Sid Meier's Colonization

The game is very good, I spent many hours with it at the time. But this version sold here is the ugly DOS version put in a wrapper. And when I say ugly it really is, compared to the Windows 95 or Mac versions that existed. Graphics are not what's most important for this kind of games but it is so much pixelled that I find it visually confusing when you begin to have many things on reports. In short, I don't understand why they rehabilitated the ugly DOS version although a Windows 95 (and Mac) version with way better graphics and controls for the same game existed. This puts a real down to my rating.

While the graphics on this game may be dated, as one would expect of many GOG games, the game mechanics behind those graphics is not at all dated. This is a very solid game that can easily satisfy you night after night. Value for money, at the price GOG has this game now, you would be hard pressed to find better. I spent months with this game when it was first released. I have gone back to it on a few occasions over the years to re-experience it. If you have not yet experienced it, and you are the sort who enjoys deep strategy games, by all means buy this game.

I love this game! I remember nights passed conquering the New World with Caravels, Privateer ships, Frigates and Seasoned Scouts... I have rediscovered how funny can be a good PC game. Works perfectly also on Windows 8. Thx GoG!!!!

This is one of those rare games, that even when you're treading water ploughing through turns, you're still enjoying yourself. Highly addictive, occasionally a little simple, and hitting the cities/units limit was always going to be a problem in a game this old, but those things pale into insignifigance against the overall quality of gameplay. Build your civilisation, manage your resources, trade with your neighbours, fight with your neighbours, then eventually kick the ass of whatever European power you started under. Up there with any other Strategy game i've ever played for sheer time-chew. Love it.