
The latest version may have taken some of the pain out of the micromanagement with an improved interface. Empire: Total War may be the king of real time strategy and it continues to improve the turn based element, but there can be little doubt that for now the turn based strategy crown resides with Civilization IV. The game has serious depth and covers a preposterously large historical span. He continues to tweak the formula he created with Civilization, and this is another immersive and dangerously addictive title which can easily swallow up weeks of your life. Civilization IV is an epic turn-based strategy game from widely acclaimed designer Sid Meier.
