Civilization Revolution

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Civilization Revolution

Developer(s) Firaxis
Publisher(s) 2K Games
Designer(s) Sid Meier
Series Civilization
Platform(s) Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date PAL June 6, 2008(PS3 & Xbox 360)

NA July 8, 2008
Genre(s) Turn-based strategy
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) BBFC: PG
ESRB: E10+
Input methods Gamepad (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Touch Screen (Nintendo DS)

Civilization Revolution (full title: Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, abbreviated title: Civ Rev) is a new iteration of Civilization being developed by Firaxis with Sid Meier as designer for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. A Wii version was originally expected but was put on indefinite hold. The lack of a PlayStation Portable version was attributed to a lack of development manpower.[1]

Sid Meier has been enthusiastic about this installment, being quoted in both the press release and trailer as saying, "This is the game I've always wanted to make."

A demo was released on Xbox Live Marketplace and the North American PlayStation Store on June 5, 2008. The demo allowed players to play til 1250 AD as Cleopatra or Julius Caesar, and also allowed multiplayer play.[2]

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[edit] Announced features

Xbox 360 version.
Xbox 360 version.
  • 16 Civilizations with corresponding historical leaders
  • Streamlined time scale for quicker play
  • Fully featured online play, including auto-matching, ranked games, and leaderboards
  • Voice and vision chat
  • Downloadable content and Achievements
  • Weekly single-player maps developed by Firaxis that will determine "Best Civ Player in the World."

[edit] Known civilizations featured in the game

These civilizations are featured on the official website for the game.

Civilization Leader
England Queen Elizabeth I
Japan Tokugawa Ieyasu
Aztec Montezuma
China Mao Zedong
India Mohandas Gandhi
Mongolia Genghis Khan
Rome Julius Caesar
Ancient Egypt Cleopatra
France Napoleon Bonaparte
Arabia Saladin
Greece Alexander the Great
Spain Isabella of Castille
Germany Otto von Bismarck
Zulu Shaka Zulu
Russia Catherine the Great
America Abraham Lincoln

[edit] Multiplayer

Nintendo DS version.
Nintendo DS version.

Civilization Revolution will feature some robust multiplayer options including ranked games for up to four players (including four-player free for all, 1-on-1 duels, or 2-on-2 team matches), as well as leaderboards and support for video chat.[3]

The game will also feature a "game of the week" mode which will allow players to download a certain game setup each week. Players will then be able to compete for the best single player score with this game setup.

[edit] Possibilities of a Wii edition

On February 4, 2008 2K Games and Firaxis announced that the Wii iteration of Civilization Revolution was put on indefinite hold due to lack of manpower and no PlayStation 2 or PlayStation Portable editions of the game to share assets with. Firaxis programmer Scott Lewis explained, "CivRev was originally a Xbox 360/PS3 project and was in development for over a year before the Wii/DS platforms were added. The result was that the time and effort it would have taken to remake a game built for higher-end hardware from the ground up would simply have been too costly."[4] On June 10, 2008, Sid Meier stated that Firaxis had "no intentions of turning [their] backs on [a Wii version]."[5]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Why the PSP Gets No Civ Revolution. Kotaku. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.
  2. ^ GameSpot News
  3. ^ Brian Ekberg (2007-07-11). E3 '07: Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution First Look (HTML). GameSpot. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
  4. ^ Scott Lewis 1Up interview
  5. ^ Sid Meier: We're not turning our backs on Wii. Joystiq (2008-06-10).

[edit] External links

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