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Developer: Firaxis Games
Publisher: 2K Games
Game Details: With over nine million units sold worldwide, and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press
With over nine million units sold worldwide, and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest strategy franchises of all-time. Now, Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive strategy game to unprecedented heights by adding new ways to play and win; new tools to manage and expand your civilization; extensive modding capabilities; and intensely competitive multiplayer options. CivilizationWith over nine million units sold worldwide, and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier's Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest strategy franchises of all-time. Now, Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive strategy game to unprecedented heights by adding new ways to play and win; new tools to manage and expand your civilization; extensive modding capabilities; and intensely competitive multiplayer options. Civilization V will come to life in a beautifully detailed, living world that will elevate the gameplay experience to a whole new level making it a must-have for gamers around the globe! … Expand
Developer: Firaxis Games
Publisher: 2K Games
Genre(s): Strategy Turn-Based Historic Historic 4X
Number of players: Up to 4
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Rating: E10+
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Critic Reviews
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90
Metascore Universal acclaim
66 Positive Ratings 94%
4 Mixed Ratings 5%
0 Negative Ratings 0%
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The Escapist
"My favorite Civilization to date. Hex tiles and no stacking makes combat fun and more tactical. The new systems work incredibly well without altering what makes the game Civilization. Civ V is an excellent game." ... Read full review
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GamingExcellence
"It's very hard to describe a Civilization game in great detail without starting to ramble. If you take nothing else from this review, know that Civilization V is more inviting, fun, and engrossing than any lengthy description can truly convey. " ... Read full review
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GamingTrend
"This is Civilization at its best and over time it will ripen like a fine wine and become a masterpiece. 2K Games have outdone themselves in making some massive changes without changing the core gameplay and alienating their fans." ... Read full review
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GameSpot
"Excellent tactical battles and a slick interface make the latest Civilization another wonderful addition to a classic franchise." ... Read full review
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Metro GameCentral
"The most significant sequel in Civilization history maintains all of the series' most intriguing features while greatly improving the accessibility and combat." ... Read full review
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GamesRadar+
"It's still not very accessible to non-grognards, and it's still fairly boring when it comes to multiplayer (turn-based games just involve too much waiting around for other people to finish up). But it's also still incredibly addictive, begging you to stay up just five minutes more, just to see what happens in the next turn." ... Read full review
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1UP
"Unfortunately, it also features some questionable design decisions, an A.I. that can't play the game Firaxis has designed, and the need for a couple of patches." ... Read full review
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8.1
User Score Generally favorable reviews
2,231 Positive Ratings 75%
452 Mixed Ratings 15%
262 Negative Ratings 8%
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unitas83
Sep 22, 2010
A fantastic addition to the Civ franchise. My greatest complaint with previous Civ games, which I've been playing since 1991, was that largeA fantastic addition to the Civ franchise. My greatest complaint with previous Civ games, which I've been playing since 1991, was that large armies were extremely unwieldy and frustrating to manage. Sea transportation logistics were also a frustrating time sink. Both of these problems have been solved with Civ V. Everything about the game screams polish and it runs like an absolute dream, haven't had a hitch yet which is becoming so rare with new releases.… Expand
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LilBaggins
Mar 8, 2016
"Im gonna play this game for an hour" said no one who has ever played this game. Oh great and powerful gandhi please spare my city your... up"Im gonna play this game for an hour" said no one who has ever played this game. Oh great and powerful gandhi please spare my city your... up nope, nuked me anyways!… Expand
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stocean
Oct 9, 2011
Civ V is definitely my favorite 4X games out there and I still play it along with Civ IV BTS(Yes! playing both is possible). The core gameplayCiv V is definitely my favorite 4X games out there and I still play it along with Civ IV BTS(Yes! playing both is possible). The core gameplay of Civ series is still there presented in beautiful graphic and slimmed down interface coupled with very engaging combat system. The game had many issues on its first release but since then great effort from both Firaxis and Civ community has improved this game a lot more just like in 2005 they did to Civ IV.… Expand
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Elc1247
Jul 2, 2013
They decided to try to revamp the Civ series with Civ V, and in my opinion, they did a pretty decent job.

If you are coming from Civ IV,They decided to try to revamp the Civ series with Civ V, and in my opinion, they did a pretty decent job.

If you are coming from Civ IV, there are quite a large number of changes that you need to note, the largest thing they changed was the fact that the map is hex-based and you are limited to 1 military, and 1 civilian unit per hex. This does allot to fix the anemic combat in the Civ games, and adds a large amount of actual strategy to fights, instead of moving stacks of death to steam-roll things. They also made it very hard to attack cities compared to before, since cities actually have a large amount of power, and can actually hold off a crowd of units by themselves.

Anyways, if you enjoy building and managing an empire with the focus on managing the empire combined with some turn based combat, then Civ V is a great choice. If you didnt really like the Civ series before this due to the combat, try this one, its much better.

The vanilla game is fun, but I would heavily recommend that you get the God & Kings expansion at the very least, as it fixes a ton of issues with the combat (all units health are measured with 100x more HP, so a modern tank cant be destroyed by bum-rushing with a mob of super low tech units), and adds a bunch of new things in the mix like espionage and religion.

If you decide to get this game, get the gold edition. Prepare to lose many hours of sleep to this game once you start playing though... a standard game will last anywhere between 8-10 hours on average.… Expand
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thehiredgun
Oct 5, 2010
I'm baffled that "professional" critics rated such a buggy mess of a game so high. Perhaps they only played a few hours or were limited to aI'm baffled that "professional" critics rated such a buggy mess of a game so high. Perhaps they only played a few hours or were limited to a demo or some other nonesense, because if you go read the 2K Support forums, you'll see that CIV V is filled with buggy AI, missing features, and straight up silly bugs. If you are considering purchasing this game for Multiplayer LAN games with your family, strongly reconsider until they have a chance to fix numerous issues plaguing this game. This game was definitely not ready for release.… Expand
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Wiebe
Feb 27, 2020
Too much like the old games, but then without the previous DLCs, bad AI, easy to game, showing its age
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volumass35
Jul 13, 2019
It's a boring copycat of previous games. The graphics is adequate, the gameplay too. The Civ cant get any fresh idea.
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