addictive. All the mods are already included in this edition to give you even more hours of gameplay, and if that is not enough there are also mods available by the community. If you are a fan of the series, or just someone who loves strategy games this is a must get.
95
An amazing collection for Civilization V fans!!!
Xbomborz | Sept. 13, 2011 | See all Xbomborz's reviews »If you love Civilization V, or any of the Civilization games, this Game of the Year Edition is a must-buy!! Featuring the original game, the amazing soundtrack, the Multiplayer Map Pack, and many other Civilization and Scenario packs, this package is an amazing deal for an great game. If you don't already have Civilization V, or are missing the Scenario packs, or even just want the soundtrack to add to your collection, the Civilzation V Game of the Year Edition should be the very next game you get.