Civilization Revolution Hands-on Video
Turn-based strategy game, Civilization Revolution (iTunes Link), was recently released on the iPhone. I won’t pretend to be some expert on the Civ series, I’m far from it. My perspective on Civilization Revolution will be of a new comer. After fiddling with different menus in the game, I couldn’t help but notice how complex this game is for mobile standards. I really enjoyed the flexibility in gameplay, instead of always crushing enemies to win every game, you could achieve victory by other means such as diplomacy.
It took me about three hours to complete my first game, I was a little surprised by how long it took to finish a single game. I talked to my co-worker, which happened to be a big Civ fan, he laughed at my three hour game remark and told me the original Civilization would take 10 hours or more to finish. Maybe three hour games aren’t so bad after all.
In Civilization Revolution there’s lots to do. I spent most of my time exploring the surrounding terrain. I encountered lots of barbarian villages, these conflicts helped my warriors gain experience. Every three levels or so I was able to choose a new skill for my warriors, abilities such as march to help them travel further.
Besides exploring the surrounding terrain, you’ll also manage your city’s growth. I opted to focus on researching new technologies. The technologies you research will unlock more advanced technologies down the line, but be sure to look at the tech tree before deciding on what to research or you could end up with some advanced tech options that will be of little use in acheiving your goals.
I also found that I could increase my production by sending out settlers to build new cities where there is lots of natural resources, such as fish or live stock. Each city is different when it comes to what they excel at. So be sure to tap on each city focus type to find the one that gives you the biggest returns.
I haven’t explored much of the sea, it’s still a mystery to me for the most part, but I’ll definitely be playing more Civilization Revolution in the coming days before I post a full review.
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Yeah, this game is sucking my life away. I only wish the game play was longer, but it fun to start over and hopefully do better. Being able to select from 5 different play level s will make for a lot of game play.
I haven’t played Civilization in a long time and this plays a bit different from what I remember, but it is still fun and addictive.