There is also an easy-to-understand save system with frequent reminders to save throughout your play session.īesides the 16 playable civilizations, you can also pick from several difficulty levels. Civilization Revolution automatically loads your progress on your active game if you suddenly exit the game to receive a phone call. Civilization fans can breath a sigh of relief, for the depth of the mobile game remains intact, but now it’s just as easy to find yourself immersed in a prolonged campaign as it is to play for a few minutes. On any other platform, a typical Civilization game session can run as short as an hour to 10 times that, depending on the scenario.
The only issue I had with the system came when I tried moving my units over long distances-I found it was better to drag my finger for shorter distances rather than chart a longer, circuitous (and often hazardous) course.įight Club: When military units engage in combat, you’ll see the action unfold in short animated battle scenes. Building, moving, and ordering your units is a simple flick of the finger that’s easy to pick up the first time you start the game. Civilization Revolution boasts a new gesture-based interface that takes advantage of the iPhone’s touchscreen technology. Do you invest money in technology and win the game by being the first to launch a space expedition to Alpha Centuri? Or are you the type to create a cultural mecca where important thinkers from all over the world flock to your cities? Or do you want to sample strategies from all four paths?īut this isn’t just a simple port of an unapproachable history-based strategy game. The choices you make will ultimately determine the path your civilization will take. You can build an army and conquer the other civilizations through brute force, or you could build an economy that is the envy of the entire world.
With Sid Meier’s Civilization games, how you take over the world has always been up to you. Global Outlook: The basic map view of Civilization Revolution offers an easy-to-understand (if tiny) glimpse of the world. How would you take over the world? Are you the type to invade other countries and take their land by force? Or would you like your superior culture to light the way for a better tomorrow? You can find out the answers to those questions now that Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution has arrived at the App Store.