<s>
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Civilization	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
of	O
the	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
Civilization	B-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
offers	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Game	O
Options	O
:	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
offers	O
various	O
new	O
game	O
options	O
,	O
like	O
new	O
world-types	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
any	O
leader-civilization	O
combination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Espionage	O
's	O
importance	O
in	O
Civilization	B-Application
IV	I-Application
has	O
been	O
raised	O
to	O
compare	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
scientific	O
research	O
,	O
culture	O
,	O
income	O
from	O
taxes	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
special	O
function	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
enemy	O
cities	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
significant	O
advantage	O
in	O
espionage	O
against	O
that	O
civilization	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
other	O
Great	O
Persons	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
unique	O
names	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
appearance	O
changes	O
accordingly	O
to	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
e.g.	O
,	O
a	O
Great	O
Spy	O
in	O
the	O
ancient	O
era	O
shows	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
,	O
just	O
as	O
the	O
Industrial-Age	O
Great	O
Spy	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
tuxedo-sporting	O
James	O
Bond-style	O
unit	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
similar	O
thematic	O
music	O
once	O
a	O
mission	O
is	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
reintroduces	O
SimCity	B-Application
-	O
and	O
Alpha	O
Centauri-style	O
random	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Civilization	B-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
cause	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
swing	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
favor	O
or	O
present	O
another	O
obstacle	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
overcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
examples	O
of	O
Random	O
Events	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
tsunamis	B-Application
,	O
floods	O
,	O
discovery	O
of	O
new	O
resources	O
,	O
earthquakes	O
,	O
diplomatic	O
marriages	O
,	O
pleas	O
for	O
help	O
from	O
other	O
civilizations	O
,	O
and	O
unexpected	O
demands	O
from	O
citizens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
acquire	O
a	O
Space	O
Victory	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
now	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
spaceship	O
to	O
reach	O
Alpha	B-Application
Centauri	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
simply	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
the	O
Palace	O
's	O
religion	O
on	O
their	O
civilization	B-Application
,	O
players	O
get	O
votes	O
to	O
cast	O
on	O
decrees	O
like	O
holy	O
wars	O
,	O
trade	O
embargoes	O
,	O
or	O
peace	O
enforcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
any	O
leader-civilization	O
combination	O
,	O
therefore	O
allowing	O
"	O
what-if	O
"	O
possibilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
includes	O
some	O
material	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Warlords	B-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
Warlords	B-Application
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
initially	O
delivered	O
10	O
new	O
scenarios	O
;	O
one	O
additional	O
scenario	O
,	O
Mesoamerica	B-Application
,	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
3.17	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fall	O
from	O
Heaven	O
:	O
A	O
popular	O
fantasy	O
mod	O
for	O
Civilization	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
improved	O
for	O
the	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhye	O
's	O
and	O
Fall	O
of	O
Civilization	B-Application
:	O
Another	O
improved	O
and	O
updated	O
favorite	O
among	O
the	O
fans	O
 '	O
mods	O
for	O
Civ	B-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mesoamerica	B-Application
:	O
Ancient	O
tribes	O
from	O
Mesoamerica	B-Application
(	O
what	O
is	O
Mexico	O
today	O
)	O
battle	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
the	O
Spanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Rhye	O
's	O
and	O
Fall	O
of	O
Civilization	B-Application
was	O
called	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
and	O
robust	O
mods	O
you	O
'll	O
ever	O
see	O
for	O
any	O
game	O
"	O
in	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
review	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
fresh	O
new	O
coat	O
of	O
paint	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
Civilization	B-Application
gameplay	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
GameSpot	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
magazine	O
Cyberstratège	O
reckoned	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
scenarios	O
released	O
in	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
assigning	O
the	O
best	O
mark	O
(	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
)	O
among	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
standard	O
,	O
epic	O
game	O
takes	O
historical	O
civilizations	O
from	O
different	O
eras	O
and	O
locations	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
starts	O
them	O
each	O
in	O
4000	O
BC	O
on	O
a	O
random	O
map	O
,	O
Rhye	O
's	O
and	O
Fall	O
of	O
Civilization	B-Application
puts	O
the	O
civilizations	O
into	O
their	O
proper	O
time	O
and	O
place	O
in	O
human	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
victory	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
meet	O
certain	O
conditions	O
that	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
civilization	B-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
the	O
Americans	O
must	O
not	O
allow	O
European	O
cities	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
1900	O
and	O
Arabia	O
must	O
spread	O
Islam	O
to	O
30%	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
win	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
notable	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
mod	O
,	O
Fall	O
From	O
Heaven	O
II	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
fan-team	O
who	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
scenario	O
Age	O
of	O
Ice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
dark	O
fantasy	O
world	O
directly	O
after	O
the	O
scenario	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
an	O
ice	O
age	O
and	O
the	O
rebirth	O
of	O
civilization	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full-length	O
review	O
in	O
Pelit	O
magazine	O
awarded	O
FfH	O
92%	O
describing	O
the	O
mod	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
clump	O
of	O
clichés	O
at	O
first	O
sight	O
"	O
that	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
finest	O
fantasy	O
strategy	O
since	O
Master	B-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
and	O
the	O
best	O
times	O
of	O
Warlords.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Civilization	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Civilization	B-Application
III	I-Application
both	O
included	O
popular	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
scenarios	O
and	O
Civilization	B-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
no	O
exception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
fan-created	O
mod	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Road	O
to	O
War	O
"	O
,	O
offering	O
three	O
variants	O
–	O
Pacific	O
1936	O
,	O
Europe	O
1936	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
1939	O
–	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
different	O
scenario-specific	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
