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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #378 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Take 2
• Released on: 2008-06-13
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

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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.

Civilization Revolution 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 Zedong) 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.

Civilopedia – an invaluable in-game multi-media resource that informs and entertains players with authentic videos, pictures and background information about the real world elements in Civilization.

Multiplayer: The Best Ever!
Hot Join – join a game already in progress.
Simultaneous Moves – no more waiting your turn, just make your move when you’re ready.
Early Withdrawal From the Game – a player can drop out and the game will keep going.
Team Play with handicapping.

Xbox Live –Up to 4 players can battle as teams, head to head, or have a complete free-for-all. Auto-matching, ranked games, leaderboards, and achievements make the online play more versatile and fun than any previous version of Civilization.

Game of the Week – Each week a new Firaxis created map will become available to players for download. Finish the game with the highest score you can achieve, and have it posted to the Civ Game of the Week Xbox Live leader boards to see how you stack up against players around the globe!

Endless Fun - Unlockables, scenarios, mods and additional maps offer infinite replayability.

Integrated Video and Voice Chat – When playing a friend (or foe) in multi-player interact with them in a whole new way! Watch them smile as you offer your assistance, and then watch that smile fade away as your armies march into their capital.

Downloadable Content – Players with Xbox Live will be able to download extra content like multiplayer maps and scenarios not available to offline players.

Achievements – Whether you play single-player or multi-player, you will be able to unlock achievements for everything from making your first diplomatic contact, to winning the game with just a single city, to playing a game online with the legendary creator of Civilization, Sid Meier!

Tutorial – Firaxis will guide new players through their first game – they’ll learn from the masters and be well on their way to ruling the world.

Custom made for the Console
Intuitive and natural control through each gamepad
Highly detailed characters, units, buildings, landscapes and visual effects
Integrated physics for ultra-realism
Seamless interface to guide players through the game
Non-stop action
5.1 surround sound for intense sound effects and music

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Customer Reviews

Good for newbies
I love the PC Civilisation games and their genre. I am more than happy spending days playing one game and slowly and methodically working my way through the ages. So having had a go on the demo I purchased the full version.

If you are a devotee of the previous Civilisation games then do not assume that this is a games console version of the same. It is not. In my opinion the game is "dumbed down", being far shorter, offering far less options and being less involved. Other reviews call the game "Civilisation Light" and I think this tag is an appropriate one.

However, is this a bad thing? Not necessarily - if you want a "quick" game (i.e. a few hours) rather than a epic marathon struggle lasting days then it is still a turn based strategy game with a lot to offer.

For my 10 year old son it has introduced him to the strategy game genre, and he loves it. In time I'll move him on to the more involved PC versions. The graphics are colourful and engaging for the younger audience - the animated units means that battles have some interest for the console generation. My son's friend remarked, "I thought this would be boring, but it looks quite good."

So for experienced strategists - take it for what it is, but as a game to interest younger players or convert new audiences to the strategy genre then a worthy purchase. As with any game, download and try the demo first before you part with your cash.

Main criticisms - the in-game advisors and leaders. They appear constantly (you can't switch them off) and repeat the same gibberish in "sim-speak" over and over. Within minutes it becomes tedious. Also the game has frozen several times and I've had to reset the console - very annoying when you've been playing for a few hours and you lose all your progress. I presume this a problem with the game, as I've had no problems with any other titles.

Wheres it all gone?
I've most of the CIVs on the PC so am pretty familiar with the game anyway so could just dive straight in.
But hang on, wheres it all gone?
In the PC version you could alter the map size, the amount of land, the prevailing terrain types, wet/dry etc. Many other options were available for no of computer players etc. None of that is here. This means that you are essentially limited to a pretty 1 dimentional game.
The AI is pretty boring, every basically declares war on you pretty quickly and never offers peace unless they are going to be annihilated

There are also far fewer technologies, buildings and troops.

Once you get to the modern era everything moves at a shockingly fast pace and the game ends pretty soon after you get there, one way or another.

Basically a few pretty graphics(which don't add any gameplay) doesn't really make up for the loss in gameplay.

All in all a big disappointment for me.

dull waste
Liked the demo and the idea. Played it for 3 hours or so and i seem to have won. Cant help feeling a little put out by the credits rolling in front of me after less than a days play. Looks like the demo is the best bit of it. I simply kept peace with everyone until i had built up a large army and then massacred the board. This was even though the technology of my warriors was still bow and arrow standard. 2nd go i tried a bit harder not to win and at least got to where i had guns. But my ships suddenly upgraded from sad looking chinese junk contraptions to world war 2 standard battleships so again i just massacred the board. The gibberish from the other world leaders and especially from the crazed hair monster that tries to advise you quickly become annoying. They seem clueless in anticipating what you are going to do or in terms of how they could counter you by cooperating. Your kid will show more tactical guile at the candy counter before the checkout on a Saturday morning. Maybe i am just Rommel and Monty combined, but i doubt it. At least we do not have to endure any super tedious assertions like George Washington was a peerless commander, and for that i genuinely commend the publisher. However, i have to say that if the real Queen Elizabeth had reached the conclusion that obviously that vast army camped offshore was just sight seeing then i would now be finishing this review with adios senor.