FYI, it also fixes some bugs in Vanilla and G&K (for some reason, the "G-word" trips Newegg's wordfilter) that will not be fixed without the expansion, so you're essentially throwing money at them to add back cut content and bug fixes.

It adds things back to Civ V that should have been there in the first place: trade routes, great works, the world congress..; etc.

They're basically charging $30 for features that were in Civ IV; that 2K probably made Firaxis remove so they could sell it as "DLC" later

I am a big fan of Sid Meier and turn-base strategy (TBS). This game has good graphics and is great for road trips. Storyline is solid, with good mechanics and solid multiplayer. I do have four warnings, though.

Love the Civ Series, and 5 has a lot of great changes and features. The problem is it crashes when your save gane file is big, playing a big map or...

New tech and units

Video card issues

An amazing strategy game from start to finish. It's been around for a few years now and it has not lost it's spark. There are so many different routes you can take for your civilization and it requires a well thought out plan to conquer the rest.

If you want to play a strategy game or if you have never played a Civ game and want to try one, give Civilization V Gold Edition a try. It contains the vanilla version as well as the expansion Gods and Kings.

Finally Civ 5 does not suck (too much). For this I give it a 9, single player. Sure the uber slow turns (God help you on a slow PC) are still there, but game is actually what it should be

Just to give this review some perspective, I've been playing the various iterations of Civ for a very, very long time. I remember playing the original like it was yesterday. Beavis and Butthead on the TV, Nirvana on the radio, and me on my Packard Bell.

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Sylvarant is a dying world, where a prophecy speaks of a Chosen who will revitalize the planet. A boy named Lloyd Irving and his companions will embark on a journey to help the Chosen, Colette, fulfill the prophecy and revive Sylvarant.

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