I recently discovered Civ IV Colonization and it is very good. They kept the gameplay from the original and added very nice graphics and sound. This turned out to be one of the best games similar to Pirates I ever played. What a surprise, for I dislike the cartoon style in Civ4, and i didn't expect anything from it. A few mods are in order to full enjoyment, however, like Origins (brings Colonization 2 much more closer to the original), and I also had to do some tweaks to taxation.
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