Civilization IV comes to life like never before in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world that elevates the gameplay experience to a whole new level. Whether playing multiplayer or single player, team play offers a new way of setting locked alliances that result in shared wonder effects, visibility, unit trading and shared territory that delivers a plethora of new strategic and tactical options.

Product Features * Streamlined gameplay * Easy-to-use interface will be immediately familiar to strategy and action game players, and newcomers to the series will be able to jump in and play * Flexible tech tree allows players more strategic choices for developing their civilizations along unique paths * More civs, units, and improvements to enhance and grow your empire * Multiplayer -LAN, Internet, PBEM, and Persistent Turn-Based Server (PTBS) offer players all-new strategies and ways to play when competing or cooperating with live opponents * Team play: a new way of setting locked alliances that result in shared wonder effects, visibility, unit trading, and shared territory that delivers a plethora of new strategic and tactical options * Beautiful 3D world with dozens of fully animated units (including culturally unique units), and totally customisable armies