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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.

Available on: PC
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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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

Steam Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, October 11-17

Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on October 17.

News from N4G Oct 18, 2009

Sid Meier's Civilization IV Now 50% Off

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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword - Dune Wars 1.5...

From Strategyinformer.com: This mod from the Dune Wars Team is a total conversion. Features include:...

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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword 3.19 patch...

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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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