A classic game with improved graphics
On the other hand, if you ARE a big fan of the genre then this may be the game worth spending your precious time. For the ones of you that have been keeping themselves busy with Colonization for Windows and opensource versions of Col, here's your final relief...you're gonna love this one.
Now about the game, the good:
-it got all the great stuff from before, plus...
-it looks great
-it plays smooth and fast
-intuitive controls and interface
-more build-options in your settlements
-artillery...ow.ow.ow...the artillery :P
-much more
The bad:
-AI sometimes destroys itself by declaring indepence too early
-there's no beautiful view of the Europe port anymore, it's just a boring load/unload/sail screen now :(
-encountered a bug while loading a saved game. The game kept asking me if I wanted to upgrade a terrain tile.
Other than that, Colonization is once again my favorite turn-based-strategy game. I believe this one may last just as long as it's predecessor...and that is a good thing.