Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution

10 Review to this product

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  Brownie McCupcake
  August 31st, 2010 on 10:47 pm

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  I was slightly wary of this game, as my last venture into the “god” games was the Sims on my PS2, and I hated it. However, my husband is obsessed with the PC versions of this game, and I would get irritated at the amount of time he would waste when he got into the Civilization-zone. Finally fed up, I discovered that they had a version I could play on my recently-purchased DSi. I figured that if he loved it so much then it was worth a try. About a month later, I have to say THANKS A LOT, CIV CREATORS for keeping me from getting anything productive done!!! I’m ready to be committed into Civilization-Addicts Anonymous.

  It’s a great little strategy game with several levels of difficulty. If you’re not familiar with the concept, you choose a nation & begin building it from BC years well into the future. You are tasked with building cities and buildings, determining what the focus of that city will be (production? gold? food?), creating armies of varying abilities, keeping the peace or waging war, and researching new technologies, all in the hopes of getting yourself closer and closer to either a domination victory (capture 4 enemy capitals!), a cultural victory (build the United Nations wonder!), a technology victory (be the first nation to make it to Alpha Centari!), or an economic victory (build the World Bank wonder!).

  After seeing the XBOX version of this very game, plus the various PC versions over the years that my husband has played, I can say that it is definitely a simplified version of the game. However, it’s just perfect for a handheld strategy game. There are enough options (choose from a myriad nations, each with their own set of advantages!) and difficulty levels to keep me interested. So interested that I’ve reverted back into a video-game-obsessed teenage version of myself!
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  T. Stetzer
  September 2nd, 2010 on 12:41 am

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  Okay, I won’t beat around the bush: this is by far my favorite DS game of all times. I was a fan of Civ on the computer way back when the first version came out. For whatever reason I haven’t played any of the subsequent ones though. Well, the Civ Revolution rekindled the magic and I haven’t been able to put my DS down for weeks since getting it. I play until my batteries die or the wife hassles me enough to make me stop. Controls are an excellent mix of stylus and buttons, graphics are great for the style of game, and gameplay is excellent. This one gives me great hopes for the kind of games its possible to bring to the DS in the future!
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  The Patriot
  September 3rd, 2010 on 1:47 am

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  This game is great! My brother and I (teenagers) constantly argue over who gets to play it, and I am purchasing it right now for myself so that I can crush him in multiplayer (lol). In fact, just this weekend, we went on vacation and my uncle’s girlfriend started playing it. She doesn’t even own a DS but started to play it when my brother showed her how. She said, ‘”I could sit here and play this for hours”‘ to my uncle. She was quite engrossed after that, and I’m surprised the game made it home.

  Civilizations allows you to choose between quite a few different leaders and their civilization (for example, Cleopatra and the Egyptians, Lincoln and the Americans, Montezuma and the Aztecs, etc.). You can win by many different strategies. If you’re the kind of person that would like to conquer the enemy, build tons of units and capture the enemies’ palaces for a Domination victory. Or, if you’d rather sit back and win more peacefully, you can win a Technology Victory (research all of the technologies possible and launch a space ship), Economic Victory (have 20,000 gold in your treasury and buid the World Bank Wonder), or a Cultural Victory (amass 20 wonders, and/or people).

  I highly recommend this game to everyone. It is well worth the money, although its graphics aren’t the best (Who cares? It’s a DS game!).
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  Anonymous
  September 3rd, 2010 on 8:36 pm

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  I am not a huge fan of these sort of games, as they really confuse me. I’m only nine, and can only understand so much. But my mom was looking around with me in GameStop and she found this game for eight dollars. I really didn’t want it, but she said because it was somewhat educational, she would chip in. So I thought, What do I have to lose?

  I am so happy I made this purchase! It is such a fantastic game! You choose your world leader and which colony you want to own, then you can make friends, fight enemies in war, have your colony prosper, build The Wonders of the World, and lots of others! I have already beaten this game by a domination victory, and now I am doing this mode where you can choose if you want your game to be mainly about war, science, and lots of other cool things.

  This game was definitely hard at first, where the other countries were too strong for you, and you didn’t have much to work with, but after the first half-hour you start to get the hang of things. It’s difficult, but it’s fun.

  The characters are funny, entertaining, and have a fun, realistic attitude. They are real people like Abraham Lincoln, Cleopatra, Lady Catherine, Chief Mao, Ghondi, and others!

  I would definitely reccomend this game. It is so addicting! Buy it!
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  Leonardo DaVinci
  September 4th, 2010 on 6:11 am

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  This review is from someone who likes turn-based strategy games. With that in mind, Civilization Revolution is a great game. It is a stream-lined version of the pc game but is just as much fun. It has all the basics of movement, unit building (including new types that become available as research progresses) and buildings/wonders. Combat plays out on the top screen. There are five save slots (on the game card, not an SD card) available with the option to overwrite an existing save. There are several difficulty levels but I suggest the easiest one first (tutorial) to learn the controls. Different leaders/civilizations can be chosen at the start. Good replay value. Well worth the price.
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  Sixstring59
  September 4th, 2010 on 1:42 pm

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  As a long time Civ player (all the way back to Civ I), I can say that this title is indeed the true Civ experience. Everything you loved about the original seems to be here and it is greatly simplified. It has to be simplified really as the DS system is not as capable as a full blown PC is. The maps seem a tad small to me, meaning you bump into other civilizations faster than you might otherwise, but overall the look and feel of Civ is in there. This will be great for people who love Civ4 and travel a lot, or simply just want to relax in the back yard and test their empire building skills. Well done Sid Meier!
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  FuninNYC
  September 5th, 2010 on 5:40 am

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  I have this game on the PS3 as well. This is a really good adaptation and te best part is that it is very kid and adult friendly. I actually play while I am on the bike at the gym and time go by in a fun way.

  A MUST!
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  J. B. Pritchard
  September 6th, 2010 on 3:59 am

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  Pros: A well paced game, very appropriate for DS, replay value is very high, appropriate for all skill levels.

  Cons: Play ends after so many turns, the historical stuff is cringe worthy, minor touch screen issues.

  This is probably one of the best titles available on the Nintendo DS. I’ve played it several times — the replay value is very high because each time you play it, it is a different experience. There are four different ways of winning. You can win a Cultural Victory by obtaining a certain number Great Person, Wonders of the World, and converted enemy cities, a Technological Victory by obtaining a certain number of technologies, an Economic Victory by obtaining a certain amount of gold, or a Domination Victory by capturing enemy capitals. There is a lot of strategy involved in which civilization you choose to be as well because the different civilizations have different advantages. One civilization might start the game with a cathedral, giving them a cultural advantage, while another might start with stronger warriors, giving them a military advantage. You can also play scenarios in which the game works differently — for example a scenario in which barbarians are more aggressive or a scenario in which naval battles play a larger part. The diversity of ways to play is probably this game’s biggest advantage.

  The game is a bit simplified from larger console versions, but this works well for a DS game. Playing through a campaign typically last a couple of hours which means that you can pick up the game a play it in an afternoon. The graphics aren’t high end, but they serve their purpose well. The menus all work well making micro-managing your civilization a breeze.

  Occasionally, tapping on the touch screen isn’t as precise as I’d like it, causing my troops to move in ways that I don’t want them to move, but this doesn’t happen often. I have to admit, that my inner historian cringes when Chicago is sitting right next to London and Gandhi is talking to Alexander the Great, but I can see why they made the game this way and the attributes that are given to each civilization actually make sense.

  This game’s biggest problem is that if you haven’t won in a certain number of turns, the game just ends. I do not know why the game is made this way because given enough time, someone would invariably win. It is very annoying to be playing and planning and then be told that the game will end in 5 turns.

  Still, this is a fun, complex game that can be played over and over again. 5- stars.
  
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  Innocent_Bystander
  September 7th, 2010 on 1:15 am

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  I purchased this game for some good turn based strategy on the go and I’m not disappointed. The game is suprisingly deep and well done for a handhelf. I think it shares a bit more with it’s PC counterparts than the console games that it’s aligned with.

  My only complaint would be that the screens can get a bit cluttered. There probably isn’t much that could be done to remedy the problem but to dumb down the game and I’d rather deal with a bit of clutter than a more simple game.

  I’d highly recommend this game to anyone who’s in the Civilization series or turn based strategy games.
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  robin b
  September 7th, 2010 on 2:10 am

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  Really just a perfect little handheld strategy game…Graphics are weak, even by DS standards, but does it really matter? This game is perfect for on the go type playing, which makes it a perfect fit for the DS…its turn based, so you can shut it down on the fly, and then open it up hours later, and easily be able to take the time to “remeber where you were” before making a move. It simply just fits very well.