Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution (Xbox 360, 2008)

I bought this game after playing the demo provided on Xbox live. The game is very addictive, but lacks certain levels of game play I look for in the civilization games. After working and developing your society for about an hour I was really hoping for a little more future technology research opening more technologies and therefore vehicles, weapons, soldiers, and spacecraft. This game depends on you quickly advancing your society and immediately taking over as many cultures as you can... This is good and bad, I like being able to develop far in the future and not have the guide pop up after two hours of gameplay and tell me the game will end in five turns, what a bummer. Overall, this seems like a rental game for most, if you are a fan of the Sid Meier's Civilization series will enjoy, but beware this game can get monotonous.

I'm a Civilization veteran. Ever since Sid Meier's original game I have loved this strategic, involving, rewarding game premise and have played every version bar Civ 4 on the PC.
I played the demo for the Xbox 360 and was less than impressed - Sims-like world leaders who spoke gobbledygook, cartoony graphics...but this is a game that can never be judged by a twenty minute demo.
The mechanics of the game may be stripped down from the PC versions, but the gameplay is very tight and quick; smaller maps, quicker progression of scientific development make for speedier gameplay, but the consequences of your actions are that much more pronounced. You might not be able to tune your civilization's budget to 2 decimal places but you can still control everything to some degree.

The game is compelling, involving and, dare I say it, addictive. If you like strategy games, buy it. If you liked older Civs, get it - you'll be surprised at how it still has everything you love to offer.

The only thing that lets it down in my view is the music - in-game it's fine, but the main screen classical strings theme is grating and sounds like an old midi file!

Overall, I'd give it a 9 out of 10.

I personally love this game, its worth hours and hours of gameplay, feeds the inner history nerd in me, has very good strategy based play and has fun online. However its not for everyone if you are looking for a fast paced action game its not for you.

The Good

The ONLY strategy game for the 360 you dont have to be a pro to play.

Many historical weapons and buildings.

Several characters to choose from.

Fun online play.

Very user friendly and runs very smoothly.

Very addictive, you'll lose sleep. (should this be in the bad?)

The Bad

Graphics could use an upgrade.

Occasionally freezes online which gets very frustrating after hours of gameplay.

Civ players on the PC may be dissapointed as it has less features in order to run more smoothly. I personally liked it better but some may not.

Overall this is a good buy if you are the casual strategy game player, there really arnt many to choose from so the verdict is: BUY IT

i bought this game for my husband who is a serious gamer whose tastes range into the complicated and strategy-based. this game is not something you'll be finishing within the week. this game is one that you play and play and PLAY with one goal in mind. to become absolute ruler of the entire world. and just like it would be in reality, you have to work hard, take care of your people, and develop relationships with other rulers. but in the end there can be only one. my husband has enjoyed it immensely so far.
just remember these things about the game: long, tedious, worth it.

A perfect Sid Meier Game, The changes in the game turn on more agile the multiplayer game. The only problem is that you can't upgrade your army paying for this. (the only upgrade alloyed is when the "Da Vince Workshop" is built.

If you are a fan of the Civ series, this is a great adaptation of the game to the console. While this game does not go into the minute detail of running a civ like its PC brethren, it does a great job of translating the thrill of civ building, military domination and global expansion that fans appreciate.
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Great graphics, good controller options and fun, in-game additions like the dueling advisors, are all plusses for this version. Downsides include the lack of Civilopedia and Wonder narrations as well as less music than the PC version.
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This game also plays faster and one can complete games in a couple of hours as opposed to all-day sessions on the PC.
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If you are a fan of the series, this will be a good addition to your collection. If you haven't played it before, this is a great introduction to the series as it is much easier to learn and takes less time to play and be successful.

Awesome game!! Civilization for the SNES is the only reason I still own a SNES. This is the same as the original, except it's on steroids. GAME ROCKS!!!

I like the game a lot but I like the Civ series. If you like RTS's this will be a good game. It may not be a keeper that you can't get rid of but it is a great game.

In short, Sid has taken what was a terrific and unique game, full of depth and hours of gameplay. And has turned it into exactly what my rating has become. AVERAGE. The maps are small, the gameplay is rather easy and the depth is not there. There is a rather uninteresting tech tree you follow, no more clever videos of your technological achievements, and the sim like characters are annoying. Battles are boring, and the units the game offer are just tired.Rarely do you need to get very far in the tech tree as the enemy is always just weak, online gameplay is hard to find. And more often than not you get some panzer tanks and roll the pikemen or rock throwing enemy as they simply cannot keep the pace. The diplomacy is boring and the strategy is just nonexistant. Good buy for a non gamer or a casual gamer who hasn't the taste for a true strategy. If you liked the past civ games, save the cash and wait for a new one.

Game and packaging were in very good condition. Thanks alot, very speedy delivery. blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

I bought this for my son and he loves it. He spends alot of time playing this game and he really enjoys it. Which make me happy w/ my purchase.

I wanted to buy this game because all the other civilization games are pretty good. I also like that you can pick between alot of civilizations and each has its own special thing

It's a lot of fun, especially for someone who hasn't played any Civ games since the first couple. The minutiae have been removed for the console market and it really streamlines the game. You can lose track of time and play all night, which can be a really good thing.

j'ai toujours été un fan de civilization. par contre j'étais septique de jouer sur une console de jeu. Le jeu est bien fait, les contrôle facile a apprendre. je dirais que les game sont plus courte qu'au autre civ. mais un tres tres bon jeu.

I know this game is typically a kid game, but I'm 26 and love playing this game. I started with the PC version over 10 years ago and got hooked. This one is similar to the PC version although it seems more simplified. One new thing that I don't remember on the PC is that when you get 3 or more of the same unit together you can 'form an army' making them stronger than they are as individual units. Most versions of the Xbox game take an hour or 2 to complete.

it is a nice strategy games Many colors .......................................................................

This game's developers have allowed this game to languish without any new updates in the last 6 months - and the game desperately needs them. The current online situation allows for multiple, widely-known exploits and abuses. In addition to the uncontrolled cheating, the game is virtually unplayable; 1-in-2 or 1-in-3 online games freeze or crash.

The game is in desperate need of some attention.

Great price. Disk isn't scratched. Took a little longer than I expected given the fact that I live about 2 hours away from the seller, but it was still pretty fast.

Likes: Each race has an advantage and special unit. Choose which tech path you want to follow. Building an empire.
Dislikes: Very slow multiplayer games on xbox live. Very annoying music. Single player computer not very smart.

Fun game to play every now and then when you are taking a break from the other ones. You can easily kill a few hours playing and not realize it.

The seller provided accurate description and prompt shipping. The game is a fun idea and was recommended to me by a fellow gamer

The game provides challenges at setting up, defending, building and expanding your civilization. It is so addicting and engaging, I have to set time limits on my time playing it.

Man.. this is a great game. You can play different scenarios.. be different leaders, use different technology.. it has it all. At first it looked abit confusing, that was over quick.. great tutorials to get you started. You can run through a complete game in about 3 hours (or less) and play another right away with a completely different result. This game has GREAT Replay value! Make Armies, Planes, Tanks... even Catapults! You start off "simple" and evolve into Tech!

This game is truly fantastic if you're looking for something different than typical video games. Revolution is a turn based strategy game (I know this turns some people off at first) in which you guide one of the available civilizations to victory over others through four different ways. Where this game really shines is it's replay value. You're sure to beat it one way as one civ on one difficulty setting your first time through (it takes about 5-6 hours depending on how good you are and how easy the enemies are) however you're defiantly going to some back and try to beat it all the way through the top difficulty level, which is no easy feat. There are also different scenarios that you can play through that amount to pretty much be the main way of beating the game. It does have Xbox Live capacity, but I can't see sitting down to play a full game on Xbox Live. There is unfortunately no way to play with others without more than one disk and Xbox.