06-26-2008, 03:19 AM
Filed under: Reviews, Features
It's something of an understatement to say that I like the Civilization franchise. I've been playing the games for a decade, and they rank highly on my list of all-time favorites. That means it's difficult for me to look at Civilization Revolution as something outside of the norm -- which it is -- because it looks and feels in many ways like Civ. Looks (and feelings) can be deceiving, however, because this isn't Civ, not really, and that works both for and against the simplified strategy game.There have been other console Civ titles, and they've all been lacking. The mouse-and-keyboard setup is so integral to managing a huge game that taking it to the controller has just never worked, at least not for me, and attempts to streamline the game in the past simply haven't been terribly successful. That hasn't stopped them from trying, and trying again, and with Civilization Revolution, the result is a lot better than some of the past efforts.Gallery: Civilization Revolution DSContinue reading Hands-on: Taking on the world in Civilization Revolution Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:15:00 EST at http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/06/25/takin...evolution/
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It's something of an understatement to say that I like the Civilization franchise. I've been playing the games for a decade, and they rank highly on my list of all-time favorites. That means it's difficult for me to look at Civilization Revolution as something outside of the norm -- which it is -- because it looks and feels in many ways like Civ. Looks (and feelings) can be deceiving, however, because this isn't Civ, not really, and that works both for and against the simplified strategy game.There have been other console Civ titles, and they've all been lacking. The mouse-and-keyboard setup is so integral to managing a huge game that taking it to the controller has just never worked, at least not for me, and attempts to streamline the game in the past simply haven't been terribly successful. That hasn't stopped them from trying, and trying again, and with Civilization Revolution, the result is a lot better than some of the past efforts.Gallery: Civilization Revolution DSContinue reading Hands-on: Taking on the world in Civilization Revolution Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:15:00 EST at http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/06/25/takin...evolution/
Comments: http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/06/25/takin.../#comments