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Geek Review: Civilization Revolution

Geek Writes: "I had not played a Civilization title in ages, so I had almost forgotten what to expect from it. As such, the first few hours with this title were something of a frustrated mess, attempting to remember all the aspects and nuances of the game. Luckily for newcomers to the franchise or genre, or those like me who haven't played it in a while, there is a great tutorial found in the easiest setting of the game, as well as a helpful (albeit intimidatingly dense) Civilopedia database within the game that explains all facets of it.

Within a few hours, the dynamics of the gameplay start to become clear. Depending on your strategy for victory (domination through military, culture, technology, or economy) the linearity of the paths become clear, and the simplicity of combat is revealed. On lower difficulty levels, one can mess around and play very organically, but in multiplayer and higher single-player difficulties the strategy the player applies must be increasingly cutthroat and streamlined to have a prayer of working."

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5 Criminally Underplayed Games That Need More Love

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."

SaveFerris3725d ago

Alpha Protocol had so much potential. I'd really like to see another spy rpg.

Tex1173725d ago

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.

InMyOpinion3725d ago

I would add 007: Bloodstone to the list. That game was criminally underrated.

WizzroSupreme3725d ago

Okami, Beyond Good and Evil, Chibi-Robo!, and Pikmin should be among these.

TWB3725d ago

God Hand

Partly because I just recently discovered it and its insane.

What a gold nugget.

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'Civilization': A brief history of just one more turn

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.

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A March of Bargains

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.

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