| Platform: PC Genre: Global strategy Developer: Firaxis Publisher: 2k Games Project website: http://www.civiv.com Requirements: 1,2 GHz; 512 Mb RAM; 64 Mb Video Look into the eyes of true fans of the game Civilization. You see, they reflect all the sleepless nights spent at the computer. They see the entire meal and the responsibility of choosing between the development of irrigation and the invention of writing. They, after all, is clearly traced unconcealed irony of all history textbooks. And now - please! - Try to quietly sneak up to a man and whispered: "Fourth" Civilization "is out!". And immediately after it - instinct - will give you the ear, you will see that his face rasplyvetsya a blissful smile. Here it is - the power of stories! However, Civilization IV is really left some time ago, and the shock of someone the news are unlikely to succeed. Nevertheless, nothing prevents us closer to acquaint you with features of the new project and explain why "Civilization 4" - it was good.
Possibly due to some unfortunate circumstances you have not yet had time to get acquainted with the great series of games referred to in this article. Well, then here's a little historical background. Civilization - a global strategy, which aims to maintain his nation to a brighter future. Starting to play for a few thousand years BC, you have to consistently reinvent the wheel, irrigation, pottery ... so much more - up to the space shuttles and nuclear missiles. Parallel to this, you will have to deal with aggressive expansion, diplomatic negotiations, trade, war and the economy. Looks awkward? Do not worry, the way it is. However, the ability to reshape the history of the world is so seductive that the game can take more than one day and not even one week of your life. What you read below in the text - not idle nonsense, but merely an example of successfully completed game party in Civilization IV. Since ancient times, Russian civilization was famous for its religious traditions. Fish they had learned much later invention of meditation. In South Africa, in the primeval Russian state, were invented by such religions as Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism, which, however, did not get the popularity of any State, nor in the world. Approximately five hundredth year of our era Russian Empire entered the Renaissance. During this period the city Uryupinsk were erected such monuments of art, like the Sistine Chapel and the Kremlin. A native of the Russian Empire, Leonardo da Vinci, first toured the world and founded the first colony - the city of American, which, however, fifty years later was captured by the tribe of savage barbarians. For many years America has been inaccessible for the world's civilizations, while in 1810 just three (Russian, Egyptian and German) Empire did not start the territorial struggle for the continent, ruthlessly ousting primitive tribes with heavy armor. Generally, XIX century was crucial for society: it was at this time were invented radio and television, made several discoveries in the field of atomic physics and biology.Toward the end of the century appeared the first computers, but in the thirties of XX century, mankind began to space exploration.
It is based on the events and gameplay, which, incidentally, has hardly changed since the release of the original Civilization in 1991. And this is not a drawback: the concept of wastewater always finds its audience. Nevertheless, there are some notable innovations, which are certainly worth mentioning. The tendency to simplify everything and everyone got up and Civilization. However, it is a difference: no longer need to dedicate yourself digging in a hundred different windows of statistics and calculate the parameters using a calculator. Now you are driving a general "program of the party, and all odd jobs for you to make a grateful plebs - unless of course you choose to make. For example, the workers there are several programs of behavior by activating that you can forget about what you need to build a farm or chopping wood. And, say, a scout runs through the whole continent by pressing just one button. Same thing in the entire game - no need to dig in the interface to your state to develop successfully. In short, everything became easier and easier.
But, of course, we can not ignore innovation, which in the first place and catches the eye: the game has been enriched by yet another dimension. Simply put, it is fully three-dimensional. Engine and let not shine extremely high performance, but can just to please the eye. Animations can only be appreciated in the dynamics, but trust me on word: beautiful. Just nice to look at the spinning blades of a windmill or a leisurely roaming the plains of elephants. Survey, by the way, you can at least bird's-eye view - ability to scale up very high.Unfortunately, with the comfort to enjoy the view of neighborhoods is unlikely: The game slows down, and quite noticeable. Already, developers have released a patch to 45 megabytes, but it helps only slightly. About music, if you will, nothing we say. It just need to hear. Although, again, nothing supernatural in it. Simple - a classic. ***
Gameplay: 9 Graphics: 9 Sound and Music: 10 Design: 10 Score Author: 9 Outcome: 94% |
Civilization IV
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