I've been a fan of galactic civ, and wasn't sure if buying this upgrade was worth it. I disagree with some reviewers that this has so many new options that it's like playing a totally new game, it has pretty much the same feel as the previous. However, I do like the new features, like asteroid fields, and while I gave up on playing the previous game's campaign, I'm enjoying Dark Avatar's. The game has some slight installation problems on my machine and it wouldn't auto-set itself to the correct video settings (I have a pretty new machine), but tech support ( I contacted my email) was pretty prompt and responsive and they fixed my problem. I'm enjoying playing it and recommend it to anyone who likes strategy games like CIV. Dark Avatar is definitely the best installment of the Galactic Civ series.
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