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To this end, you begin with a little schooner full of soldiers and settlers ready to explore and start a potential new metropolis on foreign shores.

Much like Civilization, the ultimate goal is to build a thriving empire in a strange new world and outdo the competing nations. However, not quite so forgivable is the use of almost the exact same introductory statement: 'You must forge a new world! A civilization! Oops, we mean, a colony.ization.' The opening theme from Sid Meier's Civilization is re-used almost note for note in the introduction, though the comedic value of its abrupt shift once the cartoon boat reaches the new world and home-spun mountain music begins playing is worth the blatant recycle. As a result, Sid Meier's Colonization has a far more focused sense of gameplay, which can be good or bad depending on personal preference. Customize your games and choose your own level of difficulty so you never play the same game twice.Despite MicroProse's naming conventions (did we really need another game with 'ization' in the title?), this successor to Sid Meier's Civilization empire-builder attempts to embody the spirit of 'Exploration and Conquest of the New World' rather than focus on the entire span of recorded history.Play either the French, English, Dutch, or Spanish colonial powers, each with distinct characteristics and political situations.Plant a foothold in the New World and establish your independence in Sid Meier’s Colonization! Overseeing economic, military, and political growth, you strive to establish independence from the mother country while competing with other colonies for control of the New World. This New World can be the historically accurate Americas (North and South) or a randomly generated world with varying resources and challenges. Players control either English, French, Dutch, or Spanish colonists in the New World. Only then can you launch your revolution and declare your independence. You'll have to overcome your foes with superior military strategy and wily diplomacy. But beware of your enemies! Angry natives and rival powers can encroach upon your territory. The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise, and infinite possibility: your colonists anxiously follow you to shore and the treasures of an entire continent await you. Discover the New World and fulfill your Manifest Destiny!

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