That game is so hott. It is very refreshing. I'm kinda happy I never played the series til now because it's so polished and awesome and just better. It is the perfect thing to tide me over til the xbox 360 comes out and I can go back to playing madden for a day or two with better graphics. I've been resisting the temptation to play madden until it comes out. I'm going through withdrawls. The 360 looks hott too.. but i donno if its awesome enough to tear me away from Civ IV for any extended period of time.