New games this week: Civilization Revolution edition
by Justin McElroy 
{ Jul 7th 2008 at 9:15AM }
Napoloean, as the less educated among you (and Firaxis) perhaps do not know, was 2-feet, 4-inches tall, so the thought of him being taller than anyone, let alone some of history's greatest leaders, is an affront to logic itself. The only thing we can imagine is that Lincoln is on his knees and Napoleon is standing on a apple crate of some sort, in which case we can only suggest that Honest Abe needs new representation.
Gallery: Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
Xbox 360:
- Unreal Tournament III
- Beijing Olympics 2008
- Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
- Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
- Beijing Olympics 2008
- Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon
- Wonder World Amusement Park
- Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity
- Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
- Carnival Games
- Devil May Cry 4
- Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ayrkain @ Jul 7th 2008 9:27AM
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Stenroach @ Jul 7th 2008 9:28AM
I can think of another possibility; PERSPECTIVE
Good news nonetheless, I've played the crap out of the demo...well, as much as is tolerable given the imposed turn limitation
Karlito @ Jul 7th 2008 9:35AM
Actually he is standing on milk crate they photoshopped it out of the picture.
Luke J J @ Jul 7th 2008 11:26AM
I am actually really excited about Civilization Revolution... can't wait!
copa @ Jul 7th 2008 9:39AM
"Until you realize that Napoleon is towering over Genghis Khan!"
That's nothing, dude. In the opening scene of the game, you encounter Jesus riding on a dinosaur.
Farseer (GDI) @ Jul 7th 2008 11:16AM
Copa's totally right - check it out...
http://www.doobybrain.com/2008/06/18/jesus-riding-a-dinosaur/
Erik @ Jul 7th 2008 9:42AM
Napoleon was not that short actually. In reality he was 5 feet 6.5 inches. Sligthly taller than the average Frenchman at the time.
FOXHOUND @ Jul 7th 2008 9:47AM
It's true. the conversion from the british to french measurement was off by a bit.
As for CIV'REV, I should be getting it hopefully before the weekend, I think.
LaughingTarget @ Jul 7th 2008 10:00AM
But Ghengis Khan was 36 meters tall, required a herd of mastadon to make a shoe and shot fire from his nostrils (without eating a habanero). The box art is way messed up.
Anyway, probably will avoid the console versions myself. It was way too watered down for my tastes. I'll probably get the DS version for some Civ on the go.
baby sea tuna @ Jul 7th 2008 10:13AM
Oh, looks like Epic finally shat out the 360 UTIII port with exactly zero fanfare and even less adverstisement. Whoopty-frikkin-do!
That sucker is gonna tank!
xFenixKnightx @ Jul 7th 2008 10:37AM
@baby sea tuna
LMAO, agreed! I was like "WTF its coming out this week?" Seriously all they had to do to make this sucker sell a million is to add an exclusive Gears 2 MP demo of the Gridlock remake, and run commercials on ESPN or SPIKE during the UFC TUF finals. Missed oppurtunity IMO.
I had heard a rumor of that being included guess it was just bs. :( I know I would've gotten it just for that. I traded my PS3 copy of UTIII when I purchased MGS4, I might have actually beaten the "campaign mode" and enjoyed it more if it had achievements. =/
j.howlett @ Jul 7th 2008 10:50AM
what no fenix skins or gear mods to keep you going?
xFenixKnightx @ Jul 7th 2008 11:26AM
The mods arent that good IMO. And the Fenix/MasterChief skins don't do much but make you say "lol, cool"
j.howlett @ Jul 7th 2008 11:46AM
i'm still interested in picking up UT, just not at full price. maybe later this summer.
JediMogg @ Jul 7th 2008 10:32AM
Ziggy Piggy! Ziggy Piggy!
danny. @ Jul 7th 2008 10:35AM
Merde! Merde! Merde! Merde!
juju187 @ Jul 7th 2008 11:02AM
civ. rev. me wants...
UTIII no thanks....
juju187 @ Jul 7th 2008 11:03AM
and nobody wants olympic games, someone plz tell me if there played a good one.
Noka @ Jul 7th 2008 4:25PM
The Nagano '98 game was pretty enjoyable.
glitched @ Jul 7th 2008 11:22AM
I was on the fence about civ rev, the demo was fun, but i went and played civ 4 on the pc for weeks after the demo and i may be civ'ed out.
if it had trophies id get it... (developers, listen to your fans and add trophies!)
FSK405K @ Jul 7th 2008 11:35AM
I'm somewhat interested in Civ for DS...does it have local multiplay, netplay? Is it pretty much identical to the 360 version other than graphically, or did they excise a bunch?
Mike-453 @ Jul 7th 2008 11:44AM
Been playing for three days now, musta been out here (UK) earlier. I find it really addictive, though just wished it was a little bit more complex with some things.
ALH @ Jul 7th 2008 12:18PM
i've been tempted by this game for 2 weeks now, but im trying to make my budget stretch so have to slap myself on the wrist every time i pick it up in a shop.
i didnt know there was a DS version.. *insert comment about nintendo consoles and european release dates here*
killian @ Jul 7th 2008 1:03PM
This game is going to be so awesome.. I can;t wait for it... soon soon the world will be MINE.....