Sid Meiers Civilization 5: Gods And Kings

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 20 expert reviews

Excellent:

9
Good:

9
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

New religion and espionage modules build on the core game in meaningful ways.
Plenty of new civs to play and buildings to build.
Improved AI.

Cons:

Doesn't include some content from previous expansions.
Espionage feels small-time.

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Last revision on March 28, 2016

Reviewers Liked

New religion and espionage modules build on the core game in meaningful ways
Plenty of new civs to play and buildings to build
Improved AI
Streamlines rules and removes exploits
Religion is excellent
Fun new scenarios

Reviewers Didn't Like

Doesn't include some content from previous expansions
Espionage feels small-time
Combat tweaks are slight
Doesn't do enough to change Civ V

Expert reviews and ratings

A grab bag of game systems to bring new life to Civ V. Definitely worthwhile, and almost certainly holier than...

By PC Gamer on August 03, 2012

With its first major expansion pack, Gods & Kings, Civilization V takes major steps toward becoming what it always should have...

By PC Mag on July 10, 2012

It’s been a while since I played Civilization, except on my iPad, but it’s one of my favourite 'comfort' games – the games I turn to when I need a little break from the world. So I was keen to take a look at the new expansion pack, Gods and Kings.Gods...

By PCWorld New Zealand on July 06, 2012

Civilization V: Gods & Kings re-introduces religion and espionage to the game. In addition to some much needed changes to the base game, these two elements greatly enhance the original...

By GamePlanet on July 02, 2012

Sid Meier’s Civilization or Civ as it’s called by fans of the series has been around since 1991, when Sid Meier took what he had done successfully with Pirates! in 1987 and Railroad Tycoon in 1990 and made the first Civilization game. Surprisingly,...

By Blogcritics on June 28, 2012

I do believe I could talk about both Gods & Kings and Civilization V as a whole for hours on end, but I'm getting word from my subconscious that I should shut up, wrap things up, and go play the game. So let's do that. When I first learned of this...

By Techgage on June 27, 2012

Civilization is, as most everyone knows, the most popular 4X game in existence. I have a problem, however. You see, in a 4X world I am a 3X player. Exploration, expansion, and to a lesser degree extermination all come fairly naturally to my play style....

By Neoseeker on June 27, 2012

Civilization V: Gods and Kings is an eminently worthwhile collection of big and small changes that enhance an already amazing...

By cnet on June 23, 2012

Civilization has always had a special place in my heart. As a turn-based 4X strategy game, it is the antithesis of damn-near everything in the shooter-saturated landscape that is the modern game market. When it was initially released in 2010,...

By Destructoid on June 20, 2012

For Civilization games and their ilk, expansions are tough to pull off. Since the games are basically sandboxes and usually don't have a pre-set story, there isn't an easy way to add new content. Most of their "expansions" end up being just tweaks,...

By Cheat Code Central on June 19, 2012

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