john117 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Civ is coming to Xbox 360 :jumpy: :jumpy: I am a huge fan of civilization series .. and now I will be able to play it on my xbox yay!! US release date for this game is June 08 , will definately preorder on playasia .. Here is the article on IGN For those who don't know the very basics of the game, Civilization is a turn-based strategy game that spans thousands of years of human history. It starts players off in the year 4000BC with a single settler and a military unit or two. From there the player has to found a city and start exploring. As your city grows you'll have to decide on your production priorities, choosing to make new settlers to expand your empire, new military units for conquest or defense, or a variety of civic structures that the city more effective in a variety of areas. You'll also need to set research priorities that will carry you through from the discovery of pottery all the way through superconductors. Government and economic policies, diplomatic relationships and the spread of rival culture also factor in to your effectiveness as a leader. Whether you choose to go the route of conquest through war, culture, commerce or technology is entirely up to you. It's a tall order for any game, but one that has become a proven (and profitable) model on the PC. As it makes its way to the consoles and handhelds, it has obvious had to lose a few of the details and adapt a more stylized approach both in terms of design and visuals, but it still retains the core elements that make it identifiable as a part of the Civilization franchise. Still, it is a different animal so we were glad to finally be sat down in front of playable versions for the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo DS. One of the first things to notice about Civilization: Revolution is that all of the civilizations have unique abilities (one for each of the four eras and one overall power) that are clearly overpowered. When deciding which of the civilizations I wanted to play, I found myself considering the first one on the list and thinking, "There's no possible way to lose with this civ." Then I'd move on the next and think, "Wow, I couldn't lose with this one either." The designers have intentionally made a group of civilizations that are each so incredibly powerful that it would be impossible not to pick a good one. The trick is in balancing each of the extreme powers against the others. Does the German's ability to instantly upgrade units as new technology becomes available seem too much? Well, you can counter it with the Aztec's ability to automatically heal even when in enemy territory. The Chinese power is that its people are never less than unhappy, which makes the prospect of a revolt-free nuclear first strike amazingly tempting. You'll also notice that the leaders have loads of personality here. Each of them speaks in a Sim-like gibberish that works well to delineate their character. Our particular favorite is the interpretation of Alexander the Great as a egotistical California-bred pretty boy. Since Firaxis hired improv actors to do the voices, the performances are great and brought a smile to our faces throughout our time with the game. The addition of Civ-specific music helped to reinforce the character of each nation. Eventually we settled on Catherine the Great as our leader of choice, primarily because of her incredible home turf defensive bonus and her access to cheap riflemen. Trust us when we say it had nothing to do with her looks or attitude. When the map loaded up it was clear to see that this will be the best looking version of Civilization to date. The fog of war, the eroded coastlines and smoothed mountains all worked to provide a convincing and attractive backdrop for the action to come. We were told that the maps are randomly generated but are designed to provide for lots of interesting chokepoints and a reasonably fair start for all players. Its a 4 page hands on, read complete article at following link Civilization Revolution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 YAY!! A dumbed down Civ for the consoles! I'm so getting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john117 Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 YAY!! A dumbed down Civ for the consoles! I'm so getting it! Hey dude have you even played a civ before :eyebrow2: .. even a dumbed down version will be fun !! :tongue4: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobz Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 aww come on who likes stratergy games it would be fun if u could take on the of unit in your army ooh yeah dat would be fun i mte wanna become da 40 feet mahatma gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 YAY!! A dumbed down Civ for the consoles! I'm so getting it! Hey dude have you even played a civ before :eyebrow2: .. even a dumbed down version will be fun !! :tongue4: Why do you think I would have made that post if I hadn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john117 Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 YAY!! A dumbed down Civ for the consoles! I'm so getting it! Hey dude have you even played a civ before :eyebrow2: .. even a dumbed down version will be fun !! :tongue4: Why do you think I would have made that post if I hadn't? well.. there was only vote and that too for no in the poll when I read ur reply and assumed that .. it was urs ,anyways If you have played it before then you cant say its gonna be bad , just because its coming on consoles .. remember its being made by firaxis , same ppl who made civ for pc ,not some third party . so lets just wait for the demo .. peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizoidFreud Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 AWESOME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 YAY!! A dumbed down Civ for the consoles! I'm so getting it! Hey dude have you even played a civ before :eyebrow2: .. even a dumbed down version will be fun !! :tongue4: Why do you think I would have made that post if I hadn't? well.. there was only vote and that too for no in the poll when I read ur reply and assumed that .. it was urs ,anyways If you have played it before then you cant say its gonna be bad , just because its coming on consoles .. remember its being made by firaxis , same ppl who made civ for pc ,not some third party . so lets just wait for the demo .. peace And Sid Meier is still behind it, so yeah it will be good. But I'm sure a lot of the micromanagement (which actually made the original Civ games a lot of fun) will be eliminated from the console version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john117 Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 YAY!! A dumbed down Civ for the consoles! I'm so getting it! Hey dude have you even played a civ before :eyebrow2: .. even a dumbed down version will be fun !! :tongue4: Why do you think I would have made that post if I hadn't? well.. there was only vote and that too for no in the poll when I read ur reply and assumed that .. it was urs ,anyways If you have played it before then you cant say its gonna be bad , just because its coming on consoles .. remember its being made by firaxis , same ppl who made civ for pc ,not some third party . so lets just wait for the demo .. peace And Sid Meier is still behind it, so yeah it will be good. But I'm sure a lot of the micromanagement (which actually made the original Civ games a lot of fun) will be eliminated from the console version. well most of the basics are there like culture ,religion , economy , techs , diplomacy ,complex battle system .. these are the thing which make civ different .. there are a lot more games with loads of micro .. but civ is fun because of the its basics not micro .. :tongue4: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaiTaaNi billi Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 this game killed me from frustration arrrgh although my friend and i use enjoy those hilarious court scene's p.s- i played it on ps1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrosys Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Played the demo.Loved it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achieved_Nirvana Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Someone remove the 's' from 'revolutions'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid ocelot Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Civ is probably the best time killer EVER. Spent countless days making Gandhi and Ashoka the Kings of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrl_alt_del Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 I haven't played a Civ game before on the PC. Tried the demo on X360 for the first time. Civ veterans, what are your views regarding this? Is the console avaatar at par with the PC version? Worth getting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrosys Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Definitely worth getting in my opinion.When I played Civ IV for the first time last year,I got very much addicted to it.You can also wait for the reviews !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 No. No. No. NO. NO NO NO NO!! Its not going to get me! I just got into Eve! I cant afford to get addicted to this again!! NEVER AGAIN!! Even the prospect of playing on the Xbox and maybe against my bro will not sway me to bite this flithy addictive sweet chocolately apple-sized kit-katty... Noooo!!!! D: D: D: Anyways, this looks very interesting. I might pick it up if it comes out here - however, I can see the same thing that annoyed me most about the PC Civ games: having hundreds upon hundreds of units to cycle through and give orders late in the game. But then, its turn based so that's forgivable. Definately buying this for the 360, especially if it's got multiplayer capabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid ocelot Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 ^^ put them to sleep...or automate I've never actually played civ multi..but with the new faster modes it might be possible to complete a game within 24 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achieved_Nirvana Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 ^ A Civilization game complete in 24 hours? Are you serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid ocelot Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Yeah ...ahvent you played the new faster modes? In fact you can complete one within 1 hour or so if all goes right....on the fastest mode... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achieved_Nirvana Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Yeah ...ahvent you played the new faster modes? In fact you can complete one within 1 hour or so if all goes right....on the fastest mode... Hmm.. Need some catching up on the Civ series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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