Most things have been simplified from the PC version of the game, with resource gathering handled almost entirely by the AI, a simplified build-queue and most noticeably a much smaller game-world, which makes the campaign far shortly than its predecessors. Nevertheless, this does mean that you don’t get bogged down with what arguably could be deemed as the ‘boring stuff’ and generally the games feel more accessible and fast-paced, possibly something that will appeal to gamers new to the franchise. Whether hardened fans of the franchise will enjoy the changes so much, however, is questionable.

Like all Civ games before it, playing Civilization Revolution is extremely addictive. There’s something riveting about watching your empire grow gradually into a mighty kingdom and a 30 minute session can easily progress into hours upon hours of fascinating turn-based gameplay.

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