Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution Review: Enough Is Enough
Civilization Revolution granted has almost any belief and culture definition you can expect to have minus a few things, and makes for amazing combat through some long lived features that makes gameplay fun. After a player conquers and commands, the latest feature to come from Civilization Revolution is the primary ability to boast about you in the Hall of Achievements. The Hall of Achievements lists almost all of your major moves and accomplishments while showing your entire progress and relationship meters with other civilizations. Firaxis Games takes comparisons seriously this time around through adding Game of The Week. A map is highlighted every week, and players get to compete in it and additionally get leaderboards for global ranking per map, something never a part of Civilization history itself. The Hall of Achievement and Game of The Week add for the benefit of just plainly comparing yourself to your friends and seeing how you dealt with some of the contenders in your Civilization experience.
Community is very important in the Civilization Revolution series and to Firaxis that was clearly leading the way. Online is pretty much the same thing as online but with friends in the mix and more of a revolutionary strategy concept. The A.I. in single player is pretty good, so don’t expect online to be more challenging depending on who you’re playing. Four players can battle head-to-head, on teams, or have a free-for-all online. Basically going until the clock runs out. The automatching this time around is much more improved and focused towards console ease. Single player has leaderboards and that’s all fine and great. Online on the other hand dominates with not just leaderboards, but ranked games and achievements that make the online play more versatile than any previous Civilization game to date. Not only is there DLC, but there is also headset support between civilization partners, open headset control when needed, or even only for trade in free-for-all. Unfortunately, multiplayer is plagued by connection issues at the moment, not that we experienced any but those are the reports. Community really is more enhanced for the revolution and it feels good.
Civilization Revolution is truly the next best step in a greater Civilization series to reach for the sky and come up with a more enhanced and polished Civilization game that takes community aspect to a whole new level. The graphics are great thanks to the different art direction that provides for an awesome horizon around the Civilization world while keeping the main game accessible for newcomers and fans alike. Civilization Revolution realizes that communication is what makes not only the world players play in, but also the primary online aspect that is the best out of all the versions through microphone support and not just bad text interfaces, leaderboards, achievements across all console versions, and downloadable content that makes everything more versatile. Living up to the title (that we ourselves gave to Civilization) as one of the “greatest game franchise ever created” is difficult to attain in general. Civilization Revolution takes that definition and throws it out the window in a category of its own. It’s time to make some alliances and discover new things. It is time for a Revolution.
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Welp! I’m buying this RIGHT now. When it came out a while back, was a bit hesitant. See ya on the war field guys.
Amazing review also. love this website as always <3
Truly an amazing review. will get for PS3
Why no PC? I’d love to see this in highest settings, but I suppose it’s not exactly Killzone 2 here lol
Bdog replied on July 28, 2008 9:01 PM:
No PC because they want console only this time.
your description of online has me hooked to this now
Bdog replied on July 28, 2008 9:01 PM:
Same here
I already just purchased it for hold on the phone. going as well. Apollo, are you in Cali too ?
That’s so cool how you can play the entire game online without doing any sort of war whatsoever. I will just buy this now. I’m not a major war guy, but thats cool!
Love the review as well. thank you so much
Review is SPOT on. have this game. People add me on PSN: Blooshot008. Let’s play!
Really nice review. Love the ending
Always loving these reviews. Honest and true forever and keeping it real. I love you WhatIfGaming ; (
IBKING91 replied on July 28, 2008 9:25 PM:
Same here man same here
Also love this game a lot. Huge strategy buff here. War all on! But I can be nice tooo
Oh nice review. Another amazing title that people are overlooking. Then again, most of the games industry isn’t so clever to be playing these Historical strategies.
Awesome review
Ending is pretty nifty. Just as much is needed. Great stuff guys
Awesome stuff though. Definitely buying this now
Cool review guys!
Really loving the War aspect. Headset between partners? I like that
Love this review, thanks
Gatta buy this now. Been a fan since Civ IV, just was waiting on a review from here. Can’t be renting this!
Thanks guys. Buying it tomorrowwww
Sid Meier is crazy. I’m glad to see this game turn up way better than the previous ones. Felt so lonely haha
Online in previous ones SERIOUSLY sucked total b-lls.
I’m so so so glad to see this review go in depth on the online aspects
A lot of details were exiguous. Glad to see them better detailed here
glad to see full online achievements as well
Really cool review as usual WhatIf. Thank you : D
I love that cover art mainly. I’d buy the game just for that. Since it got the approval, I’m going to go ahead and buy this.
Really want this for PS3. Who wants to play?
Btw, cool review WhatIfGaming
Really loved the review haha
Amazing review style as usual
Going to buy it from an open store right now. I’m excited. Bye all
Thanks for this guys! I love you as much as the rest do
Cool online mic support!
Definitely can’t wait for Civ VI now! Hahah. How will they top this? Seriously.
Guys, I’m back and I just got it. SUPER psyched out. Ganna play = D!!
I seriously love the art direction they did this time. It’s about the same, but overall different. Really liking it.
Also, amazing review of course. Kudos
As usual, I love these reviews at WhatIfGaming. Thank you all so much for these. Always look forward to them
Cannot wait here to buy this tomorrow : D