Sid Meier's Civilization V Demo

Sid Meier's famous turn based strategy game franchise returns with another, more spectacular episode: Civilization V. Bringing lots of changes in the gameplay, Civilization V also features brand new mechanics.

There are 18 different civilizations you can choose to play with and each of them features a unique storyline, a unique ability, and two special units/buildings. This makes each race vulnerable to some attack while increasing its strength through the special units.

No matter what civilization you decide to play with, remember that things can turn out different from their historic path: Germany, lead by Otto Von Bismarck can turn out to conquer the entire world, while the Aztecs, lead by Montezuma can be the first ones that launch a ship into space.

Unlike its predecessors, in Civilization V having the most powerful army is not everything. The emphasis on simulation is much more obvious as a happy and peaceful civilization can bring more perks than a warrior, disgruntled people.

There are different types of units you can recruit in the game and each requires a various number of turns to be completed : the settlers will allow you to build new villages, the workers will allow you to turn your cities into powerful and thriving commercial centers, the scouts make exploring for new lands a lot easier, while the warriors will allow you to defend your cities against enemy forces and why not, conquer cities and enlarge your empire.

A wide variety of building are available and the most important of them all are the world wonders. Building a wonder of the world will have good consequences on your civilization's development as important perks are added. Remember to always develop new technologies in order to upgrade.

With a great multiplayer mode where humans can battle other humans, and tons of different campaigns to choose from the game should be popular with beginners to the turn-based strategy genre and experienced players alike.