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Absolutely the best expansion to date for this franchise. I hesitated for quite some time about buying it, but I'm kicking myself for it now. It's all too easy to spend six hours playing the game which may or may not get you fired from your job. The added gameplay elements such as random events and espionage make the game much more realistic. The random events make the world seem a little more random rather than even as with all the other expansions. The new espionage system is much more fun to use, and actually helps when you go to war with someone. Rather than spending gold you spend your 'espionage points' which you can build along with taxes, science, and culture. The AI has also been severely improved. I had to step down a difficulty level just to stay competitive, and I still feel like I'm being beaten down. The difficulty, however, just forces the player to incorporate more of a strategy. You can no longer be at war with the world since the computer will amass stacks that not even your cannons will dent. Seeing those move across your countryside creates a feeling of fear and paranoia as to where they'll strike next. The only 'improvement' that I don't understand is the corporations. It doesn't seem to benefit anyone when a corporation spreads influence in a city. The tax screen has a column for money going to corporation maintenance, and it also drains your income tax from each of your cities. The economic government characteristic "state property" even limits the effects of corporations. Of course in a planned economy there is no room for entrepreneurship, but it must be really bad if the game gives you a way to completely block it. All in all though, a very fun expansion that will devour your free time like a child eating something children like. Remember, you aren't addicted to the game until the in-game alarm goes off and you just play through it.Read full review
I am a huge fan of the CIV series and I loved Cid IV. This expansion is the best experience ever. It adds more civs, more techs and some unique little new elements. Such as quests. A little message might pop up saying if you complete a certain number of units or buildings than you win a certain bonus. Also new is weather effects. Your field might get destroyed by tornadoes. The best new element is corporations. You can found a corporation and spread your influence. This is also a really good investment if you play a lot of MODS. Most of the good CIV IV mods require this expansion to work so I highly recommend it.
This game provides a very strategic "new" approach to the RTS genre as it differs from the norm such as that of the previous Age of Empires and other RTSs as well. Albeit that the game consumes a lot of time, if you are willing to burn some time (or a day or so) this game will do wonders. Although graphics are not bad, they were good in their time as this is an older PC game but for the most part the graphics are fairly decent. I decided to buy the game as it is a very inexpensive game that has a moderately-high replay value and is perfect for blowing time.
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The civilization line of Strategy games are quite frankly the best! Sid Meier the orginal designer is amazing. My only problem with the entire line (Civ I,II,III,IV) is that rather than having add ons be a free download they have to keep snagging their loyal customer base for 29.95 here, 49.95 there. Some of these mods should have been free.
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