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Sid Meier's Civilization: Revolution (Xbox 360) | 
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| From: Take 2 Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
Buy New: £26.25
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 159
Platform: Xbox 360
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5026555247092
ASIN: B0015RRJTW
Release Date: June 13, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 4-5 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 Hmmmmmmm July 23, 2008
Disappointing. The graphics are undeniably great to look at but they have to come second to the quality of gameplay and unfortunately this has not happened. This game is fun for a few hours but quickly becomes dull and repetitive. The maps are miniscule, time moves far too fast and the game doesn't even come close to the sophistication and complexity of the PC versions.
Having been a huge fan of all the other Civ games, I waited for Revolution's release with great anticipation and felt very let down when it eventually arrived. I will, therefore, be sticking to the PC versions in the future which are fantastic.
All in all I would not recommend purchasing this game. You will be disappointed and feel that you have wasted your money. Maybe if it comes down to a fiver in a couple of years it might be worth it to pass a boring afternoon.
 Amazing July 19, 2008
At first I thought this game simply wouldn't work, Civilization is meant to be played on PC's not on a games console. However the easy to navigate controls along with a vast number of players online makes this civilization one of the best games I ever bought for the Xbox 360!
Great Fun July 15, 2008
I've been playing RPG's such as Oblivion, Dark Messiah etc. for a while and wanted a change, this game is awesome! You can choose what Civilization you go eg. - British, Chinese, Russian etc. The Game gets better and better and theres 49 achievements to get.
Basically there's 3 or 4 ways you can win the game - Destorying and Conquering other provinces, Earning enough cash to make the world bank, be the smartest player in the game - own science groups etc.
Anyway, well worth buying - a game that only gets better from the star.
 Fun strategy game, but not too challenging July 15, 2008
I have played a few of these types of games in the past and was after something different to break up the CoD4 marathon sessions.
Basically, you have a choice of 15 or 16 Civilisations to nurture from 4,000 BC to 3,000 AD playing on a world map against 4 other civilisations that are picked at random. The aim is to win in one of 4 ways (Cultural, Domination, Technological or Economic) before anyone else does. You can either concentrate on your own development or go out and be ruthless, taking over each civilisation as quickly as possible.
The game is easy to pick up and offers guidance throughout the easier difficulty settings on how to build up your civilisation, researching technologies, diplomacy, buildings, world wonders etc. While the easier settings are straight forward and you should win with no difficulty whatsoever, its worth playing through to get to grips with your ideal strategy for winning as the harder difficulty settings (King, Emperor and the devilishly hard Deity) require knowledge of the game mechanics.
Having played through as each civilistaion, you can expect to play an entire game between 2-4 hours depending on how proficient you are, but as you have a number of different civilisations to play as with different abilities plus the online mode, the longevity represents good value. Its not perfect by any means as it can feel a little repetitive at times once you know what you're doing, but it is good fun and the simplicity of it all may help to introduce you to other games in the genre.
If you're looking for a break from FPS games or you just want to try something different, its worth giving this a bash. It won't be to everyone's taste, but there are a lot worse games out there.
 Fun...but too easy July 10, 2008
Got the game 12 noon on Saturday, finished it at 4pm. Granted there are a variety of scenarios to chose from and attempt but still 4hrs?? It's good fun but if you want a serious 'God' game buy something else.
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