Civ IV recieves 10/10 in swedish magazine!

adamxyz · Oct 20, 2005

In the newest issue of the swedish computer and video games magazine Super PLAY, which I got in the mail today, Civ IV got a 10 out of 10 score, and this magazine isn´t too generous with the score.

They praise the game for being intuitive, a novice can start playing at once, but for a serious gamer there's a lot of complexity beneath the surface. The controls and interface is described as streamlined.

The reviewers talk about how Civ IV brings back memories of Civ I, the just-one-more-turn syndrome is back with the same strength as in the first game, how the same magic and addictive feeling is back.

Graphics: 8/10, Sound: 8/10, Control: 10/10, Value: 10/10, Total: 10/10.
Summary: Love at first - and hundreth - sight.

joethreeblah · Oct 20, 2005

adamxyz said:
In the newest issue of the swedish computer and video games magazine Super PLAY, which I got in the mail today, Civ IV got a 10 out of 10 score, and this magazine isn´t too generous with the score.

They praise the game for being intuitive, a novice can start playing at once, but for a serious gamer there's a lot of complexity beneath the surface. The controls and interface is described as streamlined.

The reviewers talk about how Civ IV brings back memories of Civ I, the just-one-more-turn syndrome is back with the same strength as in the first game, how the same magic and addictive feeling is back.

Graphics: 8/10, Sound: 8/10, Control: 10/10, Value: 10/10, Total: 10/10.
Summary: Love at first - and hundreth - sight.

Nice@!

Would you mind typing up the entire article? :mischief:

elderotter · Oct 20, 2005

well here is the online site for the magazine http://www.superplay.se/ but since I can't read Swedish it is hard to tell if the article is there.

joethreeblah · Oct 20, 2005

elderotter said:
well here is the online site for the magazine http://www.superplay.se/ but since I can't read Swedish it is hard to tell if the article is there.

yea, i've been looking for a swedish to english web translator for awhile now

Sub · Oct 20, 2005

If you just got the magazine in the mail, I highly doubt they would put it up on the net. Why buy the magazine when you can just view it online?

It is awesome to hear it got a 10/10 though

vbraun · Oct 20, 2005

yay!!

xcl

stargatefan · Oct 20, 2005

The Sweeds like it... but will Kasavin?

shadahi · Oct 20, 2005

Yay!! can't wait!!

mossmonster · Oct 20, 2005

Swedish/English translator:

http://www.systransoft.com/index.html

The pages have to be translated one at a time though, so it's cumbersome at best. Got some mention of civ4 in the forum ('FORUMET') section, but nothing like a new article is mentioned.

sekong · Oct 20, 2005

OMTS is back?? terrible terrible.

adamxyz said:
In the newest issue of the swedish computer and video games magazine Super PLAY, which I got in the mail today, Civ IV got a 10 out of 10 score, and this magazine isn´t too generous with the score.

They praise the game for being intuitive, a novice can start playing at once, but for a serious gamer there's a lot of complexity beneath the surface. The controls and interface is described as streamlined.

The reviewers talk about how Civ IV brings back memories of Civ I, the just-one-more-turn syndrome is back with the same strength as in the first game, how the same magic and addictive feeling is back.

Graphics: 8/10, Sound: 8/10, Control: 10/10, Value: 10/10, Total: 10/10.
Summary: Love at first - and hundreth - sight.

elderotter · Oct 20, 2005

mossmonster said:
Swedish/English translator:

http://www.systransoft.com/index.html

The pages have to be translated one at a time though, so it's cumbersome at best. Got some mention of civ4 in the forum ('FORUMET') section, but nothing like a new article is mentioned.

Wow you actually translated it?! You are officially a CivIV junkie.

Kazz · Oct 20, 2005

This review can't be based on much. The online multiplayer portion of the game isn't up on GameSpy yet. Hell, the game just went Gold like two days ago... they must have reviewed the game based on a beta version.

Which, if anything, means that the final release probably deserves BETTER than the 10/10 it got.

Sub · Oct 20, 2005

Eh... They can still play MP games with each other, they don't need gamespy to do it.

ComradeDavo · Oct 21, 2005

10 out of 10 = :goodjob:

NinjaCool · Oct 21, 2005

Great score hopefully rest of the neviews coming out soon will have nice scores

Grey Fox · Oct 21, 2005

I like SuperPlay and really think most of their reviews are very good and accurate.

They are also very respected by game developers and publishers and usually get first interviews with people like Hideo Kojima (maker/director/game designer behind Metal Gear Solid) and Shigeru Miyamoto (U know who this is, Nintendos uber designer, creator of Mario).

This is great. ^^ 10/10 woot.

Vietcong · Oct 21, 2005

it got 8 for graphics??? it deaserves 5

jened · Oct 21, 2005

Vietcong said:
it got 8 for graphics??? it deaserves 5

i agree. i'm not a huge fan of the graphics either. i mean they are nice, but i almost find them distracting at times too.

joethreeblah · Oct 21, 2005

Grey Fox said:
I like SuperPlay and really think most of their reviews are very good and accurate.

They are also very respected by game developers and publishers and usually get first interviews with people like Hideo Kojima (maker/director/game designer behind Metal Gear Solid) and Shigeru Miyamoto (U know who this is, Nintendos uber designer, creator of Mario).

This is great. ^^ 10/10 woot.

... Legend of Zelda

IATyco · Oct 21, 2005

jened said:
Vietcong said:

it got 8 for graphics??? it deaserves 5

Click to expand...

i agree. i'm not a huge fan of the graphics either. i mean they are nice, but i almost find them distracting at times too.

Maybe because the game look much better in motion than looking at still and low-quality screenshots.

And to quote my self from the graphics thread:

IATyco said:
You have to remember that graphics appeal is very subjective. I actually like the graphics of the games some of you had used as examples for "bad" graphics. For example, I prefer the graphics of civ 2 over civ 3(unmoded). Civ 2's terrain graphics just look so much better than the bland feel of civ 3's terrain to me, and I play civ 2 after civ 3.

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