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Sid Meier's Civilization: Revolution (Xbox 360) | 
| From: Take 2 Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 274
Platform: Xbox 360
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5026555247092
ASIN: B0015RRJTW
Release Date: June 13, 2008
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 Civ-tastic August 14, 2008
Having played all of the previous Civ games on PC, I looked forward to trying it out on the big screen and console. I have not been disappointed!
Here's my nutshell review, so you can see if this is a buy, wait or rent for you...
Pros:
- easy to play
- lowest levels complete in a few hours, most difficult probably provide about 20 hours of continuous gameplay
- you can stop playing and save at any point in the game
- it looks nice, has good sounds and graphics
- there is massive re-play value in this game
- the terrain is varied and you are never sure when starting the game whether you have dropped lucky (lots of special resources, on a peninsula and not surrounded by potential enemies) or into the hornets' nest. All the map is covered by clouds, so until you explore, you don't know what's coming next.
- there are four different ways to win, which means you do not have to be an aggressive war-monger. Victories: Technological (get into space and colonise another planet), Cultural (you are so cultured that your enemies' cities defect to your side, you create Great People and Wonders of the World and buid the United Nations), Economic (you amass great wealth and build the World Bank) or Domination (you take over four enemy capitals). This effectively means that each level of difficulty has four different modes of play. Great fun.
- there are some really nice touches from the earlier games, like the diplomacy screen, where you can trade technology and gossip and send the other Civs into war with one another
Cons:
- time literally flies in this game, particularly on the harder levels - it can be very difficult to progress quickly enough to keep up with your enemies
- there is a degree of unfairness in the higher levels which means battles often go against your superior units and you are constantly at war with the other Civs, whilst they maintain the peace amongst themselves
- it is so engrossing that you will find that you have spent 6 hours playing without moving, eating or drinking - not great!
- it is not particularly interesting to watch, given the lengthy timescales involved - so not a very social game
- the made-up language of your advisers rapidly becomes irritating (but then becomes funny) - eg "Oooh de Pree!", "Unum grew", "Fallon fallon".
Great if:
- you have the odd hour here and there to play a game
- you are ill and need a restful game that is totally engrossing
- you love God games
Not so great if:
- you are a CIV purist who likes massive maps and many enemies
- you are a CIV genius (even the harder levels will be too easy)
- you think you're buying something like Rome: Total War
Plain fun! August 12, 2008
This is an extremely fun game. Children and adults can appreciate the fun and excellence of the game. You can build anything you wish and rule anyway you wish. They've never appealed and I never played any game like this before, but after playing the demo, I decided I would buy this excellent game. The offline is very fast-paced but online is very, very, very slow. Ats about the only few problems about the game. I recommend this game to anyone young or old.
 Hmmmmmmm July 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Disappointing. The graphics are undeniably great to look at but they have to come second to the quality of gameplay and unfortunately this has not happened. This game is fun for a few hours but quickly becomes dull and repetitive. The maps are miniscule, time moves far too fast and the game doesn't even come close to the sophistication and complexity of the PC versions.
Having been a huge fan of all the other Civ games, I waited for Revolution's release with great anticipation and felt very let down when it eventually arrived. I will, therefore, be sticking to the PC versions in the future which are fantastic.
All in all I would not recommend purchasing this game. You will be disappointed and feel that you have wasted your money. Maybe if it comes down to a fiver in a couple of years it might be worth it to pass a boring afternoon.
Amazing July 19, 2008
At first I thought this game simply wouldn't work, Civilization is meant to be played on PC's not on a games console. However the easy to navigate controls along with a vast number of players online makes this civilization one of the best games I ever bought for the Xbox 360!
Great Fun July 15, 2008
I've been playing RPG's such as Oblivion, Dark Messiah etc. for a while and wanted a change, this game is awesome! You can choose what Civilization you go eg. - British, Chinese, Russian etc. The Game gets better and better and theres 49 achievements to get.
Basically there's 3 or 4 ways you can win the game - Destorying and Conquering other provinces, Earning enough cash to make the world bank, be the smartest player in the game - own science groups etc.
Anyway, well worth buying - a game that only gets better from the star.
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