88BANG SCORE
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
banger · strategy · 2007
A lot of game for the money: about 30.9h, $5.99 (~$0.19/hr), 86% positive.
Better value than 90% of strategy games
Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.
BANGER threshold
Already a BANGER at $5.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
Real value
$0.19/hr over the 30.9h main story, $0.07/hr if you 100% it (86.4h).
Advertised
30.9h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
86.4h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$0.19/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$5.99
Reviews
86%
67 reviews
Metacritic
86
critic score
Players
1.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2007
What drives the score
Value$0.19/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews86% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
DeveloperFiraxis Games
Publisher2K
Genrestrategy
Trailer & screenshots
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