Civilization Revolution

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
Developer(s)Firaxis Games
Publisher(s)2K
Designer(s)Sid Meier
SeriesCivilization
EngineGamebryo[3]
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, iOS, Windows Phone
Release
  • PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    • PAL: June 13, 2008
    • NA: July 8, 2008
  • Nintendo DS
    • NA: July 8, 2008
    • PAL: September 5, 2008
  • iPhone
    August 10, 2009[1]
  • iPad
    April 2, 2010[2]
  • Windows Phone
    March 26, 2012
Genre(s)Turn-based strategy
Mode(s)Single player, online multiplayer

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution is a 4X, turn-based strategy game developed in 2008 by Firaxis Games with Sid Meier as designer. It is a spin-off of the Civilization series. The video game was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Windows Phone, and iOS. A Wii version was originally expected but was cancelled. The absence of a PlayStation Portable version was attributed to a lack of development manpower.[4]

A demo was released on Xbox Live Marketplace and the North American PlayStation Store on June 5, 2008. The demo allows players to play until 1250 AD on a fixed map as Cleopatra or Julius Caesar, and also allows multiplayer play.[citation needed] A similar demo, Civilization Revolution Lite, was released for iOS that allows play until the Modern Era as Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, or Genghis Khan. It is also available on Xbox Live Marketplace as a download.[5]

A sequel, Civilization Revolution 2, was released on July 2, 2014.[6] The original game was removed from the iOS App Store on September 1, 2016.[7]

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  2. ^ IGN staff (April 2, 2010). "Civilization Revolution on iPad Now". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Published Titles". Gamebryo. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Plunkett, Luke (July 16, 2007). "Why the PSP Gets No Civ Revolution". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
  5. ^ Pereira, Chris (September 8, 2009). "Xbox 360 Games on Demand Adds Civilization Revolution Today". 1Up.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Civilization Revolution 2". Civilization. 2K Games. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  7. ^ 2K Mike (August 31, 2016). "IOS Titles Being Removed from App Store". 2K Games. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)