Civilization 4: Gold Edition

by Aspyr

Product Features

• Rule throughout time and create your own legacy as you guide your civilization from the dawn of man through the space age and beyond. Implement new technologies, conduct diplomacy or wage war to grow your society and become the most powerful leader the world has ever known. Gameplay Faster-Paced Fun - Gameplay has been streamlined for a tighter, faster, and more compelling experience. , Great

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001XVC4T0
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: April 12, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,009 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #13 in Video Games > Mac Games > Adventure
  • #63 in Video Games > Mac Games > All Games

Product Description

Rule throughout time and create your own legacy as you guide your civilization from the dawn of man through the space age and beyond. Implement new technologies, conduct diplomacy or wage war to grow your society and become the most powerful leader the world has ever known.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars save your cash for a more stable, cheaper, version of the game, January 21, 2010

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xris (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Civilization 4: Gold Edition (DVD-ROM)

Issues with this game on OSX: 1) graphics glitches: units and terrain will suddenly turn black and you can't see the game. restarting the fixes this for me. 2) it runs very slowly (eg. combat animation) even on a brand new late 2009 macbook pro (the bizarre focus on these graphics aside, given this is a turn-based strategy game). 3) multiplayer simply doesn't work for me. I click "register to play online" and the screen just hangs, doing nothing. 4) I figured maybe patches from the developers would resolve some of these issues, but it seems like they're exclusively focused on the windows users. I found a zip file via developer support pages that might contain an OSX patch but then got a MySQL error from the download server link. I feel these glitches and lack of technical support are a bit ridiculous for the price tag of the game. I was a huge fan of early versions of the game and would recommend that people not buy Civ 4 for OSX and wait for a subsequent version that lacks the glitches and comes with OSX support, if that time will ever come.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Up To Past Version Standards, February 2, 2010

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O Shepard (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Civilization 4: Gold Edition (DVD-ROM)

I recently purchased Civ 4 Gold and the expansion disc 'Beyond the Sword'. Although I find this version interesting, it just is not up to the playable standards of previous versions. I dearly wish I had not given away my copy of Civ 3 because that version is superior to Civ 4. Aside from the strange feeling of being removed a step from the actual game play which was not a factor in previous versions, Civ 4 has 3 major faults: 1. The 3D map effects add nothing to game play and often gets in the way. This graphic upgrades were unnecessary. 2. The lack of a printed manual is a significant handicap for a game that relies on accessible information. Sorry, the CivEncyclopedia just isn't good enough. 3. The need to have the disk inserted to play is a major drawback. Backup disks do not work. This is especially a handicap for laptop users. Overall, because I like the game's traditional idea of developing a civilization, I have rated this version as '3 stars', but for older fans of the genre consider this a '2 star' game' and keep your older version if your computer can support it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buy the download instead, January 26, 2011

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Telling it Straight - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Civilization 4: Gold Edition (DVD-ROM)

I didn't do my research, and I didn't realize that you needed the DVD in the drive each time you play the game. What a load of crayola, I should have bought the downloaded version. The game itself is wicked fun, the best of the series (better than Civ 5 too).