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This game includes two products:
Civilization IV Complete (which includes Beyond the Sword and Warlords expansions)
Civilization IV Colonization
* Please Note: Beyond the Sword and Warlords expansions are not provided as separate installers but included with the base Civilization IV Complete game installer.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV is the ultimate PC strategy game, offering players the chance to lead their chosen nation from the dawn of man through the space age and become the greatest ruler the world has ever known. Now the complete Civilization IV experience is available, DRM (Digital Rights Management) free in Civilization IV: The Complete Edition. Containing the original Civilization IV strategy classic, plus both the Warlords and Beyond the Sword expansion packs and the standalone Colonization game in one box, it's an incredible value any gamer will cherish.

Engage in classic turn-based battles.
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Mine resources for city building.
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Create architectural wonders.
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Expand into space.
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Utilize 'Great People' units to advance your civilization.
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'Sid Meiers Civilization IV' game logo

With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier’s Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new tools to manage and expand your civilization, all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options. Civilization IV will come to life like never before in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world that will elevate the gameplay experience to a whole new level. Civilization IV was already been heralded as one of the top ten games of 2005, and a must-have for gamers around the globe.
Key Features

The Strategy Classic - Includes the multiple game of the year award winner that started the series. Rule throughout time and create your legacy in this landmark game.

3D Living World - Detailed environments where animals roam and smoke billows from small huts, set in a vibrant and colorful world.

Innovative Features - Great People, Holy Cities, missionaries, variable game scales, new land, sea and air units, and loads of new civics.

'Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords' expansion pack game logo

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant worldwide hit. Paying homage to some of history’s greatest military leaders, the expansion will deliver six unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their new powerful "Warlord" unit. Civ IV: Warlords includes new civilizations, leaders, units, and wonders that will offer even more fun and exciting ways for players to expand their civilization’s military power.
Key Features

New Leaders & Civilizations - More of history’s greatest military leaders including Shaka, Wang Kon and Augustus Caesar, plus six all-new civilizations.

Warlord Unit - Utilize a great new person unit – the Warlord. Change the course of history through military might.

New Scenarios - Eight new scenarios including Alexander’s Conquests, the Rise of Rome, Genghis Khan and more.

'Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword' expansion pack game logo

The biggest, most ambitious Civ expansion pack ever Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for the definitive strategy title Civilization IV – the 2005 PC Game of the Year and worldwide hit. Focusing on the late-game time periods after the invention of gunpowder, the expansion delivers more epic game and scenario content than any Civ expansion pack in the history of the series. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword contains 11 amazingly unique and challenging scenarios created by the development team at Firaxis, as well as some esteemed members of the Civ Community. In addition, ten new civilizations, sixteen new leaders, five new wonders, a variety of new units and several new gameplay innovations offer players even more strategic options for expanding their civilization’s power as they strive for world domination.
Key Features

The Biggest Civ Expansion Ever - A massive increase of 10 civilizations, 64 buildings, 11 scenarios, 5 wonders, 6 technologies, corporations, brand new espionage system and expanded trade routes.

Scenarios - Expect the World: 11 additional scenarios include settling new worlds in Final Frontier, battling zombies in Afterworld, conquering medieval Western Europe in Charlemagne and more.

Unstoppable Corporations - Found your own corporation and spreads its influence as another tool to gain control over the world.

'Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization' game logo

Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization strategy 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 lead a European nation on a quest to colonize and thrive in the New World. Players will be challenged to guide their people from the oppressive motherland, discover a New World, negotiate, trade and fight as they acquire great power and battle for their freedom and independence.
Key Features

Classic Game Design - The strategy classic Colonization is rebuilt with beautifully improved visuals, while retaining the famous addictive gameplay and endless fun that are synonymous with Sid Meier games.

Establish a New Nation - Play as the English, Spanish, French or Dutch and journey to a brave new world in search of freedom from your oppressive homeland.

Multiplayer Offers Tons of Replay - Compete with friends from all over the world via the Internet and Play by E-mail modes or compete locally via the Hotseat and LAN modes, offering endless ways to conquer the New World.

System Requirements

Minimum Specifications: Recommended Specifications:

OS: Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Vista

Processor: 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent

RAM: 256 MB (Windows 2000) / 512 MB (Windows XP) 512 MB

Hard Drive: 1.7 GB

Video Card: DirectX 9.0c-compatible 64 MB video card with Hardware T&L support ( GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better) 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel & vertex shaders)

Additional Info: DirectX version 9.0c (included) or higher

Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: Unknown

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“ It's like every city-building or strategy game you have ever played, on steroids. ” Melissa | 15 reviewers made a similar statement

“ Civ5 was a bust, CIV4 really was/is the Magnum Opus of the Civ series. ” Arthur J. Cain | 7 reviewers made a similar statement

“ Downloaded the game so many times and tried to install with no luck. ” MajekkMann | 2 reviewers made a similar statement

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Browse your Program Files folder! October 3, 2011

By Heather

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I too had issues with the game's installation. It seemed to have only downloaded the Colonization expansion, or so I thought. I called Amazon and was asked if I had looked through my Program Files folder yet (I hadn't). When I looked I found a folder called 2k Games, clicked it, then Firaxis Games, clicked it, then saw both Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete and Sid Meier's Civilization IV Colonization. I clicked the first one listed (Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete) and there you have it! All of the other 3 games included in the pack!
Remember that the type of files you need to click on to load the game(s) are called Applications. You can right click them to Pin them to Start Menu and also to Create a Shortcut on your Desktop.

Hope this helps!

Heather

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4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant game, great bundle. December 6, 2010

By Nocho

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I was first introduced to Sid Meier's line of strategy games with his Alpha Centauri game, which takes place right where this game leaves off: expedition to space, and colonizing an alien planet. So I found this Earth-based prelude to be quite interesting, and very familiar to use. I kind of question the way they use religion in the game, with only broad categories (the big 5: Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam) where you get bonuses with other like-minded cultures. It kind of ignores the reality that even within those 5 great religions, there were many sects that often did not find peace with each other (take Sunni and Shia Islam for example). But I guess it would have taken too much time to account for all the sects and what not... maybe that's why the role of religion was really scaled back in Civ 5, to just not have to deal with it?

There are many other good reviews of this game on the non-digital download page, so I'll just mention a couple things regarding this digital download... first of all, I must have lucked out, because I snagged this digital download of The Complete Edition just a couple days ago for only $12.99 -- a real steal, even if the game is a few years old now, with Civ 5 out and all. (The price has since jumped back up to $39.99 as I write this review, so not quite as good of deal with it costing roughly the same as Civ 5, although you do get all the expansions.) One issue I had with the installation, was that it never made a program group or icons on the desktop for the games, but that was no big deal, you just have to create shortcuts to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\2K Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete\Civilization4.exe

...and...

C:\Program Files (x86)\2K Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization IV Colonization\Colonization.exe

Once you right click and drag those two programs to your desktop (or wherever you keep your games icons) and "Create Shortcuts Here" you can launch right into them by double-clicking the new icons like normal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars If I could give it 6 I would December 3, 2010

By PrinceofRussia

This is the BESTEDEST game ever!!! I clocked over 300 hours playing Civ IV and it is really a jewel of stratagy gaming. Great for multiplier (unlike Civ V). There is no additional copies required for home LAN game as one key seems to activate the game unlimited amount of times (Thank you 2K!). Super balanced and quickly gets you addicted. You may have to join One More Turn Support Group to deal with your addiction, but its worth it. The Collection comes with all of the expansions which I really recommend since they fix some of the unbalances of the original game.

Colonizations is a sad sad game... So think of it as a free something. It is more of a mode then a stand alone game, is poorly tested and has really big issues with balance and routing.

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Windows 7?	Runs fine for me with Windows 7 Premium. Apr 23, 2012 by Edward Novak \| See all 5 posts
help please.	same here... no clue whats going on.... going to try and research some more. just found this post as a comment in amazon... fixed my problem and hope it fixes yours.... Crazydrake Ok, so I bought this and only one installed - Colonization - well I wanted to play the others so I have found out... Read more Oct 21, 2012 by alitke \| See all 4 posts
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What kind of DRM does it have?	none. There are 2 versions of this though with the other having DRM...so beware. May 26, 2012 by eRRaTiC \| See all 4 posts
Price changes	They seem to be dynamically changing the prices throughout the week. My guess is they are trying to compete with or support price matching with direct2drive I would bet. Anyway, I have bought games for 5 bucks that the next day change to 15 or 40. ;).. Right now civ4 complete is back down to... Read more Dec 6, 2010 by Stewart A. Megan \| See all 4 posts