Matt Hanchey reports:
''Sid Meier is known for his deep and complex Civilization games on the PC and he is back for his first game built exclusively for consoles. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution is available on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and the Nintendo DS. The DS version of the game is far and away the most addictive and uses the DS's strengths to create a dangerously time-consuming gaming experience.
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution presents itself extremely well in a 2-D environment. All of the sprites are very detailed and the battle scenes are animated to great effect. The use of vibrant color helps to tell all of the civilizations apart and the world map looks just like screenshots from Civilization 2, so it works really well. The most interesting thing to note is that all of the infantry troops in the game are void of any facial features. It is a little off-putting at first, but as time goes on, it sinks in that these are the faceless metaphors for an empire. A civilization is only as good as the backs of its citizens in which it was built upon, after all.''
Dorkly: "History is written by the winners, and that applies to games, too. While we hold up our post-apocalyptic wasteland adventures, period piece assassinations and Liberty City crime sprees on a pedestal, we would do well to remember the little guys. These underseen, criminally underplayed games didn't do well critically or commercially, but they were still wonderful experiences. Here's a small list of recommendations of unsung heroes of the PS3/Xbox 360/Wii era."
Alpha Protocol has some fantastic ideas in its conversation and story progression due to choices. I really enjoyed my time with it.
A spy rpg can be done with amazing results if handled correctly.
God Hand
Partly because I just recently discovered it and its insane.
What a gold nugget.
XMNR: 2K Games and Firaxis Games officially unveiled “Civilization: Beyond Earth” at a PAX East, which ended Sunday. The storied franchise heads for the stars for the second time in its twenty-three year history but the history of Sid Meier’s just-one-more-turn creation is as interesting as the games themselves.
March was a good month for bagging yourself a bargain! Hopefully we'll be able to find a few more good deals this month too. Here are a few of the bargains that FantasyMeister managed to bag himself in the month just gone.
