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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

Also known as: Civilization 4, Civ 4

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With tons of new units, leaders, and scenarios, it's the biggest expansion to ever hit any Civ game.

Genre: Strategy
Release date: Jul 24, 2007
Published by: 2K Games
Developed by: Firaxis

Designer: Sid Meier
Franchise: Civilization
Min system requirements: PIII 1.6GHz or equivalent, 256MB RAM, 3.5GB HD space, 64MB DirectX 9.0c video card
Recommended system: P4 2.4Ghz or equivalent, 1GB RAM, 3.5GB HD space, 128MB DirectX 9.0c video card
Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

2 player CO-OP

Online

4 player CO-OP

7 GOOD
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Latest Stories

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword v3.17 Patch

Lots of gameplay tweaks, bugfixes and enhancements: A new patch for Civilization IV: Beyond the...

PC News from N4G - Jun 19, 2008

Civilization MMO 'really intriguing', says Meier

MCV: Head of Firaxis Games Sid Meier has said that he finds the prospect of a Civilization MMO...

PC News from N4G - Jun 10, 2008

CIVilized conversation with Soren Johnson

We talk with the creative force behind Civilization IV about the past and future of PC games

PC Feature - Feb 21, 2008

Amazon DotD - Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Gold...

Basically, if you don't have it by now, this is the time to jump on it. This is what PC strategy is...

PC News from N4G - Jan 31, 2008

Game Downloads from FileRadar

Civilization IV Beyond the Sword 3.17 Patch

Charlemagne Demo

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Demo

Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword v3.02 Patch

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Features

CIVilized conversation with Soren Johnson

We talk with the creative force behind Civilization IV about the past and future of PC games

Feb 21, 2008

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News

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword v3.17 Patch

Lots of gameplay tweaks, bugfixes and enhancements: A new patch for Civilization IV: Beyond the...

News from N4G Jun 19, 2008

Civilization MMO 'really intriguing', says Meier

MCV: Head of Firaxis Games Sid Meier has said that he finds the prospect of a Civilization MMO...

News from N4G Jun 10, 2008

Amazon DotD - Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Gold...

Basically, if you don't have it by now, this is the time to jump on it. This is what PC strategy is...

News from N4G Jan 31, 2008

GameTap Thursday: Civilization IV stands the test...

Civilization IV, a game so addictive it has its own support group, joins GameTap this week as the...

News from N4G Nov 15, 2007

Bioshock scores 93% in PCGZine issue 9

The new issue of PCGZine rates Bioshock with its highest score to date, claiming it reinvents the...

News from N4G Aug 30, 2007

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword demo out now

Head into space in 75 turns of the Final Frontier scenario from the Civ expansion

Jul 20, 2007

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Demo and Launch...

2K Games has released a playable demo of Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, giving you...

News from N4G Jul 19, 2007

Civ IV: Beyond the Sword Stabs Release Date

Today 2K announced the second expansion for Civilization IV, Beyond the Sword, will be released the...

News from N4G May 13, 2007

Civ IV expands with Beyond the Sword

Beyond the Sword said to usher in the largest amount of expansion content in the history of the...

Mar 28, 2007

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword - Expansion No2

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the...

News from N4G Mar 28, 2007

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Review

The end of Civilization as we know it?

Jul 23, 2007

Civs militarist bent is clearly something that troubles Firaxis - Civ IVs religion and culture are obvious attempts to fashion new ways to play, rather than using new tech merely as an adjunct to an arms race. With BtS, theyve sought to address this and other issues that could be seen to mar the Civ IV experience - such as the weakness of sea and coastal power, and the relative stasis of late play compared to the discoveries and expansion of early play. How theyve tried to do this is by ...

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Previews

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword - hands-on

Latest expansion spices things up with sci-fi and fantasy themed scenarios

Jun 22, 2007

We loved Sid Meiers Civilization IV - in fact, we gave it a ten out of ten - and the follow up expansion, Warlords wasnt bad at all. So it seems like the obvious choice for developer, Firaxis would be to release yet another expansion with more of the same old same old. After all, if it aint broke, why fix it? Why not release another expansion with more leaders, more buildings, a few more units, and ride the cash cow to the bank based on the popularity of all things Sid? But thats exactly what ... » Read Full Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword preview

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