Civ Revolutions Stalled on Wii

IGN is reporting that 2k Games has put the Wii version of the upcoming console Civilization on hold “indefinitely.” The DS version goes on, though it looks a lot like other turn-based strategy games on that platform, only more crowded and a little uglier. Plus, it has ninjas.

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1 Scott R. Krol // Jan 29, 2008 at 2:28 pm

Upon seeing the screenies did anyone else immediately think, “Civilization: Advance Wars”?

Ah well, I’ll still end up picking it up I’m sure.
2 Troy // Jan 29, 2008 at 2:35 pm

Yeah, the DS has a very Adv War look to it. The 360 and PS3 versions, though, look really original.
3 Chris Nahr // Jan 30, 2008 at 7:57 am

Well, as they said on Qt3 they looked at Advance Wars to see how to make a strategy game work on the DS. More power to them since that series is excellent in every way!

Also, you really need those chubby cartoon icons to make a game playable at that low resolution. Age of Empires DS tried for a more realistic look, and the result was an unsightly and barely playable mess IMO.
4 Scott R. Krol // Jan 30, 2008 at 12:58 pm

But Panzer Tactics went for a more grounded look, and I think they pulled it off fine. The cartoon look always seems more like a designer’s personal choice, and probably a marketing decision (it’s a DS game, no one over 12 plays these things), than a real need.
5 tatertot18 // Jan 31, 2008 at 1:22 pm

I was mildly interested in this for the Wii, but I guess with another update for Rhye’s and Fall for BTS I’ll keep picking away at that between games of Victoria and HOI2.

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