2K Games has announced Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, a stand-alone expansion that recreates the classic Colonization game.

"We've received many requests from fans over the years to bring back Colonization and now seemed to be the perfect time to do that," said Sid Meier, director of creative development at Firaxis Games.

The original Colonization charged players with conquering the New World using one of four European nations. While the concept remains the same in Civilization IV: Colonization, the Civ IV engine will add a number of new features such as "a brand-new interface, improved diplomacy options and the included modding tools."

Civilization IV: Colonization will be available Fall 2008.