Bought CIV IV in Switzerland

Kinseek said:
*considers driving down to Germany to get it, even if the game would be in german.
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You and me both Viking Brother.
Damn, I want this game now!
 
...

I'm going to rush to the stores today to see if it's arrived.
 
Fun! The German version available first.

After all the trouble of looking for a US shop to import from I could have ordered with our neighbours and already have it :crazyeye:

Still I rather have an English manual/tech map as my German isn't that good.
 
Congrats. what time is it in sweden?
 
the content of game is unknown, heck might even be the same version as the US is getting, the 2CD.

I havent seen anywhere that that game they sold, suposedly, at swiss is the European version. And least of all i doubt they make a seperate european DvD version with juz German in it....

So my guess, either the real european version, and we ae being fooled and kep waiting for no reason at all, or its the US version wich the swiss/german gamestores imported.
 
from a pic posted on one of the threads, it's the european version. But it only seems to be out in germany and in swiss. It's not even shipped in France, the shops don't even know when they'll get it (independantly of the official selling date)
 
aha, so the european version is released in germanny and Switserland, but some reason not in teh rest of europe. And this also makes me wodner, why the seperate release dates for europe and US as it seems that the European version is already available where as tehre are still alot of problems with getting the US version.

This whole situation reflects badly on Firaxis.
 
TerraHero said:
aha, so the european version is released in germanny and Switserland, but some reason not in teh rest of europe. And this also makes me wodner, why the seperate release dates for europe and US as it seems that the European version is already available where as tehre are still alot of problems with getting the US version.

This whole situation reflects badly on Firaxis.
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I think the most likely answer is pretty obvious. The German and Switzerland manufactures and distributors of the game have got their act together in getting on the manuals and posters printed whereas the produces in other countries such as the UK are lagging behind. Doesn't it strike you as a little odd that the two countries in Europe that pride themselves on efficiency are the ones that have the game released already?
 
TerraHero said:
This whole situation reflects badly on Firaxis.
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Firaxis are only the developer, and have nothing to do with the distribution. I don't see how it reflects badly on them.
 
Shakes said:
Firaxis are only the developer, and have nothing to do with the distribution. I don't see how it reflects badly on them.
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Who do u think people look at when they see the game Civ4?

"oh look, its 2K's Civilization4"

no, its "Sid Meijers Civilization 4"

So in a way this DOES relfect badly on firaxis and ofcourse, as it should, on there publisher.
 
Hmm, drive to Germany...I must have some contacts out there...

Can't I remind everybody who actually won the War...

Did so many die that we Brits get Civ4 10 days after the Germans?
 
hey rince

can you tell me
a) how much you paid
b) whether it is the REALLY the european version with 5 languages (including english, german, etc) coming on a DVD?

:)
 
ok, to answer myself (just phoned them):
a) 79.90 CHF
b) the salesguy is not sure, but it does have a thick manual inside.
 
sabrewolf said:
hey rince

can you tell me
a) how much you paid
b) whether it is the REALLY the european version with 5 languages (including english, german, etc) coming on a DVD?

:)
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a) 79 Swiss Francs (30% less than for Civ I !)
b) Yes it's REALLY the european version with
  1. English
  2. German
  3. French
  4. Italian
  5. Spanish
languages. I'm playing it in english and can confirm that there is not a single german word if you install it that way.

and yes, it's on DVD. So convenient!

Feel free to ask more questions. I have to kill time at work here until i get home to teach the Malinese people a lesson ;) .

Rince
 
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