Civilization IV: Colonization (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Civilization IV: Colonization" in English language version.

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allgame.com (Global: 1,762^nd place; English: 1,007^th place)

Brown, Christopher. "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

aspyr.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Aspyr Ships Sid Meier's Civilization® IV: Colonization". December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

computerandvideogames.com (Global: 2,373^rd place; English: 1,698^th place)

Meer, Alec (September 22, 2008). "Civilization IV: Colonization Review - Computer and Video Games". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2008.

escapistmagazine.com (Global: 2,427^th place; English: 1,473^rd place)

"Civilization IV: Colonization Called 'Morally Disturbing'". The Escapist. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2008.

eurogamer.net (Global: 264^th place; English: 185^th place)

Clare, Oliver (September 22, 2008). "Civilization IV: Colonization Review - EuroGamer". EuroGamer. p. 2. Retrieved September 22, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

firaxis.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Firaxis Games Coming Soon". Firaxis Games, Inc. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
"Firaxis Games: Games: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization". Firaxis.com. July 23, 2009. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2012.

g4tv.com (Global: 4,159^th place; English: 2,726^th place)

Hunt, Jonathan (September 23, 2008). "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (PC)". GameSpy. Retrieved April 3, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
"G4 X-Play Review: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization". G4. September 23, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

gameinformer.com (Global: 523^rd place; English: 349^th place)

Biessener, Adam (September 22, 2009). "Civilization IV: Colonization Review - Game Informer". Game Informer. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2011.

gamerankings.com (Global: 676^th place; English: 627^th place)

"Civ IV: Colonization". GameRankings. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
Chick, Tom (September 25, 2008). "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (PC)". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2008.

gamespot.com (Global: 115^th place; English: 92^nd place)

Kozanecki, James (September 22, 2008). "AU Shippin' Out September 22-26: Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway". GameSpot. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
Miller, Jon (June 26, 2008). "Civilization IV: Colonization First Look". Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
"Civilization Colonization Updated Hands-On". GameSpot. August 19, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
Park, Andrew (July 15, 2008). "E3 2008: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Updated Impressions — New Information and Details". GameSpot. Retrieved August 23, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
Thorsen, Tor (June 13, 2008). "Q&A: Meier on revolutionizing Colonization". Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
Watters, Chris (October 3, 2008). "Civ IV: Colonization Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2008.

gamespy.com (Global: 1,101^st place; English: 694^th place)

pc.gamespy.com

Kosak, Dave 'Fargo' (July 18, 2008). "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (PC)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
Kosak, Dave 'Fargo' (October 2, 2008). "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (PC)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2011.

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

ign.com

I. G. N. Staff (September 23, 2008). "2K Games Announces Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Now Available". IGN. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
Butts, Steve (September 26, 2008). "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Review". IGN. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013. [this winning condition] should appeal to strategy gamers who are unhappy with the less structured victory paths in Civilization IV

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"Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Dutch Faction Profile". IGN. August 21, 2008. Archived from the original on August 25, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
Butts, Steve (September 26, 2008). "Civilization IV: Colonization Review - IGN". IGN. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2008.

kotaku.com (Global: 460^th place; English: 318^th place)

"Variety Troubled By Sid Meier's Next Game". June 26, 2008. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2008.

metacritic.com (Global: 51^st place; English: 44^th place)

"Civilization IV: Colonization Review - MetaCritic". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2008.

next-gen.biz (Global: 6,904^th place; English: 4,539^th place)

Keiser, Joe (June 9, 2008). "2K Games Revives Sid Meier's Colonization".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

playthepast.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Sid Meier's Colonization: Is it offensive enough?". Play The Past. November 23, 2010. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2016.

take2games.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

ir.take2games.com

"2K Games Announces Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization for Games for Windows" (Press release). 2K Games. June 9, 2008. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2008.

variety.com (Global: 21^st place; English: 17^th place)

weblogs.variety.com

"Civilization IV: Colonization... Wow that looks offensive". Variety. June 25, 2008. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
"Firaxis responds to my Colonization post". Variety. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2008.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Aspyr Ships Sid Meier's Civilization® IV: Colonization". December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
"Firaxis Games Coming Soon". Firaxis Games, Inc. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
"2K Games Announces Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization for Games for Windows" (Press release). 2K Games. June 9, 2008. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
Miller, Jon (June 26, 2008). "Civilization IV: Colonization First Look". Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
Brown, Christopher. "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
"Firaxis Games: Games: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization". Firaxis.com. July 23, 2009. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
"Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Dutch Faction Profile". IGN. August 21, 2008. Archived from the original on August 25, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
Kosak, Dave 'Fargo' (July 18, 2008). "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (PC)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
Thorsen, Tor (June 13, 2008). "Q&A: Meier on revolutionizing Colonization". Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
"Civ IV: Colonization". GameRankings. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
"Civilization IV: Colonization Review - MetaCritic". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
Chick, Tom (September 25, 2008). "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (PC)". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
Meer, Alec (September 22, 2008). "Civilization IV: Colonization Review - Computer and Video Games". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2008.
Biessener, Adam (September 22, 2009). "Civilization IV: Colonization Review - Game Informer". Game Informer. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
Watters, Chris (October 3, 2008). "Civ IV: Colonization Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
Kosak, Dave 'Fargo' (October 2, 2008). "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization (PC)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
Butts, Steve (September 26, 2008). "Civilization IV: Colonization Review - IGN". IGN. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
Butts, Steve (September 26, 2008). "Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization Review". IGN. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013. [this winning condition] should appeal to strategy gamers who are unhappy with the less structured victory paths in Civilization IV
"Civilization IV: Colonization... Wow that looks offensive". Variety. June 25, 2008. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
"Civilization IV: Colonization Called 'Morally Disturbing'". The Escapist. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
"Variety Troubled By Sid Meier's Next Game". June 26, 2008. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
"Firaxis responds to my Colonization post". Variety. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
"Sid Meier's Colonization: Is it offensive enough?". Play The Past. November 23, 2010. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2016.

Civilization IV: Colonization (English Wikipedia)

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gameinformer.com (Global: 523rd place; English: 349th place)

gamerankings.com (Global: 676th place; English: 627th place)

gamespot.com (Global: 115th place; English: 92nd place)

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allgame.com (Global: 1,762^nd place; English: 1,007^th place)

computerandvideogames.com (Global: 2,373^rd place; English: 1,698^th place)

escapistmagazine.com (Global: 2,427^th place; English: 1,473^rd place)

eurogamer.net (Global: 264^th place; English: 185^th place)

g4tv.com (Global: 4,159^th place; English: 2,726^th place)

gameinformer.com (Global: 523^rd place; English: 349^th place)

gamerankings.com (Global: 676^th place; English: 627^th place)

gamespot.com (Global: 115^th place; English: 92^nd place)

gamespy.com (Global: 1,101^st place; English: 694^th place)

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

kotaku.com (Global: 460^th place; English: 318^th place)

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