Civilization Revolution arrives on iPad this weekend

[Thunderfall]

iPad is coming out this weekend and an iPad edition of Civilization Revolution is going to be available at launch. The game is priced at $12.99 and is based on the iPhone version. However, it looks like the graphics have been upgraded.

From the first screenshots (#1 #2 #3 #4, #5) taken from the App Store, you can see the units now look more detailed. The larger iPad screen also allows more of the world to be viewed and much more space for the menu and buttons. On the iPhone, sometimes it can be hard to move the units due to the small screen. Looks like this is not going to be an issue on the iPad...

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EDIT: From the press release, the iPad edition includes a World/Scenario Creator that allows players to customize the world and game parameters to create hundreds of different scenarios and game types.

 

[the Intricacy]

Hrrrph. I don't think any of us would disparage Firaxis from trying to cash in on some "early adopter tax", but yikes, $13 iPad to $7 iPhone pricing hardly seems right. Let's face it, it looks to have the same assets as the iPhone vers, just a slightly modified UI.

But hey, I'll drop 13 bones on Super Hyper Turbo Extreme Diplomacy V HD! I just can't seem to find it on the app store...

 

[t0mme]

Might just be the only reason to buy an iPad at the moment.

 

[the Intricacy]

Btw, my prediction is "simultaneous" and "same as full price PC version".

That's in answer to "how long it'll take to see Civ V on the iPad", and "what price". Maybe this is flamebait, but anyone else wanna make a guess?

 

[kioras]

Still, it is a lot of game for only 13 bucks, if you don't have it already on another system.

 

[Thunderfall]

Press release mentioned the iPad version includes a new World/Scenario Creator that "allows players to customize the world and game parameters to create hundreds of different scenarios and game types, providing limitless hours of entertainment".

http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+...ution+App+for+iPad+Available+Now/5498955.html

2K Games Announces Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution App for iPad Available Now

April 2, 2010 1:00 PM EDT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 2K Games today announced the Sid Meier’s Civilization® Revolution™ App for iPad is now available on the App Store. The game offers hundreds of hours of gameplay from legendary developer Firaxis Games. Exclusive to the app is the World/Scenario Creator, an entirely new feature which allows players to customize the world and game parameters to create hundreds of different scenarios and game types, providing limitless hours of entertainment. Additionally, Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution App for iPad has been updated and optimized for the iPad’s large screen and includes an enhanced user interface that improves the fidelity of world map tiles, leader portraits and icons; and offers a broader view of the world map, enabling increased vision and strategy for tactical gameplay.

"Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution is already a huge success for 2K Games," said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. "Now, the iPad’s large Multi-Touch screen and impressive capabilities allow for high resolution graphics; a larger viewing and playing area; and expanded gameplay functionality that extend the addictive ‘just one more turn’ gameplay that has been synonymous with the Civilization series for decades.”

"We’re excited to deliver our signature strategy game at the launch of the revolutionary iPad," said Sid Meier, director of creative development at Firaxis Games. “The popularity of Civilization Revolution on the iPhone and the Nintendo DS™ is a clear indicator that people want to play Civ wherever and whenever they want. We’re happy to be able to give them that opportunity with iPad.”

The Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution App for iPad is available for $12.99 from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

 

[civ_king]

Btw, my prediction is "simultaneous" and "same as full price PC version".

That's in answer to "how long it'll take to see Civ V on the iPad", and "what price". Maybe this is flamebait, but anyone else wanna make a guess?

don't expect graphics much better than CivRev

 

[Challs]

Nice to see some decent games making their way to the iPad. Just isn´t enogh to make me go and buy one.