Ars writes: "The date is 4000 BC, and the world is fresh and new—it's about time you started ruling it. Like its predecessors, Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game that takes place in the historical world. You select a civilization from the 18 available to play, including old standbys like the English, French, Germans, or Americans, and some newcomers like the Songhai, led by Askia Muhammad the Great. Then you select a map to play on, and the games drops you into history with little more than a settler for company."
Civilization V continues to be one of the most popular grand-strategy games you can play on Steam, for about three years.
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Philip Boyes:
When I was a kid, I played a lot of Civilization 2. I played a lot of strategy games in general, but having a deep love of both history and sci-fi, the epic sweep of Civ 2 from prehistory to the stars held a particular appeal. I loved taking my little people from their huts and ziggurats to the world of science and advanced space-flight.
