
Sid Meiers Civilization V
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This is a strong buy
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GameFinder take
This is a strong buy
The sale is deep enough that you probably do not need to wait longer, unless it is simply not a tonight game for you.




About This Game
The pitch
Real-time strategy genre has always been about domination over your opponent, and Civilization in general expanded on the concept. Civilization 5 allows players to pick one of the 43 civilizations available in, including DLCs and the expansions.
Best for
Strategy fans • players into Singleplayer and Steam Achievements
Right now
$6.30 on Fanatical, with 79% off live right now.
Standout signal
Expect a mix of Singleplayer, Steam Achievements, Multiplayer.
Real-time strategy genre has always been about domination over your opponent, and Civilization in general expanded on the concept. Civilization 5 allows players to pick one of the 43 civilizations available in, including DLCs and the expansions.
After that players in single player or multiplayer games will place their first cities, which will act as capital, and begin the race. In order to win, players will have to meet one of the following conditions: - defeating every other existing nation through combat to get Domination Victory - building and launching a spaceship to get Science victory - completing the Utopia project by filling out 5 trees of social policies, to get Social Victory - winning a vote after establishing the United Nations, to get the Diplomatic victory - getting the highest score at the end of the time period, if no other win condition was reached, to get Time Victory. Every civilization is represented by one of the most influential historical figures and voiced in the language of that nation. Easy to pick up game mechanics of research, foraging, and building, allow the player to immerse themselves into the game atmosphere of continuous development.
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System Specs
Minimum
Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
2GB RAM
256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
8 GB Free
Recommended
Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
4 GB RAM
512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
8 GB Free
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