Sid Meier's Civilization IV Colonization

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third release in the award-winning Civilization IV line and a fresh take on the Colonization game Sid Meier first created in 1994. It rebuilds the Civilization IV engine entirely into a game about guiding a European nation as it settles and prospers in the New World.

You lead your people away from an oppressive motherland, discover new lands, then negotiate, trade, and fight your way toward power and, ultimately, freedom. Playing as the English, Spanish, French, or Dutch, you handle advanced diplomacy with natives, rival colonists, and a hostile homeland, trading resources, gold, and land to build a self-sufficient colony.

Founding fathers such as John Smith, Patrick Henry, and Samuel Adams join your cause and shape play around your style. A redesigned interface welcomes newcomers and veterans alike, multiplayer spans Internet, Play by Email, Hotseat, and LAN, and modding tools, including an XML and Python map editor, ship with the game.