Civilization: A bad port, but such a great game
After playing Civilization: Revolution, i have to say that Sid Meier is one of the most intelligent game creators out there. Dare I say that his likeness belongs up there with guys like Will Wright. What makes me say this is that Meier, along with Firaxis, was able to come up with a concept that seems rather silly and make it totally addictive. Who ever thought that someone could make a game about history fun?
Before I even played Civilization I had several assumptions. First off, I thought the game's concept quite ridiculous. I mean, think about it. Various historical figures that lived at different times are duking it out. If you're a big history nut like me, you'll cringe at the historical inaccuracy of seeing Napoleon fighting Abe Lincoln. Let alone, who can imagine anyone fighting Gandhi?! However, Firaxis and Meier made this concept seem plausible, and most importantly, they made it genuinely fun. This is the basic rundown: You choose a historical figure and then build your civilization from scratch. You decide what path your civilization takes. You can win in four different methods: by brute force, by building up a fortune, by building technology, or by building a culture that dominates other civilizations. Seems rather simple right? Well, it is. This brings me to my other assumption. I thought that the game would be overly complex, but boy was I wrong. Revolution is a game that is meant to redifine the Civilization franchise and to make it more simple. The game does this very well, and as a result, there's a very small learning curve that comes along with this game. Essentially, the execution of the game's concept and it's simplicity make this game addicting and oh so much fun to play.
Sadly, there are several things that detract from the game's fun factor. The main thing that hurts the game is the slow down. In addition to this, there are several glitches that should've been flattened out before Revolutions release. I've already had two mishaps with the game where it just discontinued my game out of nowhere and when the game was permanitly stuck in a fighting sequence. Despite these problems, I still think the game is one of a kind and is worth every penny. All in all, the game's fun factor outwieghs it's technical problems and I give this a 5/5.
