
It's no surprise that
Civilization is great -- it's been
being great for decades. But what is nice to hear is that our very own DS version of
Civilization Revolution is turning out well. IGN's Steve Butts calls it "essentially just a portable version of the game you're getting on the home systems," in that the game design is unchanged aside from obvious
graphical scaling-back and the addition of touchscreen controls. Sid Meier
assured us of much the same thing, but we prefer to get confirmation from somebody whose name
isn't on the box.
As for details -- well, if there's pretty much
anything you want to know about
Civilization Revolution, this exhaustive preview has it. For example, the discussion on technology. While you can't set your research on autopilot in order to go directly to a certain technology, you
can arrive at many of them via multiple paths. If a technological breakthrough has multiple prerequisites, achieving any of them will qualify you for the new tech. And you get a bonus for being the first to discover a certain technology.
If you're already thinking about historical discoveries that would
totally rule in-game, and the previous discoveries that led to them, you should consider checking out the full preview.
See also:
2008's Biggest Blips:
Civilization Revolution