Recent reviews by docdocdoc01

Game is pretty alright. My only real complaint is that the texture overdoes it's simplicity, making the game boring to look at. Otherwise, it's worth a play.

Cid Meier's Civilization V is one of the most engrossing strategy progression simulator that I have ever had the pleasure of loosing $30 to play it.

Graphically stunning and exceedingly complex, Civilization V offers years of gameplay if one is willing to fully explore the vast abyss that is the conquest, politics, scientific advancement, cultural diffusion, and overall splendor of lording over some of the greatest empires the world has ever seen.

For instance, let's take my favorite civilization: Egypt.

Egypt gains a 20% production (construction speed) bonus whilst building wonders, such as The Kremlin or The Eiffel Tower, so I could build The Pyramids, The Great Wall, Petra, The Statue of Zeus, and The Temple of Artemis before anyone got past the Medeival Era, and in doing so, I would gain any and every bonus associated with the above listed. This would grant me extra food (which assists greatly in population growth), extra defense for my cities, increased gold income, and the like. These boosts would expedite my civilization's progression and multiply my political and economic power exponentially. I would effectively become a god.

Each civilization has a bonus similar to this in that their empire-specific bonuses are relevant to their real-world roles and culture in history. Egypt gets a variation of war chariots, burial tombs, and a bonus when building wonders. America gets Minute Men, The B-17, and extra movement and visual range of all land military units. Russia gets extra production and double quantity of/from horses and uranium. England gets Longbowmen, a Ship of the Line, and increased visual range and movement for naval units. It's all culturally and historically applicable and relevant.

I know I've left out a great deal of information, but this game is far too complex for me to explain given the time that I currently have on hand. There is no doubt in my mind that you should get this game for yourself. It is a beutiful experience for anyone that enjoys history or strategy games. I have played this fervently since I bought it, and while it is a difficult game (I have learned from my empire spiraling into a ferment one too many times), it is well worth the time, energy, and possible tears your pour into this game.

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On second thought, don't pour tears into your computer. That would not be good.

Don't do that.

Get this game. You'll enjoy the challenge. It's worth it. Go nuke everybody as Ghandi or achive ultimate technological enlightenment as Shaka of the Zulus. Enact whatever methods you see fit and rise to global superiority or sink to the lowest level of political slums (and probably subsequently eradicated) because of it! History is yours!

P.S. Keep a close eye on Monetzuma.