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Civilization: Revolution Website Launches
Posted by Flynn De Marco at 3:40 AM on March 21, 2008
Sid Meier's world building game Civilization is returning soon with a new title, Civilization: Revolution. CR is the first of the Civ franchise to be presented on now-gen consoles and it sports some fancy new graphics, closer cameras, new character models and more detailed maps and battles. After my time with the multiplayer mode a few weeks back, I'm really looking forward to checking it our when it hits on June 3.
For those interested in such micromanaging pursuits can check out everything the game has to offer on Civilization: Revolution's newly launched website. It's a nicely put together site and has a decent amount of places for you to explore including videos, screenshots, forums and all the information on Civilization: Revolution you could want.
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Chewbenator
Posted 7:57 PM 26/3/08
I was about to say, "hope they don't make it too retarded for the consoles." But, then found out (through the wonderful commenter's here) that it won't be coming out on PC, which makes me somewhat happy, but kind of sad. Oh, well least I got Civ4 still.
Chewbenator
valuepack
Posted 7:57 PM 26/3/08
Apparently Jason Schwartzman was the inspiration for their eyebrow model.
valuepack
Superawesomerad
Posted 7:57 PM 26/3/08
Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, Genghis Khan, and Lincoln. Again. Way to shake it up, 2K.
Superawesomerad
Neolibertarian
Posted 7:57 PM 26/3/08
Apparently there is no hotseat multiplayer. A real shame IMHO, as part of the point of consoles is to hang out with a buddy or three drinking beer.
Neolibertarian
ekkobi
Posted 7:57 PM 26/3/08
Cleopatra looks horrible caricature of that Thandie Newton (The girl in Mission Impossible 2 and Chronicles of Riddick). Apparently the Egyptian queen also doubled as a lady of the night or something.
Should be a nice game though.
ekkobi
wired_fenix
Posted 7:57 PM 26/3/08
I am very glad that we are getting some slower paced multiplayer games on the consoles. While I enjoy running around shooting everything that moves, it is nice to get games like this to help counter-balance the mayhem.
Now instead of just shooting my friends, I can also break treaties with them and invade their lands. ^_^
wired_fenix
kidko
Posted 7:57 PM 26/3/08
when I first heard of this i pulled out civ4 again. i'm effing owning the mongolians so hard with my arab doodz. I'm looking forward to xbl pwnage. wow, that leet speak stuff doesn't really jive with something as nerdy as civ...
kidko
Onizuka-GTO
Posted 7:57 PM 26/3/08
@Modus_Operandi: because he's a bad man, just wait until Nelson comes round and whip his arse, the arrogant frog! en-guard anglais!
*beach his ships*
...
dammn. ;>_>
Onizuka-GTO
Conor M
Posted 7:57 PM 26/3/08
Ah ok thanks guys. It does look kind of stupid graphics and content-wise, but I just really like the civilisation-specific units and army formation and stuff... I'd like that on Civ IV.
Conor M
Candlejack
Posted 7:57 PM 26/3/08
@Conor M: Console exclusive, entirely. Been stated it's never going to be on PC. Take that with a grain of salt though.
Candlejack
Candlejack
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
They best add Cyrus/Persia to the website. I've seen screenshots of that Civ previously in the game and I won't buy it if it lacks my favourite units and culture now all of a sudden.
Candlejack
Zombie Attack!!
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
@Conor M:
It's console only. Civ 5 will be on the PC.
Also...
"CR is the first of the Civ franchise to be presented on home consoles and it sports some fancy new graphics,"
Please, stop. Civ and Civ 2 were on consoles!!!
Zombie Attack!!
IronsUK
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
I will probably have to buy it. I'm like Mel Gibson's character in "Conspiracy Theory". I have to buy Civilization like he has to buy Catcher In The Rye. I'll probably own both the Xbox 360 and DS versions. Shit, I don't own a PS3 and I can see myself buying the that version too! =p
IronsUK
jfx316
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
is henry rollins doing a voice in game or is he just narrating it?
jfx316
Conor M
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
I'm a bit confused, is this completely console-exclusive, or is it also coming out as some sort of expansion to Civ IV?
Conor M
Conor M
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
I'm a bit confused, is this just being released on consoles? Or will it be released as an expansion pack to Civ IV on Windows too?
Conor M
sebFlyte
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
May I submit Exhibit A in the case of this not being the first console version?
Thank you, your honours.
Couldn't find a box shot of the Amiga version, though.
sebFlyte
symphony_of_the_night
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
Im glad i got civilization IV ....
everything about the gameplay of this new game sounds bad
i hope im wrong, i love sid meier's games...
symphony_of_the_night
sebFlyte
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
It's not the first for consoles... It cropped up on both the Amiga and the SNES!
sebFlyte
Huxleyhobbes
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
Civ II was released on the PS1.
Huxleyhobbes
Fyren
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
That smirk on Mr -leon is pure gold.
Fyren
Stormrider
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
Hell yeah, my man Abe Lincoln is holding it down there on the right.
Stormrider
Modus_Operandi
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
@HateFate: I can see that. The raised eyebrow. But he looks like a young Vince to me. Clay Pigeons Vince.
Modus_Operandi
Wolfkin
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
I'm not sold entirely on a Civ for consoles but my love is so great I'll probably buy it anyway.
Wolfkin
HateFate
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
@Modus_Operandi:
He looks more like Charlie Sheen to me.
HateFate
FANBOY of ceilings
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
I guess I'm going to have to dig up my copy of the first Civilization. It's funny how games of Civilization only take like half an hour now because everything happens so fast on newer computers.
FANBOY of ceilings
Modus_Operandi
Posted 7:58 PM 26/3/08
Why does Napolean Bonaparte look like Vince Vaughn?
Modus_Operandi