Way back in 1991, PC publisher Microprose released Sid Meier’s Civilization, and some fans still haven’t slept since. The game is widely considered to be one of the greatest PC games of all time. Now with three sequels plus expansions for each, multiple ports, and even a rather fine board game under the series’ belt, 2K and Firaxis are taking the franchise where no original Civ title has gone before – the console. Shoddy PC to console ports aside, Sid Meier’s Civilisation Revolution is the first game in the series to be built from the ground up with game consoles in mind.
Will this new direction bring all-night Civ sessions to the console crowd, or should it be put to bed early? Get the verdict from the reviewing public, after the jump.
The promised demo of Battlefield : Bad Company is now live on Xbox Live, alongside a demo of Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution, giving gamers a lovely choice between creating and destroying. The Bad Company demo comes in both single and multiplayer flavors, with the single player giving you a taste of story-driven sandbox gameplay, while the multiplayer portion lets the more competitive among us battle it out in the objective based Gold Rush mode of the game.
The Civilization Revolution demo also contains both multiplayer and single player gameplay, and while I am no expert I am going to go out on a limb and say there is some civilisation building going on.
Both demos weigh in on the hefty side, with Battlefield at 1.5 GB and Civ at a slightly more modest 1.25 GB. Enjoy!
Demo: Battlefield: Bad Company [Xbox Live's Major Nelson] Demo Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution [Same Guy]
Civ Rev is the upcoming version of Civlization that, from all accounts, may actually manage to successfully transplant the Civ experience from PC to console. And if you own a 360, PS3 or DS, that may still happen! If you own a Wii, though, sorry. Your versions been delayed. Indefinitely. Development for the Wii version of Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution is currently on hold. We are focusing our attention on creating the best possible Civilization experience for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo DS platforms.
What they’re trying to say is, the Wii version wasn’t the best possible Civilization experience. Sorry. Civilization Revolution Stalled on Wii [IGN]
