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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

2005 90 / 100 Simulator Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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

World design Nicht eindeutig ExperienceChoices Game modeMultiplayer

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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

ExperienceChoices Game modeMultiplayer GenreSimulator GenreStrategy GenreTurn-based strategy (TBS) Theme4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) ThemeEducational ThemeFantasy ThemeHistorical Traitalternate reality Traitambient music Traitanarchism Traitatheism Traitbarbarians Traitbiblical quotes Traitbink video Traitbronze age Traitbuddhism Traitcapitalism Traitcatapult Traitchristianity Traitcity builder Traitcolony Traitcommerce Traitcommunism Traitconstruction Traitcontent editor Traitcrab Traitdeer Traitdeveloper cameo Traitdigital distribution Traitdiplomacy Traiteconomy Traitfamous quotes Traitfarming Traitgamersgate Traitgames on demand Traitgrid-based movement Traithinduism Traithistorical figures in fictional settings Traithistorical inaccuracy Traitin-game map editor Traitinteractive achievement awards 2006 Traitinvented language Traitjudaism Traitloot gathering Traitmacromanagement Traitmanagement Traitmicromanagement Traitmilitary Traitmining Traitmod support Traitmoral decisions Traitmultiple endings Traitmurder Traitnaval warfare Traitnomads Traitnon-player character Traitnuclear bomb Traitnuclear war Traitpolitical Traitreligion Traitresource gathering Traitroyalty Traitsequel Traitslavery Traitslip cover packaging Traitspaceship Traitsteam Traitsteam play Traitsupply and demand Traittank Traittaoism Traittech trees Traitturn-based Traitvoice acting Traitwar Traitworld domination Traitwraparound world

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K Games, Aspyr Media, Take-Two Interactive
Franchise
Sid Meier
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), Educational, Fantasy, Historical
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Mac Jun 30, 2006
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Oct 25, 2005

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