Sid Meier: Colonization 'Very Different' From Civilization

[Junaid Alam]

Sid Meier: Colonization 'Very Different' From Civilization

Civilization creator Sid Meier said the PC standalone title Civilization IV: Colonization is sharply different from other Civilization IV entries and that the console title Civilization Revolution is not a dumbed-down experience.

The recently announced Colonization title (pictured) was a result of "lots of fan requests over the years to bring back" the 1995 original, Meier said.

While the Civilization IV engine will be used, the new game represents a "total conversion" and doesn't share the same art assets. The new Colonization "is a very different game than Civilization and features higher-resolution graphics, Meier explained.

Civilization Revolution for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS, was designed with consoles' specific designs in mind, Meier said.

"It's not a 'dumbed-down' Civ. We started from scratch with Civilization Revolution and built the game ground up for [the consoles]," he said, adding that native, customized support for each console's controller functions was key.

The main difference from the PC experience is pacing, Meier said, with the console version taking much less time to complete the various stages of civilization.

Source: Gamespot.com [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6192569.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;1]


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[LukeUK90]

"It's not a 'dumbed-down' Civ."

I'm not massive fan of Civ at any rate but i do enjoy the odd game on Civ:IV on the PC.
When I heard Civ was coming to consoles I assumed straight away it would be dumbed down.
In all fairness to Civ: Rev, it proved me right.

Yeah the combat looks better, but there's so much less to do. My favourite aspect of Civ was the micro-management and without it the game is just so shallow.
That's just my opinion anyway.

 

[Junaid Alam]

I agree with Luke.
I'm not a huge Civ-fan either, but have played the games every now and then since the first one. Civ:Revolution feels a bit limited compared to the PC Civs I've played. This makes it more accessible (I could download the demo, and just get going without too much problems at all), but, if you want to, it also makes it open to being called dumbed-down. One could also call it more "focused". That's just a matter of taste I guess. It's not a bad game overall. Just not a game for me.
I prefer the PC version, thank you.
Looking forward to Colonization, though. Thoroughly enjoyed the original.