Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
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Take a civilization of people and guide them from the dawn of their history all the way through the space age. Help them avoid war, discover necessary technologies, take on mighty world leaders, and build the most powerful empire ever seen! The classic PC game has been rebuilt completely for consoles, making a beautiful, engaging, and accessible game for veterans of the series and for newcomers. Choose from 16 different civilizations as you lead your people through intense battles and constant action. You can even compete with friends for world domination!
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8
Great Fun Game...But There Is Something Familiar..
After playing through the game 5 times on different settings. I have to admit, I could not get a win on the King or Deity levels, but this is one addicting game. I love the graphics, and love the gameplay. I love the fact that you can start with any Nation and have a different experience each time, and that different Nations have different ways of dealing with certain situations. For instance, when playing the Mongols each Barbarian tribe you beat, joins you as a city. While playing with most of the other Nations, they simply are wiped off the map.<br><br>I know that you can switch your goal for victory mid-stream with ease, and is supposed to give you a lot of leeway for choice of victory. This is a good idea, but after a couple times through the game it is very easy to build up two, three, or even four different victory goals at the same time. Then just choosing one to go after towards the end of the game.<br><br>I will have to admit, if there is anything I had to say against the game. In truth, after going through the game once, it was so familiar to me. See I have Civ III for the PC. This game is nearly an exact duplicate of that game, though with a major upgrade in graphics. But it obviously has the same purpose, same goals, same way of doing things. Sure there are different opponents, and a few new techs. Yet it's nearly the same game.<br><br>Another aspect, I do not like, is the time limit. On Civ III I always had a hard time pushing towards a Space Victory because I kept running in to the time limit. In Civ Revolution, it's much easier to attain your goals before the limit, which I believe is the year 2100 AD. But I once again found myself hitting the time limit with certain Nations.<br><br>I have always been partial to the Civ games, and have always loved them. For those with no prior experience with the Civ series, this game should be a buy. But for those who have had prior games, it's a rental, unless your a huge fan, which I am.
(member since 2007)
reviewed on 7/20/08
9
Almost the classic that PC gamers have known
This latest iteration of the Civilization series has a few minor annoyances that keep me from giving it a 10, but it is every bit as addictive as the PC version. It will keep you playing much longer than you intended to because you have to be able to stop saying to yourself "Just... one... more.. turn...!" before you can turn it off.<br><br>The same build and conquest concepts are here that have been the point of the whole series for the last 15 years. I have always enjoyed the turn based nature of the game because you don't have to worry about a small army attacking you while you are checking out the details of your capital or setting up build orders in your cities. You take care of all the details you want to take care of and then when your turn is done, the game makes its moves. The game AI is smart enough to make it very challenging, but with practice, you learn how to approach certain battles and what works best. I'm already finding certain leaders that I look forward to wiping out.<br><br>The problems I have with this version are small. I find the cartoony graphics to be good except in the case of the advisors. They annoy me every time they pop up. That's disappointing because I've always enjoyed checking the advisors. In this case, they don't sit back and wait for you to see what they're thinking. They pop up constantly speaking in a jibberish that sounds like baby talk. I was ready to never see them again after the first five minutes.<br><br>Problem two is the control. Console people that have not played this series before might think it's great. It's actually not too bad considering you have to play with a gamepad. But giving directions takes more time than it should. The map sometimes scrolls too fast and sometimes too slow. The accuracy of giving unit directions becomes just a tad annoying sometimes. Just enough to make me occasionally ask myself if I'd like to fire up my copy of Civ 4 on my PC and do things much faster and easier there.<br><br>Also, no overview map?
(member since 2006)
reviewed on 7/8/08
10
Good Civ for the Console
After a terrible port to the PS1 years ago (try and fathom how bad of an idea that is), we are seeing one more attempt at producing a good Civilization game on the console. The obvious technical problems porting one of the most deep and complex strategy games on the PC to a console with an input system that is not as robust as the PC is an obvious problem in trying to bring all of the complexity of the game to the home.<br><br>Fortunately, Firaxis tried something different. They made a game that is a significant departure from the PC game. They streamlined a lot of the more monotonous activities and produced, instead, a more "big picture" strategy game. You don't have to assign workers to do things like build farms --- resources are automatically used. No real fudging with the tax rate or how much of the economy you use to provide your citizenry entertainment. Now, I did like some of those things in the PC classic, but I'll be darned if they did not manage to make this game amazingly fun in spite of it.<br><br>The game also tends to be shorter. Games take, maybe, an hour (some scenarios go as quickly as 15 minutes). And you won't really miss the lack of input options. Everything is actually mapped to the controller exceedingly well.<br><br>The game is an absolute blast in every sense of the word. You can find special locations and get bonuses. You can unlock great people and get bonuses. You can find hidden artifacts and get bonuses. The game constantly rewards you for doing anything. ButAnd, unlike in the PC titles, it is nigh impossible for a low-tech unit to defeat a high-tech unit. Pikemen, no matter how many fights they've won, are not terribly likely to actually defeat tanks.<br><br>It was a daring choice to not try and do a port but, instead, to produce a unique game with some similar features, but with significant difference from its namesake. It is one of the more playable titles on the 360. A game you owe it to yourself to try.
(member since 2007)
reviewed on 7/19/08
5
Not as good as the PC version, but not bad either
Yes, years ago I played the PC version of Civilizations which took months to beat the world...this watered down version is fun for awhile, then it gets repetitive FAST. Its quite easy to master the game and beat other civililzations in like 5 hours. Dissapointing. Also, in the diplomacy panel, YOU cant threaten other nations but they can threaten you all they like. You cannot focus enough on what the players look like when they do battle. I do like that you dont have to be bothered with workers, or pollution -- things liek that are very hard and annoying to get rid of as in the pc version. Overall, good for a 4 hour play. Given the oppurtunity again, I wouldnt have bought the game.
(member since 2009)
reviewed on 10/11/09
9
very addicting
I am not a computer gamer. This is one of the most addicting games I have ever played. I found myself playing to the early hours of the morning and putting off leaving just trying to win one more battle or have one more round. If you haven't had the opportunity to play these games you owe it to yourself to at least try it. I am not for sure if it is for everyone because it isn't fast paced but I enjoyed and will definitely be adding it to my collection if I find it for a cheaper price.
(member since 2007)
reviewed on 12/25/08
7
Borderline Very good
Civ Revolution is brand new to me because I have never played civilization on the PC. But now on the Xbox 360 it is brought to me in what many critics say one of the best games in 2008. Gamespot and IGN give it 9s but I don't think it really deserves that. I would have to say it's more of anywhere from a 7.5 to a 8.5. I'm 19 yrs old playing this game so I might be way out of the target audience but I do agree its quite an addictive game. It totally sucks you in for about 25 to 50 hours of game play. But soon after that you find yourself in a little more quicker version then the what i heard the PC game entails. The graphics are sub par but it is not one of these games that needs superb graphics to have fun. The nice intuitive game play gives you a Strategic feel of how to rule your civilization til the year 2100 that's when the game ends if you haven't won it by that year. Mostly from the demo and trailers you see nuclear weapons going off but sometimes during games its near impossible to get to technological advances like that without finding the mysterious artifacts hidden throughout the map. The game ends either right before you are going to have nuclear weapons and space travel or way before you have that. I've found if you find the artifacts quite quickly your basic technology is unlocked extremely quicker allowing you to have technological and economical victories over the world Domination victory. The easiest win is the cultural victory... Basically unlocking the World Wonders from Shakespeare's Globe Theater to unlocking all the world's government types. All in all Civilization Revolution is a good solid game to play on a rainy day. It gives you a break from the Gears of War, Call of Duty 4, and Halo 3 shooters that rot our minds... Civ Revolution allows you get a quick and easy taste of history with the Civlopedia basically an in game Encyclopedia giving you information about everything in the game from how to play to the video of the atomic bomb. Enjoy...
(member since 2008)
reviewed on 7/15/08
9
Still Hard to Put Down
Very good translation of the CIV gameplay to console. If you've played the PC versions, you know what to expect! Some elements aren't quite as in-depth as the PC counterpart, but that's to be expected when this type of game is made for a console and the controller. Controls overall are pretty good, however, cycling through many units can become tedious. You'll learn when to try to manually select vs. jumping to the next unit in line. None of these things get in the way of a very enjoyable and addictive experience for those who like this type/genre of game.
(member since 2008)
reviewed on 7/11/08
9
Fun, smart, strategy game
This Civilization game is a watered down, console friendly game. It's easier to pick up and play then it's PC counterparts, but it's still just difficult to master. You control an entire civilization, from the earliest small cities to the future and space exploration. As you may guess, this leads to quite a bit of management by the player... lots of micro-management!<br><br>It's easiest to compare this to RTS games like Command & Conquer or Lord of the Rings, but this game is less about conflict and war and more about the advancement of your civilization. You can use diplomacy to end most conflicts and you can choose to share your tech with rivals. If you're a fan of RTS, you have to try this game. It's not action packed, but those looking for a mental challenge will love playing this game on it's harder settings.<br><br>Give this game a rent, it has more polish than most games and is pretty complex under it's easy controls.
(member since 2002)
reviewed on 7/8/08
7
Civ revolution
This game is tons of fun and replay value is pretty much endless since the terrain is different every game. I wish there was a bit more variety to the units, buildings, and wonders but all in all the game's content is good. This is definitely the best strategy game on a console in my opinion.<br><br>The real disappointments, and what kept me from giving an 8 or 9, comes when looking for a greater challenge on a higher difficulty and the absurd in game bonuses. Instead of making the game more challenging they just made it frustrating by having the majority of the computer civ's gang up on you while the others run away with a win. The Atlantis artifact bonus is just silly as well, if you find this you learn like 5 tech's giving an extreme advantage. Both of these kinda kills the whole strategy concept for me. Graphics are also a problem at times as enemy troops are invisible sometimes and fighter jets are hard to see at times, but this is rare enough to be tolerable.<br><br>All in all this is a quality game and lots of fun. There's always online play or a greater challenge since the AI doesn't really produce. I bought it and would recommend that to anyone who likes the demo since the replay is so high. This is the first strategy game I've liked on a next gen console and it's so addictive at times I can't put the controller down.
(member since 2008)
reviewed on 8/3/08
7
Less Confusing Turn Based Game
It seems a little cartoonish, but it's really not a kiddie game. While it's a lot easier to understand than some turn based, civilization games, it can get extremely tough depending on what approach and difficulty you play on. Very user friendly.
(member since 2008)
reviewed on 9/8/08
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