| Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution | 
enlarge
| From: 2K Games Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99 Buy New: $21.49 You Save: $8.50 (28%)
Buy New/Used from $15.99
Avg. Customer Rating:   (18 reviews) Sales Rank: 494
Platform: Nintendo Ds ESRB: Everyone Media: Video Game Edition: Standard Batteries Included: No Age: 5 - 20 years Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4 Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: 35335 UPC: 710425353352 EAN: 0710425353352 ASIN: B000WMEEC6
Release Date: July 8, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Features:
| | For Play on Your Nintendo DS | | | Published by 2K Games | | | 1-2 Player Capability | | | Game Genre: Strategy/RPG |
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution will be the first offering in the legendary Civilization series to appear on next generation consoles and handheld systems. In development by legendary designer Sid Meier and Firaxis Games, this game will deliver Civilization's renowned epic single-player campaigns featuring vast re-playability and unmatched addictive gameplay. In addition, with revolutionary features like real-time interaction with leaders and advisors, extensive multiplayer capabilities and integrated video and voice chat, Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution will completely transport the Civilization series to a level of gameplay that fans have never seen before.
Amazon.com
Experience the Epic World of Civilization Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution? is the latest offering in the legendary award winning Sid Meier's Civilization series of strategy games, featuring the famous "just one more turn" addictive gameplay that has made this one of the greatest game series of all time. Civilization Revolution gives you the opportunity to experience the epic world-building of Civilization in a brand-new way. Designed from the ground up by the legendary Sid Meier and his team at Firaxis, you'll enjoy new graphics, gameplay and control that take full advantage of today's leading gaming platforms. | Key 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 Tse Dong) 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.
The Legacy 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.
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution? is the latest offering in the legendary award winning Sid Meier's Civilization series of strategy games, featuring the famous "just one more turn" addictive gameplay that has made this one of the greatest game series of all time. Civilization Revolution has been designed and built (by the legendary Sid Meier and his team at Firaxis) from the ground up for console and handheld systems delivering graphics, gameplay and controls that take full advantage of the hugely popular gaming platforms. Civilization Revolution is a watershed game offering players a chance to experience the epic empire building world of Civilization in a whole new way - in an accessible, visually immersive, fast paced, action-packed world that gamers crave. |  Lead Your Civilization View Image |  Discover New Technologies! View Image |
|
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
  Civilization Revolution- GREAT! December 1, 2008 I bought this game about a month and a half ago and I was pretty sure I would like it, but I wasn't positive. I had read all the reviews and I was pretty convinced that it was worth $30. Now I am sure.
Pros: 1. There are 16 (i think) different civilizations you can select from. Egyptians, Greeks, Arabs, and Aztecs to French, English, American, and Chinese.
2. Each civ. has its own leader (i.e. Lincoln- Americans, Cleopatra- Egyptians, Montezuma- Aztecs, Catherine- Russians)
3. There are four different ways to win the game- Technological, Economic, Domination, and Cultural Technological- Be the first to reach Alpha Centauri Economic- pass all 8 economic checkpoints- 100 gold, 200 gold, 500 gold, 1000 gold, 2000 gold, 5000 gold, 10000 gold, and 20000 gold. Domination- Capture each enemy's capital. Cultural- Get 20 Great people or Wonders
4. The "Great People" are real great people such as 'David', Albert Einstein, and Thomas Edison.
5. The Civs, Leaders, cities, technologies, and great people are historically correct in time and cultures.
Cons:
1. The only things you can say to the enemy are: Accept Peace, Decline Peace, Agree with their threats, or disagree with their threats and choose not to co-operate; because the enemy can demand technologies or money and you can't.
  Civ on the DS November 18, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the first and, to date, only game I have for the DS. I like it a lot. It's a scaled-down version of the console game, although it's mainly due to graphics. The actual gameplay seems to be fairly similar, although I've spent far less time on this than I have on the PS3 version. If you're a Civ addict, you'll want to pick this up. It's the only portable version (at least that I'm aware of - no PSP version yet), and it makes good use of the two screens on the DS.
  Great Game for civilization Fans October 11, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a huge Civilization Fan, I was thrilled to see that it was coming out for the DS. Since receiving it, I have already spent many hours playing this game over and over again. Although it is not as elaborate as CIV IV, it makes good use of the DS and the dual screens.
It really reminded me of the original Civilization from back in the 80's, but of course with much better graphics.
The easier settings are sufficiently easy for the novice player and the harder settings are truly challenging.
I love this game.
  game fails due to time limits September 29, 2008 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Don't buy this game. I was having fun playing it BUT the biggest mistake the programmers made with CivRev is that they cut you short when the AI assumes you will dominate eventually. I've played this ten times so far and each game was really frustrating when the "game ends in 5 moves" message pops up before you are ready for a victory!! THEY NEED TO FIX THIS SO THAT PLAYERS CAN END THE GAME WHENEVER THEY WANT TO!!!!!!!
Think of it this way; you spend alot of time surrounding a city and then the game ends before you can destroy it! Rats!!!
Don't buy this unless they fix it.
  Very playable on the small screen September 23, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game is remarkably playable on the tiny DS screens. I'm a Civ junkie and love this game. It's not quite as addictive as the full versions, but still quite engaging and entertaining. I expected it to have fewer features and be less complex than the computer versions of Civ. Happily it's not as watered down as I had expected!
|
|
|