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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Complete Edition · LUDEX

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Simulator Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Complete Edition

Release

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Player score

88/100

Platform families

1

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Inside Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Complete Edition

What it is

Sid Meier’s Civilization is widely recognized as one the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Heralded as one of the top ten games of 2005, Civilization IV is a must-have for gamers around the globe. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: The Complete Edition includes Civilization IV, plus all three expansions: Warlords, Beyond the Sword and Colonization.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Fantasy · Historical · Educational

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4.4/5Tuesday, May 12, 200917.3 years ago

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5 supported

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2K Games
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Firaxis Games
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Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Themes & modes

FantasyHistoricalEducational4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)Single player

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4.4/5· 13 ratings

Details

Released: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Developer: Firaxis Games
Publisher: 2K Games
Franchise: Sid Meier
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Modes: Single player
Languages: German, English, Spanish (Spain), French, Italian
Also known as: Civ 4 Complete, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Complete, Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: The Complete Edition
In player libraries: 13

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PCPC

Where to buy

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Simulator Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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