joycem10
Deity
Has anyone heard if there is any thought to porting Civ IV to a console?
Console versions
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ThePersian
Warlord
they have one for the cell phones i think. THey are making a new version of civ II for them.
Leprechaune
Warlord
After doing Pirates! he said there are some games that should NOT be made for consoles and I'm getting the idea that he would include Civ in that category.
Abaddon
Deity
well you can get civ2 on the PS1.. so why not. Its so late in developement now its not like we would lose anything on PC
Abaddon
Deity
mate.. i have a laptop... You learn to live without sleep pretty fast 
mastertyguy
I'm tired!
Civ2 is on N-gage.ThePersian said:
SJSerio
Centurion
I agree with a DS version. I don't think it would work well on the other consoles or portables due to interface issues. But I think that it would work well on DS do to the dual screens and touch screen interface. It just seems perfect. One screen would have the map while the other screen will have the amplifying information. Perhaps, with a touch of a button, you could switch the screens so that you could interface with the background. Also, with the wifi, multiplayer games could be included.
They could probably get away with graphics somewhere between Civ III and Civ IV (doesn't have to be 3D). However, the gameplay could be based off of Civ IV.
They could probably get away with graphics somewhere between Civ III and Civ IV (doesn't have to be 3D). However, the gameplay could be based off of Civ IV.
warpstorm
Yumbo? Yumbo!
Sub said:
Have you looked at Age of Empires DS? It is turn-based, not RTS. Actually, it kinda reminds me of Civ. I'm buying one the day it is released.
http://www.gamespot.com/ds/strategy/ageofempiresiiageofkings/index.html
ThePersian
Warlord
"prtable civ"
thats when i bought the laptop
thats when i bought the laptop
There still isn't much in the way of processing power in those handheld units. Every game would either have to be on a tiny or small map, we would only have 8-12 civs, and modding wouldn't happen for the most part. I'm sure everybody with a PIII will take offense at the processing power jab, but if you can afford a $200 portable unit, shouldn't your computer be up to date? How many turns do you get out of the batteries when you have to wait 10 minutes between turns with the handheld working at it's max to calculate everything?
I do like the idea of being able to take the game with me, I just don't see it as being able to live up to standards on a handheld.
Time for a laptop if it matters that much.
I do like the idea of being able to take the game with me, I just don't see it as being able to live up to standards on a handheld.
Time for a laptop if it matters that much.
warpstorm
Yumbo? Yumbo!
There are other Turn Based Strategy games on the console, microbe. Shattered Union coming out soon is slated for all the current consoles and it is a hex-based, turn-based, strategy game.
It's nothing to do with the (false) equation console=action.
But I can't see a Civ game without a mouse. Some games do well without it (Advanced Wars come to mind) but Civ-3 (or 4 if it's similar) would be need a lot of interface modifications to be enjoyable.
But I can't see a Civ game without a mouse. Some games do well without it (Advanced Wars come to mind) but Civ-3 (or 4 if it's similar) would be need a lot of interface modifications to be enjoyable.
joycem10
Deity
Yeah, i still play Civ II on my PS2. Its a little clunkier than on the PC, but no big problems.
