Hands-On Civilization Revolution Previews

[Thunderfall]

[IMG=right]http://www.civfanatics.com/gallery/files/1/civrev_031008_military_advisor_thumb.jpg[/IMG]Last week 2K Games held some Civilization Revolution multiplayer events for gaming journalists but apparently they were not allow to post about them until today. Six hands-on multiplayer CivRev previews have surfaced so far and more are likely on the way...

• Civilization Revolution Preview @ IGN
  "Akin to rolling a snowball down a steep mountain slope after a blizzard, Civilization Revolution's multiplayer games grow in magnitude and ferocity with every passing turn, while the pressure imposed by the timer gives these matches an impressive level of momentum. Bold, fun, intuitive and yet still massively engaging, Revolution's multiplayer looks like it could be another winning formula for Meier and his team."
  
  
• Civilization: Revolution Preview @ PALGN
  "In terms of content, Sid Meier's Civilization: Revolution is unlikely to disappoint. It might take a bit of time to get used to new streamlined format, but from what we played, it has lost very little, if any of it's addictive appeal."
  
  
• Hands On With Civilization Revolution Multiplayer @ Kotaku
  "It has made the jump from PC to console nicely and the graphical improvements will make it an interesting play for long time Civ players. For new players just getting interested in the title or those who just don't care for PC gaming, it will be a great introduction into the city building, wonder erecting, micromanaging world of Civilization."
  
  
• Civilization: Revolution Hands-On @ Gameplayer
  "Which is why we are very happy to report the following: Civilization works on consoles. In fact, it works very nicely indeed – so much so that the hardcore Civheads amongst us had to be literally dragged away from a game."
  
  
• Hands-On: Civilization Revolution @ Wired
  "With Civilization Revolution, Sid Meier and Firaxis would seem to have accomplished the impossible: Scaling down the sprawling Civilization PC sim series into a game design that's appropriate for a console."
  
  
• Civilization Revolution Hands-On Preview @ Teamxbox
  "In the console version, however, it’s designed to be less determined who’ll win it by making it possible for players to lose their foothold on what seemed to be an overwhelming victory condition and for others to come from behind to win in the later stages of a match."

Enjoy reading these previews and also check out these 15 new screenshots!

EDIT (3/11): Added link to IGN preview.

 

[cephalo]

I'm very skeptical of this whole thing. If Revolution bombs, I hope it doesn't threaten the company's ability to produce PC games. I'm not impressed with the screenshots I've seen so far in comparison with Civ4, and I can't imagine how this will attract console gamers. I hope Firaxis has a plan B if this experiment doesn't take off.

 

[zarakand]

It looks fun. I'm sure I'll rent it, but I doubt it will drag me away from Civ 4!

 

[Padma]

"Which is why we are very happy to report the following: Civilization works on consoles. In fact, it works very nicely indeed – so much so that the hardcore Civheads amongst us had to be literally dragged away from a game."

This is what DanQ and I experienced back in November. We're both long-time Civ-on-the-PC players, but CivRev really pulled us in!

 

[jsweeney]

how many maps are there?

 

[Padma]

One randomly generated map each time you play.

Except things like the Game of the Week, which will have a pre-built (by Firaxis) map.