Gamervision:
''This was probably the hardest review I've had to write in my time at Gamervision. It's not that I couldn't think of anything to say, I have plenty for you to read today. The simple fact is Civilization Revolution is one of the most addictive games I've ever had the opportunity to play, and I could barely pull myself away from trying to take over the world to eat, let alone write a review. Lucky for all of you I'm on vacation, and I have to share the TV with 10 other people (including several who've decided to embark on their own Civ campaigns). Needless to say, I have some time on my hands and I'd like to use that time to share my experiences in world domination.
Real-time strategy games are tough to pull off on a console. Generally the games are just ports of their PC counterparts, and the console control scheme turns out to be less than ideal. With Civilization Revolution, the team decided to create the whole game from the ground up specifically for consoles. Though there are a few concessions made in translation from the PC, the game is still holds true to most of its roots. There are four types of victories you can earn: taking over four capitals (domination), having 20 great people/wonders and then building the United Nations (cultural), earning 20,000 gold and building the world bank (economic), or being the first to reach Alpha Centauri with space flight (technological). While the computer version has 18 civilizations and over 25 different world leaders to choose from, the console has just 16 of each. Trying to attain all four types of victories on the console game's five levels of difficulty more than makes up for the lack of playable leaders (especially for all us achievement hoarders). There's a lot of micromanagement taken out from the PC versions, like worrying about trade embargoes or passing global war resolutions, but the game more than makes up for it in other ways.''
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.
