Reviewed by Andy Eddy, he writes:
"When it comes to game designers' accomplishments, Sid Meier is among the top in his craft-and, in fact, was the second to be named to the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame in 1999 (after Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto). At this year's Game Developer's Conference, Meier was given a Lifetime Achievement Award for his stellar career milestones.
Without a doubt, the biggest of those accomplishments was the creation of the Civilization series, beginning with the initial release in the early '90s. Since then, the game industry has gone through a lot of changes-most notably, with incredible leaps in the hardware arena-and through that the Civ concept has endured and grown. The latest in the historical-strategy franchise, Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, continues that improvement by maintaining the tight gameplay, but coupling it with a solid presentation via the "next-gen" hardware to make it even more enjoyable to play."
Dorkly: "History is written by the winners, and that applies to games, too. While we hold up our post-apocalyptic wasteland adventures, period piece assassinations and Liberty City crime sprees on a pedestal, we would do well to remember the little guys. These underseen, criminally underplayed games didn't do well critically or commercially, but they were still wonderful experiences. Here's a small list of recommendations of unsung heroes of the PS3/Xbox 360/Wii era."
Alpha Protocol has some fantastic ideas in its conversation and story progression due to choices. I really enjoyed my time with it.
A spy rpg can be done with amazing results if handled correctly.
God Hand
Partly because I just recently discovered it and its insane.
What a gold nugget.
XMNR: 2K Games and Firaxis Games officially unveiled “Civilization: Beyond Earth” at a PAX East, which ended Sunday. The storied franchise heads for the stars for the second time in its twenty-three year history but the history of Sid Meier’s just-one-more-turn creation is as interesting as the games themselves.
March was a good month for bagging yourself a bargain! Hopefully we'll be able to find a few more good deals this month too. Here are a few of the bargains that FantasyMeister managed to bag himself in the month just gone.
