Posted on: September 21, 2012

mikolos

Spiele: 251 Rezensionen: 3

Masterful

I've bought this game 3 times over now. I still have the original box and floppy disks, bought it again as some Sid Meier's CD ROM pack and now again on GOG. And it's worth it, every single time. It's one of my favourite strategy games of all time, because you have to manage politics, military, economics and exploration. Even with the dated graphics, it's extremely immersive and the music really adds to the atmosphere. Another Sid Meier great.

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Posted on: January 1, 2024

thegreatkingbeef

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Spiele: 42 Rezensionen: 13

Classic fun game let down by bugs

The game is enjoyable and striking a balance between expansion, defence, and native relations is well balanced. There is a way to play to go for extreme high scores but for people who just want to win the war of independence, there are many styles that can work, even at Viceroy difficulty. So why did I rate it 2 stars? The game is beset by bugs and limitations that are incredibly frustrating until you understand them and work out ways to deal with them. First of all the myriad bugs will do odd things to you that can cause you serious problems depending on what happens and when. Then there are the limitations such as the hard limit on units you can have on the world map. I believe it is 256 which sounds like a lot, but on higher difficulties you will need a large military since the King's forces are very large. When you hit this limit a lot of strange things can happen which involve losing cargo and unit production, which is a massive hit if you spend £5000 on a Frigate only for it to not appear. There is also a limit on Colonies but this is relatively high and I never came anywhere near it. The limitations can be worked around once you understand them but that contributes to the final problem...micromanagement. There is no unit grouping so you'll be moving units one at a time and dealing with the limitations adds to the slow drag that the late game becomes. There is also no unit naming so keep a pen and paper handy to keep track of what everything is doing. There is no way to view European commodity prices when trading with the natives which again leads to needing a good memory or, in my case, avoiding it entirely. Despite it's problems this is a game which certain people will love but for most the problems will be too frustrating. Worth it at the price just to read the fantastic manual with the overview of the people and history of the period including the awesome art. The reference card and in game Colonizopedia have many errors and can't be trusted.

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Posted on: May 30, 2012

shiver5

Spiele: 329 Rezensionen: 1

Buy, try, enjoy forever!

Just a few words. It`s the best strategy game ever! I play it every few months since 1995 when i have played it for the first time. Don`t look at graphics, it`s not important. You will find here one of the hardest and most enjoyable challenges in any strategy game Highly recommended, few bucks well spent.

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Posted on: December 8, 2021

chamm

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Spiele: 230 Rezensionen: 1

Aged pretty well

I played this game in my teens and was animated to learn more about American history. Gameplay, music and art-style were good and aged pretty well, too. One of my all time favourites!

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Posted on: May 30, 2014

avkak911

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Spiele: 375 Rezensionen: 2

One of my favourite Classic Games

I love this game. One of my favourite classic gamges.

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