Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Review

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Publisher:

2K Games

Developer:

Firaxis Games

Release Date:

0000-00-00

Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

EVERYONE 10+ | Strategy | 1 Player & Online

Overall Rating

3.517

Average Critic Score

3.528

557 of 40,780 All Time

115 of 8377 PC

7 of 1048 Turn Based Strategy

13 of 176 1 Player & Online

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each game.

Critic Reviews

UnderGroundOnline

Sid Meier knows a little something about changing worlds. After all, his critically and commercially acclaimed Civilization series is all about rewriting history from a cultural vantage point of your own choosing. Meier's franchise is also one of the few ...read the complete Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword review at UnderGroundOnline

2404 - PC Gaming

Civilization IV didnâ��t impress me at all when I first played it. It was all about building cities, maximizing improvements, and pumping out military units. The diplomatic model, I thought, was pretty weak, and I thought that the economic and military ...read the complete Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword review at 2404 - PC Gaming

2404.org

last wordThe bottom line is that, if you enjoy Civilization IV on any level, then Beyond the Sword is well worth your time. ...read the complete Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword review at 2404.org

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User Reviews

yelahneb

I got this ages ago, but feel the need to make it official - this is the best update to Civ so far, and I've been playing since Civ 1. No other update was as robust as this one - easily "Civ 4.5". ...read the complete Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword review at yelahneb

Pugnax Lupus

If you already have the original Civilization IV, then you will love this great expansion pack. ...read the complete Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword review at Pugnax Lupus

C. Salvatore

Civ IV: Beyond the Sword introduces the latest expansion to the super popular turn-based strategy series. Among other things, the creators added new civilizations, new scenarios, and some very exciting mods. ...read the complete Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword review at C. Salvatore

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