Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
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Video Game Reviews of Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
Customer Review: I have thought too much.
Summary: 1 Stars
As the trailer they have is so attractive, but when I get the game.
99%of the image I saw in the trailer is not in the game.
So, if you are attracted by the trailer and interested in the game.
Think twice!
Customer Review: Nearly Great
Summary: 4 Stars
I really wanted to love Civilization: Revolution, and I almost do. It's addicting and fun, but it also has a few snags. There are a number of civilizations you can choose from, all with their strengths and weaknesses. They are not equally balanced, but it is fun to try to win with all of them.
The gameplay is not as sophisticated as I remember the PC version being, although I admittedly haven't played a Civ game since Civ II. For instance, roads can be built instantaneously. You have to focus your cities on either gold or science. There is much less micromanagement, which speeds up the gameplay but also robs the player of some depth. You also run out of time at 3000 AD, although I have never even come close to running out of time. Still, it should be open-ended. Also, there's only one map size and it doesn't feel nearly as large as the old PC version. That can be troublesome, especially at the higher levels.
The difficulty levels range from Chieftan to Deity. I started out low but moved up quickly to Emperor and Deity. Deity is the most challenging, but also the most perplexing. The AI civilizations are able to produce settlers without costing them population deductions, are able to produce unending waves of Legions, and randomly have victories by far, far inferior units. I still prefer to play at the Deity level, but it can be maddening at times.
The graphics are quite nice for a turn-based game, and it seems to run without too many problems. I have played both the 360 and the PS3 versions (I own the PS3 version, and my friend has the 360 version). Both have frozen on me, although I think I would recommend the 360 version if you have that choice to make. The 360 seems to run just a little more smoothly.
While this game might not be everything it could have been, it is still quite enjoyable and is fairly addictive.
Customer Review: When's the next one coming out?!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution for my husband's birthday. Since then, he has conquered the world twice and been eliminated once. He just mentioned last night that he wished there were another version he could buy. My 10 year old son and 13 year old daughter are enjoying it, too. It seems to take a little time to understand all the nuances of the different strategic options but there are helpful hints and the Civilopedia contains some great information. Of course, you have to read them, which seems to be something grown men and children aren't inclined to do!!Customer Review: Disappointment
Summary: 2 Stars
This game would only be good on the PC. The way they set it up blows for PS3. As you get units, the game keeps track of the order that you get them....and then the globe/map spins all over the place as you control them completely individually!! Hard to even look at the screen sometimes as it is going all over the place.... Bad bad bad lolCustomer Review: Why does it have to be scaled back?
Summary: 3 Stars
The biggest problem with Revolution is that it is scaled back, even when compared to the very first game in the series. The playstation controller has plenty of buttons to hang context menus off of, and vastly more compute power than the computers we ran the first Civilization on. So why did they build such a limited and simplistic iteration of the game?
That having been said, Revolution is a fun game. It is different than most other PS3 games, but not really any better.