In reviewing Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, G&M game reporter says the game presents the European colonization of the New World primarily in terms of economics, delaying the satisfying action of the revolution for far too long. From the story:
"In the few games I've played I've been forced to spend quite a bit of time on such tasks as managing the duties of non-military units, looking after settler emigration, dealing with motherland taxes, harvesting a balance of resources, and setting up trade routes. The upshot is that it feels much less action packed than a typical Civilization game. I prefer the excitement of researching new technologies and building world wonders, the thrill of racing to be the first to acquire nuclear weapons, and the spectacle of launching my people into space.
If I'm being honest, I think that Colonization is simply a little too cerebral for me. There's a line in my mind that divides strategy games into two categories. On one side, there are games that offer comprehensible tactics mixed with a satisfying amount of action, and on the other there are games that force me to sift through seemingly endless statistics, averages, and balances without ever delivering much in the way of pure animal gratification. Colonization straddles this line-the action eventually comes when your colonists finally rebel against king and motherland-but it leans toward the wrong side for far too long."
2K will implement online service changes for several legacy titles, including releases for Windows PC, as a result of GameSpy Technology terminating its online service offerings for video games.
Beginning May 31, 2014, select legacy titles from the Borderlands® and Civilization® catalogs will temporarily go offline while service is transitioned to Steamworks.
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GameFront, "In an age when even old-school FPS gurus like iD’s John Carmack are defecting to consoles, you can still be sure of one thing: strategy gaming has ever been and will always be the province of PC’s. Whether it’s due to the more cerebral, measured gameplay, or — more likely — the crucial importance of mouse controls, the jump to other platforms is rarely successful. Despite their large market share and stable, unchanging hardware, consoles struggle to sustain a pure strategy game."
I pretty much clicked on this to ensure that Homeworld was included and sure enough it is. I approve.
I never played Homeworld but I'm gonna check it out.....maybe Good ol Games has it for dirt cheap!
Damn it I want to play Homeworld. Why hasn't Relic got it up on a digital distribution service like Steam?!
