bit-tech News: Civilization Revolution review

news · June 30, 2008

Hi all,

We have just published a review of *Civilization Revolution* for the

Xbox 360. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much

appreciated.

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*Quote:

*/"Still, despite all these minor flaws and control issues, Civilization

Revolution is still pretty good and Firaxis has done well to carry over

the same addictiveness and educating mechanics as the previous games.

There are issues, but there's also a lot to like in //Civilization

Revolution and even though a lot of the depth has been trimmed out,

there's still a lot left in in terms of negotiations and deciding what

to build next. There's also a lot to like in terms of the different

scenarios and modes -- though there's only support for up to four

players, which is limiting.

The game is boiled down, streamlined and basic -- but that isn't all bad

and one could easily level accusations of needless depth and bloatiness

at the original games. To have a lighter option is no bad thing and the

developers have done well to adapt the game to a console audience,

though there are some obvious failings and concessions that have been made.

The game could have been made better in some fairly fundamental ways -

we'd have loved to see some of the more varied campaign scenarios and

the like from //Beyond The Sword, the add-on for the last proper

//Civilization game. Some expanded multiplayer support and better

controls would go down a treat as well. Still, //Civilization is a

strong brand and an awesome series of games, so these failures don't

really have that big an effect on the overall outcome. As good as the PC

forefathers? Definitely not, but still better than the nearest

competitor on a console."/

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*Cheers guys!

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net

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