<s>
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Civilization	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Colonization	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1994	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Colonization	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
settlers	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
European	O
nations	O
–	O
Spain	O
,	O
England	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
–	O
that	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
conquer/colonize	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
period	O
1492	O
–	O
1792	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Civilization	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Colonization	I-Application
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
original	O
Sid	O
Meier	O
's	O
Civilization	O
IV	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
build	O
their	O
cities	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
balance	O
negotiations	O
with	O
several	O
groups	O
:	O
the	O
natives	O
of	O
the	O
Americas	O
,	O
colonists	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
home	O
country	O
and	O
other	O
colonists	O
from	O
the	O
old	B-Application
world	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Civilization	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Colonization	I-Application
has	O
many	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Colonization	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
nations	O
cannot	O
recruit	O
the	O
same	O
founding	O
fathers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
these	O
enhancements	O
,	O
Colonization	B-Application
requires	O
video	B-Device
cards	I-Device
that	O
support	O
Pixel	O
Shader	O
1.1	O
(	O
Direct	B-Application
X	I-Application
8.0	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Variety	O
video	O
games	O
reporter	O
and	O
reviews	O
editor	O
Ben	O
Fritz	O
criticized	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
his	O
blog	O
because	O
of	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
depopulation	O
of	O
Indigenous	O
Americans	O
and	O
the	O
Atlantic	O
slave	O
trade	O
that	O
occurred	O
during	O
European	O
and	O
American	O
colonization	B-Application
.	O
</s>
