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.
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BANGER · Strategy · 2007
BUY IT.
Yes. A BANGER at $9.99.
about 30.9h$9.99 (~)
Better value than 100% of Strategy games
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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword scores 95/100 on the BANG Score (a BANGER). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/8800/civilization-iv-beyond-the-sword<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/8800/civilization-iv-beyond-the-sword"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/8800" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/8800/civilization-iv-beyond-the-sword)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 3h ago.
Peak 1,395Low 1,395Latest 1,395
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Low $2.49High $9.99Now $9.99
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The lowest price on record is $2.49, set in January 2013. It has been discounted 40 times in the 14 years tracked here, typically at 75 percent off, with about 11 weeks between sales. Today it is at full price. The last sale was about 6 weeks ago, and on this game's rhythm the next one tends to arrive within 11 weeks.
On value it sits in the top 1 percent of its genre. It outscores the games it most resembles, including Sid Meier's Civilization® V ($29.99, scores 94) and Sid Meier's Civilization® IV ($19.99, scores 86).