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Das Reviews: Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution

After four hours of drool-inducing play of Sid Meier’s Civilization: Revolution, on the bus back to NYC, even the 5000-year-old mummy sitting next to me was interested in what was happening on the two little screens under my thumbs. “Does it really take over five years for your soldiers to just cross two squares of desert land?” she asked. “Yes,” I told her, “I chose George W. Bush as my leader.” She frowned at me then turned away and continued to rot in her fifteen dollar seat.

Ok, so I was just playing with her. You cannot choose Dubya as your fearless dictator, and unlike American voters he can’t be forced on you either by way of hanging chads and the good people of Florida. But you can choose from such luminaries as Ghengis Khan, Alexander The Great, Mao and more, to lead you to victory in Firaxis and 2K’s successful strategic gem. Read the rest of this entry »

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Civilization IV: Colonization Allows You To Reenact Old World Horrors

What happens when your home country turns into an oppressive environment too hostile for you to inhabit due to your particular beliefs or background? You get on a boat and go oppress the shit out of some unlucky bastards in some other country. That’s the implicit lesson in Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization. Or at least that’s the implicit lesson we’re pulling out of their press release. Gamers pick from the four European countries Spain, England, France and that powerhouse of oppression, Holland, then sail for the New World to set up shop. Apparently you will get a chance to negotiate treaties with natives and the douchebags you left back home. If history is any indication, things won’t end well. The game hits PCs later this fall.

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