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October 2010
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The editors liked
Impressive visuals with enhanced combat and diplomacy systems
Additions really matter
Such as new diplomacy options
Social policies
And so on
Combat system changes completely change the feel
Language and historical alignments bring a much greater sense of realism
The hours just melt away…
Addictive as ever. Some excellent game-play additions.
Still addictive as hell
New tweaks enhance gameplay
Stable as the place you store your horses
New cultural policies add a fantastic RPG element.
Hours of addictive turnbased glee
Fantastic new tactical combat system
Excellent interface makes it easy to keep track of every aspect of the game
Great automation features allow you to focus on the big picture
Lovely visuals and classical soundtrack.
An excellent refinement of the classic Civ formula
Beautiful graphics.
Interface is superb with everything in close proximity. Game is streamlined for newcomers to the Civilization franchise.
The editors didn't like
I have lost way too much sleep time playing it.
Mac version needs help
Still some AI glitches and multiplayer ‘roughness' needing a patch
Feels far more simplistic and less rich than previous Civilization titles. Changes to major mechanics will require significant readjustment time for veterans.
New city-states feature is a double-edged sword
Games lack a sense of character
Some omissions from multiplayer hurt that experience.
Addictive as ever. Some excellent game-play additions.
Feels far more simplistic and less rich than previous Civilization titles. Changes to major mechanics will require significant readjustment time for veterans.
Given the series' stellar pedigree, Civilization V would have to work feverishly to be disappointing. But this highly simplified chapter in the Civ saga tries its best. Buy it now...
Abstract: It can't be easy for a long-running game series to stay fresh after 19 years and several iterations of one general idea, yet Civilization has managed remarkably well. Through its first four versions, the quintessential PC strategy game has evolved from...
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Published: 2010-09-21, Author: Eric , review by: gamespy.com
Still addictive as hell; new tweaks enhance gameplay; stable as the place you store your horses; new cultural policies add a fantastic RPG element.
New city-states feature is a double-edged sword; games lack a sense of character; some omissions from multiplayer hurt that experience.
Keeping a franchise alive and kicking, not to mention fresh, after twenty years can't be easy. In many respects, these changes, this new ‘direction' if you will actually isn't surprising. Would a “Civ IV plus whatever” game really have been just as good...
Civilization V is one of the best turn-based strategy games I’ve ever had the pleasure of playing. Whether teaming up with my friends for some multiplayer, or simply losing a whole night of sleep to the game’s endlessly replayable single player, this i...
Abstract: Whenever a game with as much hype and legacy as Civilization V comes along, it generates a tremendous amount of discussion and debate. Even before the game's release, as snippets and details are discovered, would-be fans are either extolling the virtue...
Abstract: A few tribes in Civilization V angle for control of the continent in the Medieval Era. Civilization V is mere weeks away, but we've logged a few hours in some preview code manipulating history, fighting wars, wooing city states, and building World Wo...
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