As a nice supplement to the few in-game screenshots of Civilization V Firaxis has shown so far, here is. Our video review of one of 2010's most anticipated PC games. As the religions of the world start settling in and the world moves into the Renaissance, spies can be unlocked to establish surveillance of foreign cities, steal advanced technologies from your strongest competitors, or garner influence with City-States through election rigging, or even a coup.Ĭity-States: Two new city-state types have been added, Mercantile and Religious, adding new gameplay to a greatly expanded quest system to further the narrative of the game and making diplomatic victories more challenging.Ĭheck out this trailer on the expansion including commentary about the game from Dennis Shirk, Producer, and Ed Beach, Lead Designer. The first of many Civilization V teaser trailers. Additionally, the navy is now split into two different ship types, melee and ranged, making coastal cities vulnerable to a surprise naval attack.Įnhanced Diplomacy and Espionage: Establish embassies at foreign courts for closer ties or clandestine operations. Of course there is still some dead air during the game sessions but the new content will disappoint no one. The core gameplay modes and win states has received great and well needed updates which gives a more varied and balanced experience. Gods & Kings features a reworked combat system and AI that places more emphasis on a balanced army composition. Brave New World is without a doubt the best expansion to Civilization V. World Domination: The fight for world domination is more dynamic than ever. The Return of Religion: A first for Civilization V, players seek out Faith, choosing a Pantheon of the Gods and creating Great Prophets to found and spread their customized religion across the world. New Game Scenarios: Three new scenarios let gamers experience the medieval period, the fall of Rome, and embark on a new adventure in Empires of the Smoky Skies, a Victorian science-fiction scenario. Gods & Kings also adds nine new leaders including William I, Prince of Orange, Boudicca and Pacal the Great. New Civilizations and Leaders: The expansion features nine new civilizations including Carthage, the Netherlands, the Celts and the Mayans, each with unique traits, units and buildings.
Here are some of the key features:Įxpanded Epic Game: The core game experience has been greatly expanded with the addition of new technologies, 27 new units, 13 new buildings and nine new Wonders.
The Expansion, Gods and Kings will bring a lot of gameplay points back to the series that fans were begging for. You may or may not know that the expansion for Sid Meier’s Civilization V will be released next week on June 19 th.