Civ4 Col: (P)reviews & Articles

[snoopy369]

No. Most definitely not.

(For one, that wasn't a Firaxis game ... and had nothing to do with Civ4. CivRev had more to do with Civ4 than CivCity: Rome ...)

[Niptium]

Well that's a pretty worthless preview. Nothing new there...

[Dale]

VideoGamer: http://www.videogamer.com/pc/civ_iv_...view-1144.html

Firaxis has done a great job of turning the King into a real character: leave him for a second and he'll inspect his jewellery before flashing it in your face. He's a self-satisfied buffoon who oozes arrogance and menace from every pore.

[Dale]

PALGN have posted a new preview of the game: http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=1...2ba840771889c2

Overall:
Civilization IV: Colonization promises to be an entertaining and challenging reinterpretation of a classic strategy title.

[Niptium]

A New preview that brings a lot to the table : we now know that the game will be 29$ US...

The worthplaying preview inspects the options in customizing your games.

[snoopy369]

Wow, nice. I'd assumed it would be more like $49.

[Harovan]

Trailer inside. German site, trailer is in English.

[Niptium]

I like that trailer - the water looks fantastic in motion And the English King's slaps are also great as hell !

[GeoModder]

Originally posted by snoopy369
Wow, nice. I'd assumed it would be more like $49.

The price may be as low as € 20 here.

[Dale]

GameSpot have released 3 gameplay videos. The first video shows trading with Europe, the second video a little about colony development. The third video shows part of a war between France and England.

You can find all three videos here.

[Niptium]

Multiplayer preview by Gamespot : http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/...g=newsfeatures;title;1

The New World isn't any easier with friends, but it's more fun.

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However, the game’s multiplayer mode can accommodate as many as eight players total, and two players can cooperatively control a single colony. In any case, from what we can tell, Colonization will offer an intriguing and engrossing multiplayer experience if you and your friends can spare the time. The game is scheduled to ship later this month

[conmcb25]

PC Gamer magazine (The latest issue) has a good and apparantly unbiased article.

[snoopy369]

How the heck would cooperative control of a colony work

[conmcb25]

Originally posted by snoopy369
How the heck would cooperative control of a colony work

I make all the decisions and you do all the work silly

[Niptium]

Welel, I guess later in the game, with more than 5-6 colonies, two heads are better than one when it comes to managing trade and naval warfare. I guess it will come down to how the English ruled on the Atlantic seaboard - with 13 independant colonies - that means actually 13 persons could play the English at the same time.