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Posted on: Jul 08, 2008
Civilization Revolution
WORDS BY: Cameron Lewis
In the first truly excellent console version of the PC’s venerated Civ series, you’ll feel more like an interventionist god than a crownwearing figurehead. After all, even the greatest kings didn’t get to turn 16 tribes of illiterate clubthumpers into interstellar voyagers.
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But there’s more to Civilization Revolution’s clans than endearingly animated historical leaders like Abraham Lincoln: each is blessed with potent but meticulously balanced strengths. Aztecs regenerate completely after every victorious engagement, and Mongols convince barbarian encampments to join the horde instead of dispersing. Selecting a nation is just one decision of countless many, and every one has far-reaching consequences across more than 6,000 years of exploration, city building, science, and conflict that span four distinct epochs.
Though the easiest difficulty level amounts to the CPU playing dead, the remaining four ramp up the challenge nicely. You start with a single lonely settler on a colorful, randomly generated map of varied terrain, nameable landmarks, and environmental boons. Settle your first city, and your subjects will draw resources from adjacent tiles. Gather enough food from the plains, and the young burg’s population will grow, giving you access to a larger workforce. Toil in the hills, and your people will speed delivery of city improvements like harbors and great wonders, upgradable military units from archers to airplanes, and settlers of future cities.
The deceptively simple cycle of settling, building, and expanding forms the ruthlessly addictive core of play, and slowly turning your populace of Stone Age hut-dwellers into sophisticated marvel-builders is remarkably fulfilling. Part of what gives Civilization Revolution its opulent strategic depth, though, is that it’s so much more than just a hollow citybuilding exercise or gore-free warfare simulator. Towns produce temples and trading posts as easily as barracks, and each settlement’s workers can till the fields or research breakthroughs that unlock new buildings, units, governments, and other possibilities. You can certainly win by going on a prolonged genocidal rampage, but cultural, economic, and technological victories are at least as satisfying.
Sat, 10/17/2009 - 22:08
Posted by wickland
You will love Civilization. I never heard of this one before but CIV4 is awesome. CIV3 was the best, at least thats what I thought.
Wed, 04/01/2009 - 06:48
Posted by REDBULLSEY3
I've never played this type of game before & I love it. It gives fantastic & detail game information & lets you play at your own pace.
Sat, 03/07/2009 - 16:26
Posted by Dragon80
love it showed a freind he went home and bought it the next day. wish each game lasted longer though
Thu, 09/25/2008 - 23:29
Posted by Mk3_IcebergSlim
When i got the demo i saw Civilization???? I was like are you kidding me? So i started playing and playing then.... TEN more turns untill demo is over. I was like NOOOOOOOO. I have never been so addicted to such a simple but beautiful game before, ever. If you are looking to vent some stress nothing helps better than demanding Masonry or ELSE LOL. MUST BUY
Wed, 09/24/2008 - 05:37
Posted by adamdes2000
a.w.d it is a good game for a mothe or so onlos you have live
Mon, 08/25/2008 - 09:20
Posted by 1174mt
I've never played a Civilization game before. This is a great introductory to the series, I highly reccomend this game.
Wed, 07/16/2008 - 06:56
Posted by vam95
a great game, must buy
Sun, 07/13/2008 - 19:45
Posted by Terr0r Inc
I've been a fan since I played Civ2 for the PC many many years ago. I thought they could convert this game pretty well, but this well??
I bought it the day it came out here which was like thursday, and I've pumped over 40 hours into it since then.
One suggestion though, for a Scenario game, gotta make a arms race one where the first person to nuke the world wins!!
I know Americans would like that one no? lol.
Sun, 07/13/2008 - 19:36
Posted by Terr0r Inc
I've been a fan since I played Civ2 for the PC many many years ago. I thought they could convert this game pretty well, but this well??
I bought it the day it came out here which was like thursday, and I've pumped over 40 hours into it since then.
One suggestion though, for a Scenario game, gotta make a arms race one where the first person to nuke the world wins!!
I know Americans would like that one no? lol.
Wed, 07/09/2008 - 15:05
Posted by zaar757
I didn't like this would translate so well to the console (I didn't really take to the Supreme Commander port), but after playing the Demo...oh wow...this is a must buy...heck I think both my wife and I will be buying our own copies so we can play co-op over Xbox Live (I gave her my old 360 when I got the HALO3 version)....
The only bad part about the demo - it'll have your crying for just a few more turns when it ends.