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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Civ IV is awesome.

Written by JR from Short Hills

Jul 6, 2006

I bought this game yesterday after hearing many good things. I anxiously waited as it installed, then quickly played through the tutorial because I have never played any previous games from the franchise. I was instantly hooked. At first I wasn't sure if I would like the turn based style of the game, as when I purchased it I had thought it was more of an RTS. It almost does play like real time, the game moves quickly and is very fun. It runs great on my standard 2.16 ghz MacBook Pro.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Best Civ yet - But not for slower macs

Written by MH from Thornton

Feb 20, 2008

Absolutely amazing game - fixes everything wrong with Civ3 - and adds in a slew of new features that work flawlessly to create the most immersive civilization experience yet.

I run this on an Intel Core Duo iMac 1.83GHz, with 1GB of RAM and an ATI X1600 graphics card. It runs amazingly well in Tiger, OSX v10.4, and I would assume runs just as well or better in Leopard. Although the game suggests at least a gig of RAM, I highly suggest that you have at least 1.5GB, and the minimum requirements are indeed minimum requirements. If you'll be running this on a laptop, don't even consider it, unless you have a dedicated graphics card, like what is on a Macbook Pro. Towards the end of a long game, the program itself slows down and takes longer to process turns, i.e. it lags. This is entirely forgivable, noting the sheer amount of actions taking place every turn, and that I usually play with seven computer-controlled civilizations on a HUGE map. Knowing that, the game runs exceedingly well within the hardware parameters I have available, but is obviously functioning at the limit of what my computer can process.

Before the release of an update, there were some odd glitches which caused the face of a computer-controlled opponent to be displayed on the globe-view instead of regular terrain features. The mini-map would also often display a strange swatch of colors, instead of the visible and fog-of-war views which it normally shows. A recent update seems to have fixed these bugs.

Aside from these quirky, graphics-related bugs, and the fact that this game really does require more than the suggested minimum operating requirements, this has to be one of the best strategy games I've ever played. It reminds me of the social-control and science styles of Alpha Centauri mixed in with Civilization 3 and a bunch of new features thrown in for good measure.

Enjoy.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

i could play this game all night and day forever if i could

Written by HC from Wayland

Sep 28, 2008

improved graphics, better unit's and technology and civs. did i mention the outstanding graphics? to every one who hates this game, you don't belong to a world of gamers. the only flaw is it crash's sometimes, but there is an auto save which saves your progress. six stars if i could!

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

An Amazing game!

Written by JG from Pambrun

Feb 7, 2008

Played Civ IV on the PC, bought the Mac version when I migrated. An amazing implementation of a great game. Easily the most polished, interesting version of Civilization yet.

For fans of turn-based strategy. Takes time to learn... but worthi it.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Sound/Performance problems, get the patch!

Written by GW from Seattle

Jul 21, 2006

This is a beta of a patch from the developers of Civ IV for the mac. It fixes many of the performance and sound problems. The final patch is due out later that should fix the rest of the sound problems. You can read about the patch and get it from the "Civ IV - Macintosh" form from this web site: forums.civfanatics.com.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

one flaw - addiction

Written by GO from Rishon Le Ziyyon

Sep 19, 2008

it takes some time to move from CIV III to this one, and get used to its concept, but once you're there, the only flaw about this game is that its addictive.
its a game that never ends, every game differs from the others.

Highly recommended for strategy and politics gamers.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Civ IV is one of the best games ever

Written by CW from Norman

Dec 26, 2007

I have played every version of Civ since the original version I played on my Amiga. Civ IV is the best. I can play this game for days in a row. It is engrossing and the new units/technologies/rules for Civ IV continue to expand on the great gameplay of the prior versions. That being said, the performance is less than ideal and even on a top of the line Mac expect pauses and waits. It certainly does not have "Teh Snappy." It is also fairly buggy with occasional crashes -- save often (note that the PC version is just as buggy as I had it before the Mac version was released). Even with the performance and stability issues the fact that this is such an enjoyable, addictive game make me overlook the problems and give it five stars on the fact that I have so much fun playing it.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Excellent Game

Written by LL from Corona

Jul 24, 2006

I have been playing it for about a week now. I had Civ 3. The new game is very different in its graphic representation, far more spectacular. It's a playable game, a fun game and if you like strategy style non-arcade games, you'll like this. It played perfectly on my G-5 dual 2MHz and on my MacBook Pro.

Highly recommended

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Do not buy this game

Written by KM from Columbus

Jul 6, 2006

Once you play this game, your social life goes away. The music is great, the civilizations are much more detailed than the previous versions. If you are into programing this includes a mod application to tweek up the interests. If you are not into modding, there are plenty of sites out there that will allow you to change units, technology research, leaders, traits, religion, and much more.

The two things I like most about this game, the religion factor and the great person factor. The graphics are great and it includes an alarm clock so you can alledgely monitor your game play. Your significant other will hate you and will eventually start yelling at you in new languages and will even sing the new songs.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Very Fun Game -- Runs Great.

Written by DP from Tucson

Jul 14, 2008

Runs very well on my 2.16 MacBook Pro w/the small graphics card and 2 Gigs RAM. I have all the Graphics Settings on high and the screen resolution set to 1440 x 900--the highest setting. This game is the very fun to play. Very much worth the price since there are tons of different options on game play. It will provide hours and hours of fun!

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

I Was Worried. . .

Written by LL from New Brighton

Jun 24, 2008

because my graphics card was not listed on the back and I didn't know if it would pick it up or not. I have the 3.06 Ghz iMac with 4GB of ram and a 500GB hard drive. Well, it runs perfect and the game is great so I definitely recommend buying this game.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

The game is good!

Written by PB

Jun 24, 2008

Guys you really need to see if your mac can run this game before buying it. its a great game, but its a hard game for your computer to run. so look after before buying.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Great Game!!!

Written by SP

Sep 6, 2006

This game is great once you get a hold of the controls. The graphics are great and its really fun. There is some really great features that make it much better than the 3rd.
I really recomend it to anyone who likes turn based games.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Great game, better with and expansion pack.

Written by JM from MANHATTAN

Nov 18, 2007

CIV IV is without a dugout a great strategic game. By buying the expansion pack it takes it ten steps further. In adds weather, tsunamis, colonies splitting from the motherland, and space exploration. If you want a good play buy CIV IV. If you want the best, add Beyond the sword to your bill.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Works Fine, just Got to Tweak It!

Written by RC from Wichita

Jan 29, 2007

The video processor on the mac book uses the memory from the cpu to run graphics. My answer? Upgraded it to 2gb and I can run this all day on medium graphics without a hiccup. Love the game, love my new Apple, why did I ever want a PC?

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Civ 4 Rules!

Written by AJ from Washington

Jul 24, 2008

I had CivNet and it was extremely fun but Civ4 blows it away! The graphics are amazing and it runs at blazing speeds on my iMac 2.4 Intel! I definitely would recommend this product for new Civilization players or as an upgrade from an older version.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

Good Experience

Written by CA from Bethlehem

Sep 22, 2007

I have a good experience with this game in the two weeks. I have a new powerbook with a 2.2 Ghz processor/1 GB ram and a Nvidia 5400 video card. I'm not sure if people with problems have read the "readme" file but it is pretty clear that if you system does not meet the recommended (not the minimum) requirements your going to have to change a few settings. They give plenty of information ways to make it run smoother.

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Sid Meier's Civilization IV

runs perfect on intel macbook pro

Written by AW from Chicago

Apr 27, 2007

just wanted to make sure the previous posts didn't scare away some intel customers. i have a macbook pro and the games runs perfectly. also, the two finger scroll integrates into the game perfectly by working the zoom. everything works great and i love the game.

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