Video Games : Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution

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Binding: Video Game
Brand: 2K Games
EAN: 0710425372407
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Label: 2K Games
Manufacturer: 2K Games
Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
Publisher: 2K Games
Release Date: July 08, 2008
Sales Rank: 164
Studio: 2K Games

Features:

Choose from 16 Civilizations throughout history (from Africa to Germany to America to China) to lead to victory
Triple your strength by combining up to three units into one powerful army and destroy your enemies
Up to four players can battle as teams, head to head, or have a complete free-for-all online
Guided tutorials teach players the necessary tools that will put them on the fast track to global dominance
Custom made for the console

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Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution will be the first offering in the legendary Civilization series to appear on next generation consoles and handheld systems. In development by legendary designer Sid Meier and Firaxis Games, this game will deliver Civilization's renowned epic single-player campaigns featuring vast re-playability and unmatched addictive gameplay. In addition, with revolutionary features like real-time interaction with leaders and advisors, extensive multiplayer capabilities and integrated video and voice chat, Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution will completely transport the Civilization series to a level of gameplay that fans have never seen before.

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Experience the Epic World of Civilization

Sid Meier's Civilization® Revolution™ is the latest offering in the legendary award winning Sid Meier's Civilization® series of strategy games, featuring the famous "just one more turn" addictive gameplay that has made this one of the greatest game series of all time. Civilization Revolution gives you the opportunity to experience the epic world-building of Civilization in a brand-new way. Designed from the ground up by the legendary Sid Meier and his team at Firaxis, you'll enjoy new graphics, gameplay and control that take full advantage of today's leading gaming platforms.

Key Features

CHOOSE YOUR CIV - Choose from 16 Civilizations throughout history (from Africa to Germany to America to China) to lead to victory. Each time you defeat a rival civilization you'll add an exhibit to your Hall of Achievements paying homage to your great accomplishments. With so many Civs and Leaders to play, you'll have a new and exciting experience with every game.
LEAD YOUR CIV - When you choose a Civ play as one of the world's most famous historical leaders (like Abe Lincoln, Otto von Bismarck, and Mao Tse Dong) and compete against the other leaders as you strive to create your own history in this epic game. Each leader will have 4 special abilities giving their Civ unique advantages throughout the ages.
REAL-TIME INTERACTION - Leaders and advisors will actively communicate with you - even turning and pointing to things in the world as they speak - making the interactions more realistic and engaging than ever before.
EXPLORE THE WORLD - Your quest to explore and discover will have you traversing the globe in search of long lost relics, rival civs, technologies, barbarians and much more.
FAST-PACED ACTION - Accessible maps and streamlined time scale will deliver quicker games and constant action.
INTENSE COMBAT - Triple your strength by combining up to three units into one powerful army and destroy your enemies. When your units win tough battles, they will become veterans and then elites. You can then choose from a list of powerful upgrades that will give elite units even more strength to dominate in war. Your Army will wear a distinct uniform representing your Civilization, so you will easily see them on the screen as you lead them into battle.

The Legacy

Hall of Fame Game designer, Sid Meier, has been called "The Father of Computer Gaming" with such early hits as F-15 Stealth Fighter, Railroad Tycoon, and Pirates. He put computer gaming on the map however, in 1991, when he delivered Sid Meier's Civilization® to the gaming world launching the "God Game" genre and creating one of the most award winning and addicting games on the planet. Civilization remains one of the world's top selling PC game series with over 8 million units sold and is recognized by the press as one of the greatest game franchises ever created.

In Civilization, players strive to become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the dawn of man into the space age waging war, conducting diplomacy, discovering technologies, going head-to-head with some of history's greatest leaders, and building the most powerful empire the world has ever known.

Sid Meier's Civilization® Revolution™ is the latest offering in the legendary award winning Sid Meier's Civilization® series of strategy games, featuring the famous "just one more turn" addictive gameplay that has made this one of the greatest game series of all time. Civilization Revolution has been designed and built (by the legendary Sid Meier and his team at Firaxis) from the ground up for console and handheld systems delivering graphics, gameplay and controls that take full advantage of the hugely popular gaming platforms. Civilization Revolution is a watershed game offering players a chance to experience the epic empire building world of Civilization in a whole new way - in an accessible, visually immersive, fast paced, action-packed world that gamers crave.

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Great game I can play over and over again... very addicting
I really enjoy this game.... things move along kind of fast so it definitely isn't like the PC games that can draw out for weeks at a time, but it isn't so fast that you're done in a few hours (at least not at the higher difficulties). Not sure where the 4 hours of play limit came from as I have played several games straight through on the weekend that lasted 7 to 8 hours (I did take a few 10 minute brakes here and there but most of it was play time). I've only had the game end on me once without fulfilling the requirements for one of the victories and that was b/c I was intentionally drawing it out.

Along the same lines, you can prevent any of the victories from ending the game early by simply not building the required Wonder, not conquering the last capital, or not launching the space craft if you want to play around more in the your game (you have to intentionally decide to end the game with a specific Victory).

There are several different ways of winning the game and depending on which Civilization you chose you will have a head start in one of those areas (domination, science, money, or culture) so strategy is important... you can't just brute force your way through the higher levels.

The only downside to the game for me is the limitations when dealing with other Civilizations. I was kind of expecting something more in line with the old PC game Masters of Orion 2 where you can create research and trade treaties, non-aggression pacts, or even alliances. For me, it usually ends up that the only use of the Democracy feature is for other Civilizations to threaten me or declare war... but, I'm still new to the game so maybe there is more for me to discover (and I am constantly discovering new features beyond the basics controls).

All in all, I like the game a lot and would buy it again. Ohh, and the graphics are awesome, especially on a large HD screen!

Rating:

- Great graphix for short play
While this is a great addition to the franchise, it is not as long or in depth as the PC/mac versions that have been out previously. It is a great way to sink 4 hours. While, I'm not regretting buying this title, I don't think I'll be playing it again in the near future. I'll still be playing CIV IV for the added depth and larger worlds. Great as an intro to the series if you have never played before.

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- Civ. game lover
It's sort of like the other Civ. games, but with a little twist. Easy to play, without coming up short of a good game.

Rating:

- Solid entry, but not without flaws.
I downloaded the demo and was immediately addicted. So much so, that I had to go out and buy it same day. I've never played a Civilization game before and was highly impressed.

First off, the graphics are all animated but fluid and clear. Everything looks good, from the early days of your civilization right up to the modern era.

The sounds are fun and fitting. You hear marching with the units that are supposed to march, and a little bit of a growling with units that fire projectiles. The cannons boom and the tanks roar.

Gameplay itself is very simplified. There's one button control of managing individual cities, negotiating with other leaders, and checking your intake/inventory. Some things weren't explained, like how Science controls your technological advances and exactly how to control it and how gold input effects building and how to get more of it.

Timelines are accurate insomuch as you won't have a nuclear weapon in the prehistoric era. That being said, one of the major drawbacks is that when you advance technologically, the game moves into the next era whether you're ready or not. Once you hit the final years of the final era, the game ends in five turns. You can't control this and there's no way to shut the feature off. If you're looking to conquor all enemy cities and think there's unlimited time to do it, you're going to be disappointed. This is the only part of the game I do not like and the reason why I give four stars instead of five. I've played more than once to feel cheated out of a proper ending.

Yet, it's still fun to watch that ICBM warhead fly into another country's city and demolish everything.

This game is completely family friendly, too. There's no swearing and the violence is fairly limited for a game where you can be a warload. There's no excessive blood for parents worried about that and you can learn a lot about great people that settle in your cities and the great wonders that can be built with science advances.

Rating:

- Fun game, good first attempt at Civ on a console
I have been playing the Civilization series for a long time, since back in the days of DOS. Although I love the games, I have long wished for a quicker version of the game, without just playing it on easy. Civ Revolution does just that. It keeps the main aspects of the game play while losing a lot of the in depth stuff that make the previous version of the game take so long.
The only part I find really annoying with the game is the babble talk from your advisers.
My girlfriend, who states "she hates strategy games", plays this game quite often. She enjoys that its not so intense and time consuming as many strategy games are. Its a good speed to keep you entertained and having fun plus you can finish a game in just a few hours compared to a few days.
Overall I think this is a really good game and just needs a few tweaks to make it great. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the Civ games to date or would like to try a strategy game.


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