Cheat Happens writes: "For the last few years, there's been a not-so-quiet war brewing over the Civilization series. On one side; the strategy series' purists craving the depth and formula they've known for years. On the other, the fans brought in by the series' first console iteration; Civilization Revolution, which featured a much more streamlined and approachable interface for casual fans. The game's upcoming fifth iteration would surely be the breaking point for fans on either side as developing veteran Sid Meier and 2K games had to choose which side to embrace. Or did they?"
Civilization V continues to be one of the most popular grand-strategy games you can play on Steam, for about three years.
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Philip Boyes:
When I was a kid, I played a lot of Civilization 2. I played a lot of strategy games in general, but having a deep love of both history and sci-fi, the epic sweep of Civ 2 from prehistory to the stars held a particular appeal. I loved taking my little people from their huts and ziggurats to the world of science and advanced space-flight.
