Sid Meier's Civilization IV Image
Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 50 Critic Reviews

User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1176 Ratings

Summary: Faster-Paced Fun - Gameplay has been streamlined for a tighter, faster, and more compelling experience.Greater Accessibility and Ease of Play - An easy-to-use interface will be immediately familiar to RTS and action game players, and newcomers to the series will be able to jump in and play. Tech Tree - Flexible Tech tree allows players more strategic choices for developing their civilizations along unique paths. More Civs, Units, and Improvements to enhance and grow your empire. Multiplayer -LAN, Internet, PBEM, and Persistent Turn-Based Server (PTBS) offer players all-new strategies and ways to play when competing or cooperating with live opponents. Team Play - Whether playing multiplayer or single player, team play offers a new way of setting locked alliances that result in shared wonder effects, visibility, unit trading, and shared territory that delivers a plethora of new strategic and tactical options. Civ IV comes to life! - Beautiful 3D world with dozens of fully animated units (including culturally unique units), and totally customizable armies. Cities and wonders will appear on the map. Wonder movies are back! [2K Games]
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Rating: E10+
Official Site: http://www.2kgames.com/civ4/home.htm
Developer: Firaxis Games
Genre(s): Strategy, Turn-Based, Historic, Historic, 4X
Number of Players:1-12 Players
ESRB Descriptors:Violence
Offline Modes:Competitive Cooperative Team Oriented
Connectivity:Local Area Network Online
Online Modes:Competitive Cooperative Team Oriented
Number of Online Players:12 Players Online Online Multiplayer
Cast Credit
Rob Cloutier Artist
Mark Cromer Lead Audio Designer
Mark Cromer Lead Audio Designer
Mike Breitkreutz Programmer
Steve Ogden Artist
Steve Ogden Lead Artist
Jeffery L. Briggs Composer
Jerome Atherholt Artist
Rex Martin Writer
Jack Snyder Artist
Don Wuenschell Programmer
Brian Busatti Lead Modeller
Brian Busatti Lead Modeller
Sid Meier Original Creator
David McKibbin Programmer
Greg Foertsch Artist
Steve Chao Artist
Soren Johnson Lead Designer
Jacob Solomon Programmer
Alex Kim Artist
Alex Kim Artist
Ryan Murray Artist
Dorian Newcomb Artist
Dorian Newcomb Lead Animator
Marc Hudgins Artist
Paul Murphy Lead Writer
Justin Thomas Artist
Pat Dawson Programmer
Mike Bates Artist
John Adams Composer
Casey O'toole Programmer
Jesse Smith Additional Programming
Jesse Smith Writer
Jesse Smith Writer
Jesse Smith Writer
Michael Curran Sound Designer
Michael Curran Sound Designer
Barry Caudill Writer
Barry Caudill Writer
Dan Magaha Producer
Theresa Bogar Programmer
Rob McLaughlin Programmer
Bart Muzzin Programmer
Greg Cunningham Artist
Greg Cunningham Artist
Ed Lynch Animator
Mark Shahan Lead Modeller
Mark Shahan Lead Modeller
Megan Quinn Artist
Nick Rusko-Berger Artist
Brandon Blackwell Artist
Darren Gorthey Artist
Ben Harris Artist
Mustafa Thamer Lead Programmer
Alex Mantzaris Programmer
Dan McGarry Programmer
Eric MacDonald Programmer
Jason Winokur Programmer
Jon Shafer Programmer
Jon Shafer Scenario Designer
Nat Duca Programmer
Tom Whittaker Programmer
Nathan Mefford Programmer
Andy Szybalski Additional Programming
Robert Thomas Additional Programming
Sergey Tiraspolsky Additional Programming
Sergey Tiraspolsky Scenario Designer
Denis Moellers Animator
Chris Sulzbach Artist
Mike Bazzell Artist
Tom Symonds Artist
Benoit Regimbal Artist
Kevin Bradley Artist
Russel Vaccaro Artist
Christopher Tin Composer
Michael Soracoe Writer
Ed Piper Scenario Designer
Martin Isaksen Scenario Designer
Wouter Snijders Scenario Designer
Dale Kent Scenario Designer
Gabriele Trovato Scenario Designer
Dave Evans Programmer
Nathan Wright Artist
Dave Evans Programmer
Nathan Wright Artist
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