Big Versus compares Civilization Revolution to PC predecessors

I've only played the first Civ game but I enjoyed the demo for Rev a lot.

Is that celia cruz?

I like it on the DS. It is essentially the exact same game, but half the price and an obvious graphical disadvantage. Civ Rev is perfectly set up as a handheld game, but it isn't satisfying as a console experience.

"Civilization was an evolution of the strategy experience and its recent console counterpart has shifted its focus to a more accessible experience."

I.E. watered down. It's not a revolution, it's a stupification. The PS3 and 360 are capable of oh so much more processing power.

I love Civ, especially 4, and I played the demo and thought it was dumbed down crap.

Haven't we known for a while now that this new Civilization game sucks? But every time the game is brought up on Joystiq it's greeted as something entirely new and exciting.

I am a fan of Civ on PC but I gave Rev a try. It's nothing like the PC versions. It's like 'Advance Wars' on gameboy. All about warfare. You can't even have open border agreements ffs! It's all about fighting. You can't avoid war. Also, the resolution is low. Why couldn't they have it at 1080p native? It's not like it would have been hard.

I'm not saying the game isn't fun, but no one should get the idea that it somehow replaces the PC editions. I've clocked up 15 hours of Civ IV since buying Revolutions, because I was reminded of how awesome Civ is. However, the console version is a very pale imitation.

That article was a fucking disaster. The content was great, but holy crap, get an editor.

I played the demo for this the day it went up and was instantly drawn in.

Then I bought Civ IV for PC.

At least the game was worth something.

"Civilization Revolution is a great game. What it does, it does very well. Its purpose was to convert the Civilization experience into a new style that is better suited to console gamers."

I havent gotten it yet, but I am going to get it. Its different gameplay from PC, but they got it right.

I know it hard for people to accept brand extension, but its Sid Meier - he does not do crap. Its different but it does not suck. And I am a total Civ whore, so I am definitely getting it and spending many a sleepless hot night with it.

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Civ Revolution is a damn fun game. I'm not a Strat newby, but I've still never felt the desire to dedicate DAYS to a game of normal Civ. Plus, Rev's cartooniness just has a more addictive draw to its graphical appeal IMO. Granted, it is obvious there were some strategic elements stripped from Rev...but it would have been easily solved by a little more design work from the ground up to make it less obvious and more streamlined (which is what they were going for and *mostly* succeeded at).

The only things I think they SHOULD have put in Civ Rev for its type of game are a campaign mode (New players to the series need a draw to keep trying matches) and an ability to save/edit/re-play maps. Honestly.

You'd better get a water-cooled rig with twin 9800GX2's to run Civ 4...

I wish it was on PC because i love Civ rev. I've tried to get into civilization so many times but it was too difficult and had too much micro management. Civ rev is perfect for me.

I see nothing wrong with making a great strategy series more accessible to a mainstream audience. No one is twisting your arm to buy this game, and now more users are able to take part in the experience that is Civ, and it is no longer a great monster the average player would not be willing to attempt (complexity-wise and technologically). Just stick with your Civ IV if you're happy with it (which I am), and let other people begin to enjoy Civ as well. :)

Whoever wrote that little excerpt above is obviously uneducated when it comes to the PC game market. A majority of PC gamers fall into the strategy genre! What are you smoking dude? Should I mention a few games??? World of Warcraft, Command and Conquer, Starcraft, Sim City, should I go on??? Why in the hell would you play a turn based strategy game exclusively on a console based system? A majority of the people who play such games find their home on the PC. Seriously, who did the market research on this one??? lol... Giving how WELL the Civilization predecessors faired on the PC!!! Personally I would not play this game on a PS3, Wii, or XBOX 360... Where is the functionality to create new units, maps, and scenarios. This is where the PC has more flexibility in terms of a console setup; which is limited! Go back to school boys and try this again! Geez…. RETARDS!!!