Here's a nice, big review of the game: (There are three pages, remember to click the link at the bottom to go to the next page)


Oh, and some videos: (They're quite big, even though they are zipped, so don't bother unless you're patient or have a fast connection - and have winzip)


And the company line for those who want to know what the devs say about the game:


It does make a change to BOTF, but nothing can beat BOTF. They tried to make Civ 4 in response to BOTF2, but it won't work...

Thanks a lot guys. I might see if i can get a copy of one of them. Which do you think is the best so far?

Depends what you like really. There have been many incarnations of the game of the years - it isn't just Civ 1, Civ 2, Civ 3, there are versions like Civ 2: Test Of Time, Civ 2: Call To Power, and so on.

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I have played on Civ 1, and that is the best game if you like classic, no-frills gaming. It can be quite funny at times as well. Prepare to be appalled when it comes to graphics though, don't expect Doom-type graphics or anything.

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Civ 2 and Civ 2: Call To Power, I haven't been on, but I do have Civ 2: Test Of Time. It comes with several Scenarios/game types that add to the game. You can play the standard game where you go from 5000BC to 2000AD (:lol: Very advanced) There is also an extended game, where you go to 2500AD, and get to colonise Alpha Centauri at the end of the game!

There is the Fantasy map, where you play as races such as the Goblins and Dwarves, and there is also the Midgard Scenario, which is quite a challenge actually. It is a re-work of the Fantasy map type, but there is a proper storyline to the game, and several changes to the rules and victory conditions.

There is even a space-based map type, and you have to go around colonising a planet that you supposedly crashed-landed on. You soon realise there are other survivors, and you have to race against them to colonise the rest of the system (There is another planet, a Gas Giant, and a space platform to colonise)

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Civ 3 is 'more advanced' than the previous games, and the graphics have been greatly improved. The city views can be beautiful at times, and the Diplomacy is far better then in the previous versions. The 'special goods' (Such as Ivory, Gems, Spices, etc.) can actually be seen on the map as well, so expect your enemies to be near to such resources.

The game also comes with an editor, so you can create your own map types and scenarios. I've used that a lot.

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As for Civ 4 - wait and see.

Thanks Mastress

Btw if u really want a good turn based game then dont get civ games and try to get a copy of Colonization. It mint, you have been sent from ur king from either spain/england/france/dutch and another i think. Then you go out like colombus and discover the new world and you can settle there and build towns to fotresses and trade with natives and also trade back in the europe dock screen, you can travel in boats rom Man of Wars to galleons. You build things and train specialists in ur towns to do things. You can discover gold deposits and also work the land to make them different like forest can be flattened to make roads or convert swamps into fields sorta thing. Its dos game but i enjoyed it so much when i was in about a teenager i lol issed alot of school cos of it

I played it on amiga but its just as good on the pc. Its a 10 meg download and i recommend u get the windows version which is 10-12 meg. You can get it at (home of the underdog) or any abandoneware sites.

The aim of the game is to be self productive and when u think u have enough force then its time to declair independance and then the king will send his army after you if u survive then u win the game

this looks like my pda version of civ... called pocket humanity.

BWT could BOTF2 be made for a pocket pc??

Well my Civ 2: Test of Time box says 1999 on the back of it, UnDated, so the rest of the Civ games are older than that.

I've found some link if you wanna find out exactly how scary the games are. Gamespot has some reviews, screenshots, and even movies of the games.

Civ 1 (1991, no movies or screenshots, just a review of "one of the greatest games of all time")


Civ 2: Call to Power (31 march 1999, no movies)


Civ 2: Test of Time (31 July 1999, screenshots only, ignore their rating - I like this game! )
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/civ ... lization+2

Call to Power 2 (19 november 2000, this one has a movie, and I didn't know this game existed! 8O)


Civ 3 (30 october 2000, lotsa movies)


Civ 3: Conquests (11 april 2003, lotsa movies and development stuff)


Oh, and if you have any of those games yourselves guys, they usually have patches/updates for those games in the link i've given you.