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Items In Computer Games You Might Be Interested InProduct Details of Sid Meier\'s Civilization IV: Beyond the SwordDescription Beyond the Sword will contain 12 amazingly unique and challenging scenarios created by the development team at Firaxis, as well as some esteemed members of the Civ Community. In addition, ten new civilizations, sixteen new leaders, five new wonders, a variety of new units and several new gameplay innovations will offer players even more strategic options for expanding their civilization's power as they strive for world domination. Quick Glance Game Genre: Strategy Game Compatible OS: PC ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) Media Format: CD-ROM Release Date: 2007-7-23 Summary Product Title: Sid Meier\'s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Manufacturer: Beyond Power Score: 4.7 | 10 Reviews Software Game Genre: Strategy Game License Type: Add-On / Expansion Pack ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) Media Format: CD-ROM Release Date: 2007-7-23 System Requirements Required Operating System: PC System Requirements: Processor: 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon or equivalent is recommended Operating System: Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1 or higher with Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 1 or higher Hard Disk: 1.7 GB Memory: 256 MB RAM for Windows 2000 and 512 MB RAM for Windows XP 512 MB RAM is recommended Optical Drive: CD ROM 4X Others: DirectX 9.0c-compatible 64 MB video card with Hardware T&L support ( GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better) DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card DirectX version 9.0c (included) or higher 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel & vertex shaders) Note: It is very important that you ensure that you are using the latest drivers and versions of all of your software. While doing this you might encounter some specific conflicts with the minimum specifications for Civ4. More Info URL: Manufacturer Link Additional Specifications Software Name: Sid Meier's Civilization IV Software Main Type: Game Reviews on Sid Meier\'s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
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cheapfrag
- Feb 7, 2008
Civ 4: BtS (PC)Strengths: lots of new content and scenarios Weakness: None I have been a Civilization fan since Civ 1... I love the series, so when Civ 4 came out, I bought it... When the first Civ 4 expansion pack (Warlords) came out, I bought it. When the second Civ 4 expansion pack came out (Beyond the Sword), I bought it too. With Warlords, the expansion was mostly about the creative new scenarios... with Beyond the Sword, there is a nice balance between lots of new...
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Johnnyman7
- Nov 9, 2007
Makes a great title even betterStrengths: Adds a whole new dimension to the Civ world with espionage and corporations. Has some new technologies and scenarios that are quite interesting. Weakness: Corporation implementation seems awkward and forced at times. And it doesnt make much sense in the context of the real world. First of all, if youre reading this review, you are obviously interested in Civ 4. If you are, just stop reading this and buy the expansion pack. For less than $30, you get something that is more like an additional game than an expansion pack. It adds so much new content that you wonder how you even played the game without it before. Highly recommended.
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sfinley
- Oct 20, 2007
Great gameStrengths: graphics and storyline. Weakness: None so far. I am new to this paticular game, but have enjoyed other strategy games. I of course had to purchase the Civ IV Gold Edition to be able to play the expansion in the first place. I really enjoy the graphics and the in-depth storylines. I am satisfied with this game so far and reading other reviews of this expansion, everyone seems to agree. I would recommend this expansion pack to anyone who wants...
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Admiral_Ackbar
- Sep 14, 2007
If you have Civ 4, you need this.Strengths: A near perfect expansion. Weakness: Complicated beyond the Sword is as near perfect an expansion can get. it's not just that it adds new units and civ's. It has fantastic new scenarios. New concepts to gameplay. It's abosultely fnatastic and adds soemthign on every level. The one complaint I have is that now Civ is getting so complex it needs a better wy to explain and teach the systems than the civiopedia whatever the ingame hwlp is called....
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SqueeMK2
- Sep 5, 2007
Civilization 4 Beyond the SwordStrengths: Easily the best Civ expansion ever made, packed to the gills with new content Weakness: A few parts that clash with the vanilla Civ 4 content (Sid Meier voiceovers, poor unit art), some of the scenarios are clunkers Civ 4 Beyond the Sword is a fantastic expansion to a fantastic game. Not only does it add all the epic game additions of the previous expansion Warlords (Great generals, unique buildings) it adds many more new things, such as improved espionage, corporations, and new units. On top of all that epic game goodness, it also shovels a bunch of new and interesting scenarios in to the mix, some better...
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valiymt
- Aug 7, 2007
great game playStrengths: dept of the story Weakness: too much heavy on graphics As I understood it, the "Beyond the Sword" in the title referred to making the game more interesting in the period after most of the world's territory has already been staked out and all religions founded; Beyond that, the game runs a bit better than it did previously, and the addition of neat little cause-effect events add a lot more than you'd think. Meanwhile - as is always the case with...
testseek.com - Oct 30, 2008
Sid Meiers Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword
Testseek.com has collected 18 expert reviews for Sid Meiers Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword and the average expert rating is 86 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.com to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions. Top
TopTenREVIEWS.com - Mar 17, 2008
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.52 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #481 game of all time and #108 PC game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 24 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other games ranked, click on the link below. Top
GameZone - Aug 15, 2007
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
As if I didn’t have enough to do this summer, Firaxis and 2K released Civilization IV Beyond the Sword a few weeks ago. I’m just thankful that my college classes don’t begin until next week. Yep, I had managed to put Civilization IV at the back of my mind and also at the back of the game shelf, but now the demon has been reawakened. Beyond the Sword is an expansion pack, but it has so much... TopAdvertisement  
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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Strengths: -Loads of new content: New civilizations with new leaders, new buildings, technologies, and concepts -Accelerated starts -New units and combat -A lot of new scenarios, adding more re-playability
Weakness: -As with Civilization IV, a high-end computer is recommended as it can be graphically intense on the computer -No Leonard Nimoy narration for new technologies
Beyond the Sword is one of the best expansion packs for Civilization series fans, as it really adds to an already great Civilization IV. In my opinion, one of the best gameplay changes made was in the area of espionage. As a former Alpha Centauri player, I felt that both Civilization III and IV were lacking in the espionage/spy mechanic in comparison to Alpha Centauri (Probe Teams were the best!)...
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