You have the power to shape and influence history. As you gaze out over your vast realms from atop your secluded balcony, you feel the twinge of pride in your breast, ardently blossoming. You started with hardly anything. Through ruthless ambition and a never-dwindling sense of optimism, you've managed to expand and transform a handful of debilitated cities into a powerful empire, pulsing with cultural, religious and intellectual activity. Even though you've come so far, the road ahead is still long, paved with endless decisions that will decide the fate of your empire. Should you wage war on a neighboring empire? If you lose, all is lost, but if you win, you can double the size of your realm. Should you establish international trade routes? Is it necessary to covertly send spies into a nearby territory? The fate of Civilization rests on your shoulders. Tread carefully.Usher in the next flourishing Golden Age with The Complete Edition, which includes the strategy game Sid Meier's Civilization V, two expansion packs, Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings and Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World, and all of the released add-on content, including a host of maps and packs. Choose to play as one of 43 renowned historical leaders, using strategy to build the most powerful empire the world has ever known. With so many possibilities and choices, you can play the game again and again and achieve entirely different results each time. Wage massive wars by land, sea and air, solving your problems and expanding your territory with military might. Develop clever tactics to ensure you have the upper hand on the battlefield, or choose peaceful relations instead, engaging in diplomatic negotiations with other cunning rulers. Give your people something to believe in by creating your own religion that can be customized and enhanced. Cultivate Great Prophets and establish a set of religious beliefs in order to strengthen the framework of your Civilization. Dispatch spies into foreign cities on a variety of covert missions ~ to survey your enemies, to steal advanced technologies from your competitors or to interfere with the progression of city-state alliances. Build your cities into thriving hubs of international trade in order to bring immense wealth to your land. With so many choices, how will you lead your Civilization to greatness?