Customer Reviews
game fails due to time limits 
2008-09-29
Don't buy this game.
I was having fun playing it BUT the biggest mistake the programmers made with CivRev is that they cut you short when the AI assumes you will dominate eventually. I've played this ten times so far and each game was really frustrating when the "game ends in 5 moves" message pops up before you are ready for a victory!! THEY NEED TO FIX THIS SO THAT PLAYERS CAN END THE GAME WHENEVER THEY WANT TO!!!!!!!
Think of it this way; you spend alot of time surrounding a city and then the game ends before you can destroy it! Rats!!!
Don't buy this unless they fix it.
Very playable on the small screen 
2008-09-23
This game is remarkably playable on the tiny DS screens. I'm a Civ junkie and love this game. It's not quite as addictive as the full versions, but still quite engaging and entertaining. I expected it to have fewer features and be less complex than the computer versions of Civ. Happily it's not as watered down as I had expected!
Great Mobile Version of Civ 2008-08-31
I've really been enjoying playing Civ Revolution on my DS. The best part is that it's Civ that I can play while on the train to work everyday. A turn-based game is great when you're standing on a train getting bumped by people getting on and off every couple minutes. I miss some of the great epic games from other Civ games, but playing for about 1 hour a day during my commute I finish a full game in a few days, which is nice. The pace of the game is really good.
It's definitely simplified gameplay and the graphics are mostly simple and utilitarian. The animated battles on the top screen are kinda cool.
So far I've played full games through the 4th of 5 difficultly levels, all of which were still pretty easy. In Civ 4, I don't usually play above Noble/King level. In CivRev, it wasn't any challenge until Emperor, and even then by the time I won my rivals weren't close to catching up. Trying Deity now.
The dynamics of all the different civilizations are very fun. They all play a little different as a result (for both yourself and your rivals). So, it's fun to play different Civs each game.
All in all, I'm very happy with this purchase. It's a fun game, not very expensive and best of all, mobile.
Sid Meier- Civilization Revolution 
2008-08-15
My 11yr old son absolutely loves this game. It is a strategy based ds game.
I love this game!!! 2008-08-15
It was very hard for me to find this game in stores - sold out everywhere. Got lucky and happened to be in the store when someone returned a copy because he also has it for PSP.
I love this game. It's easy to learn and I can just sit in bed and play people off of my wireless network.
One downside - I've been up til 1 AM for the last few nights!!!
Can a horseman really defeat a bomber plane? 
2008-08-15
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution will be the first offering in the legendary Civilization series to appear on next generation consoles and handheld systems. In development by legendary designer Sid Meier and Firaxis Games, this game will deliver Civilization's renowned epic single-player campaigns featuring vast re-playability and unmatched addictive gameplay. In addition, with revolutionary features like real-time interaction with leaders and advisors, extensive multiplayer capabilities and integrated video and voice chat, Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution will completely transport the Civilization series to a level of gameplay that fans have never seen before.
doesn't live up to the legacy 2008-08-12
(I'm most familiar with Civ1 and Civ2 for PC, and have not played much Civ3 or Civ4. I review from this perspective.)
Civilization Revolutions is designed to be a quick and light turn-based strategy game. It aims to be a stripped down version of the PC smash hit "Civilizations". It's an ambitious goal; how do you remove half a masterpiece, and will it be a great game (or at least a worthwhile game) if you do? As tricky as this goal is, it can be done. (See the board game Puerto Rico and it's stripped down version San Juan.) Unfortunately, Civilization Revolutions misses the mark and strips away most of the fun, too.
It's difficult to pin down why this game fails. Several of the simplifications seem like good ideas. For example, in the original PC game, you had to painstakingly build roads by hand on every square where you wanted a road. Now, you can simply buy a road between two cities in 1 turn and be done with it. The courthouse makes a lot more sense. It used to reduce corruption (at least in early Civ variants), but corruption has been eliminated and now a courthouse expands the usable territory for a given city. Instead of allocating individual citizens to specific territory to harvest, you set an overarching tilt (e.g. more production, more science, more food, more cash, or a balance). There's also an interesting element with "great people" who can join your civilization if you lure them with culture. Despite these and many smaller improvements, it's just not a very fun game.
I wanted to like this game, and have played 3 games through to completion, but will now be putting it down.
This game is both harmed by and harms the name Civilization. If it hadn't been linked to that excellent brand, and if it hadn't needed to be as close to Civilization as possible, it might have done better. It's not awful, and I might play it again if I run out of other worthwhile games (unlikely). Moreover, the designers are clearly "cashing in" or "selling out" on the Civilization brand by putting out a mediocre game with that name and charging a premium for it. I will be more wary of purchasing the next Civilization product. It might have felt like a better game at $20 rather than $30.
Bottom line: if you enjoy turn-based strategy, either of the 2 Advanced Wars titles for DS is a better choice.
Fantastic Adaptation of Civ to the DS 2008-08-09
Okay, I won't beat around the bush: this is by far my favorite DS game of all times. I was a fan of Civ on the computer way back when the first version came out. For whatever reason I haven't played any of the subsequent ones though. Well, the Civ Revolution rekindled the magic and I haven't been able to put my DS down for weeks since getting it. I play until my batteries die or the wife hassles me enough to make me stop. Controls are an excellent mix of stylus and buttons, graphics are great for the style of game, and gameplay is excellent. This one gives me great hopes for the kind of games its possible to bring to the DS in the future!
Civ Rev for Nintendo DS 2008-08-09
If you like the Civilization computer game series, you will probably enjoy this "simplified" version for the DS
Pros: Easy to learn, fun to play.
Cons: Weak computer AI
Its okay, but it wont replace my Beyond The Sword 2008-08-08
This game is fun, its kills time. I might have waited until it was cheaper but I dont regret buying it.
The game is very low in graphics as well as units and buildings. They hand picked one unit from each era for each type, ie one horseback, one defense, one offense, one catapult type. This is fine, as it keeps it simple, good for stacking armies.
What I dislike the most about this game is that it doesn't allow custom games which is how I normally play on the PC. Its allways snaking continents with some islands. You also don't have workers, which is good and bad, you just pay for a road from one city to the next. Expect to have fewer cities than your used to as well, I guess this is to help the game move faster.
Its a good game, but doesn't touch the last PC version. I have yet to see Revolution on another system, perhaps I will have different opinions about those.
