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| From: 2K Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $21.95
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 460
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Genre: turn_based_strategy_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: 35335
UPC: 710425353352
EAN: 0710425353352
Release Date: July 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 doesn't live up to the legacy August 12, 2008
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
(I'm most familiar with Civ1 and Civ2 for PC, and have not played much Civ3 or Civ4. I review from this perspective.)br /br /Civilization Revolutions is designed to be a quick and light turn-based strategy game. It aims to be a stripped down version of the PC smash hit "Civilizations". It's an ambitious goal; how do you remove half a masterpiece, and will it be a great game (or at least a worthwhile game) if you do? As tricky as this goal is, it can be done. (See the board game Puerto Rico and it's stripped down version San Juan.) Unfortunately, Civilization Revolutions misses the mark and strips away most of the fun, too.br /br /It's difficult to pin down why this game fails. Several of the simplifications seem like good ideas. For example, in the original PC game, you had to painstakingly build roads by hand on every square where you wanted a road. Now, you can simply buy a road between two cities in 1 turn and be done with it. The courthouse makes a lot more sense. It used to reduce corruption (at least in early Civ variants), but corruption has been eliminated and now a courthouse expands the usable territory for a given city. Instead of allocating individual citizens to specific territory to harvest, you set an overarching tilt (e.g. more production, more science, more food, more cash, or a balance). There's also an interesting element with "great people" who can join your civilization if you lure them with culture. Despite these and many smaller improvements, it's just not a very fun game.br /br /I wanted to like this game, and have played 3 games through to completion, but will now be putting it down.br /br /This game is both harmed by and harms the name Civilization. If it hadn't been linked to that excellent brand, and if it hadn't needed to be as close to Civilization as possible, it might have done better. It's not awful, and I might play it again if I run out of other worthwhile games (unlikely). Moreover, the designers are clearly "cashing in" or "selling out" on the Civilization brand by putting out a mediocre game with that name and charging a premium for it. I will be more wary of purchasing the next Civilization product. It might have felt like a better game at $20 rather than $30.br /br /Bottom line: if you enjoy turn-based strategy, either of the 2 Advanced Wars titles for DS is a better choice.
 Fantastic Adaptation of Civ to the DS August 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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!
Civ Rev for Nintendo DS August 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you like the Civilization computer game series, you will probably enjoy this "simplified" version for the DS br /br /Pros: Easy to learn, fun to play.br /br /Cons: Weak computer AI
Its okay, but it wont replace my Beyond The Sword August 8, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game is fun, its kills time. I might have waited until it was cheaper but I dont regret buying it.br /br /The game is very low in graphics as well as units and buildings. They hand picked one unit from each era for each type, ie one horseback, one defense, one offense, one catapult type. This is fine, as it keeps it simple, good for stacking armies.br /br /What I dislike the most about this game is that it doesn't allow custom games which is how I normally play on the PC. Its allways snaking continents with some islands. You also don't have workers, which is good and bad, you just pay for a road from one city to the next. Expect to have fewer cities than your used to as well, I guess this is to help the game move faster.br /br /Its a good game, but doesn't touch the last PC version. I have yet to see Revolution on another system, perhaps I will have different opinions about those.
Another winner for Nintendo July 30, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.br /br /A MUST!
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