Trade is a major part of this game which means you must send wagon trains scurrying backwards and forwards across the continent, ferrying goods to port or raw materials to factories. To make money to buy more ships, recruit specialists fromĮurope or import necessary resources (particularly early in the game, when you are not able to produce things lor yourself) you have to have something to sell, and that can only come from farming, mining, or manufacturing in your colonies. There is no wealth derived from taxation - all taxes go straight to the king. The trading aspect is much more important to Colonization than it was in Civ. The English get a load of new colonists, the Dutch get a trade advantage, the French are better at getting along with the natives and the Spanish are better at killing them. The tactics are very different, though - you can easily be taken in by the familiarity of most of the game mechanics, but don't be fooled - this is not just Civ with new graphics, this is a completely new experience.Įach of the colonial powers starts with a different advantage. Just as in Civilization, your units (or colonists) must forge an empire, building cities, exploiting natural resources and defending themselves against the envy of less happy lands. Or actually, at you will find out when your own pilgrim fathers first shuffle nervously ashore in the new world, home of the braves.Ĭolonization is the eagerly awaited Sid Meier instant classic, and is, in the broadest possible terms, a themed, specific version of one of his earlier efforts, Civilization. America, Land of the free, home of the brave.

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