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If you enjoy learning history, dabbling in anthropology, and connecting with historical figures, this is your game! Being an avid Sid Meier games fan especially on the PC, I did not hesitate to get this one the moment it was released. If you have played any Sid Meier games on the PC you are somewhat familiar with the extreme detail and mild learning curve for his games. Unlike the PC version of this game, this one is somewhat watered-down. It has less intricate details and strategy, but better graphics, animations, and ease of gameplay. I assume the makers of the game were trying to focus on a slightly different clientele that the usual PC strategy game. Civilization Revolution pits historical figures against each other in winner-takes-all battle of civilizations. Empire building and manifest destiny are the name of the game. The fun is in the fast paced action and strategy that comes when you begin to dominate and defeat your opponents. The great thing about this game is that you do get some mini-history lessone while playing, and it's till fun! If you want to take Napoleon, Queen Victoria, or Shaka Zulu all the way around the world, then you will love this game. Be sure to check it out on the PC if you want a little more challenge and detail. This is a great game for all and will keep you playing for many occasions.Read full review
This game is truly fantastic if you're looking for something different than typical video games. Revolution is a turn based strategy game (I know this turns some people off at first) in which you guide one of the available civilizations to victory over others through four different ways. Where this game really shines is it's replay value. You're sure to beat it one way as one civ on one difficulty setting your first time through (it takes about 5-6 hours depending on how good you are and how easy the enemies are) however you're defiantly going to some back and try to beat it all the way through the top difficulty level, which is no easy feat. There are also different scenarios that you can play through that amount to pretty much be the main way of beating the game. It does have Xbox Live capacity, but I can't see sitting down to play a full game on Xbox Live. There is unfortunately no way to play with others without more than one disk and Xbox.Read full review
The Civilization games have always been a pleasure to play. This one is no different. It takes the classic Civilization gameplay and "revolution"izes it for the Xbox 360. From what I've seen it plays well with the AI being very challenging at the harder levels. Unlike many other games, the AI does not "cheat." I have often had the problem of the AI manipulating certain situations in its favor to either keep itself from losing or to gain an advantage. I have yet to see that in Revolution and I've played it for about 14 total hours. With that in mind, the game itself will eventually become boring due to the lack of advanced mechanics and gameplay. Since I originally played the PC versions of Civilization I am a bit prejudiced when Revolution plays differently than what I was previously used to. Overall I give this game an A- for easy to learn mechanics and challenging "smart" AI. The only cons I've seen is that it lacks the complexity of the PC versions.Read full review
After playing the demo and found it highly enjoyable, with good controls for a console strategy game, I decided to buy the full version. There are some pros and cons to this game. The pros are that the games are relatively short, the graphics are quite beautiful for this type of game, and there are 4 ways to win with 5 levels of difficulties, many civilizations to choose from, and of course, quite fun. The cons are that there is no multiplayer over the same console (which is a shame, since it's a turn-based game, so it really is something that could have been implemented), and the tech trees are too narrow (no matter which 4 choices you choose to try to win the game, you pretty much need to research 90% of the tree, which makes focusing on one a bit harder). Having played Civilizations II and Alpha Centauri (games by Sid Meier for the PC), I'm not too new to the Civilization games, although I'll admit I'm not an avid fan of the PC versions of Civilizations. If you are a big fan of the previous Civilization games and love the amount of detail and the 24+ hour per game, you might not like how little depth this game has compared to the PC versions. But if you like the previous games and just find them to take too much time, you will love this game.Read full review
I have recently gotten into the Civilization games first with IV on the computer and now Revolution for the Xbox 360. The focus of this console version is not micromanaging everything such as the workers or the finer aspects of diplomacy but rather combat and what you do with your units. The only thing I didn't like about this game was the turn-based time limit imposed and the inability to continue a game after the year 2100 as you can in the computer versions. The interface has been streamlined and is easy to use with a controller. The only part that was made difficult was when you have a multitude of units and need to cycle through them until you find a specific one that you want to use. The graphics are beautiful.
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