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Action-Heavy Version of Civilization Heading to Consoles
GameDaily is reporting that Take-Two will be publishing a new Civilization title in Spring of 2008, with a twist. Instead of the traditional strategy gameplay Civilizations Revolution will be an 'action-packed' console game, streamlining the experience for different generation of gamers. They also mention they'll be aiming this game at handheld gamers. "The title will include 16 civilizations, numerous historical leaders to play as or compete against, online play with integrated video and voice chat, more accessible maps, a streamlined time scale for quicker games, and more ... 'Civilization is one of the world's top selling PC game series with more than 8 million units sold, and continues to be recognized as one of the greatest franchises ever created,' added Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. 'We are excited to have Sid Meier getting back to his roots as the game's Lead Designer to carry on its legacy with Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution.'" This seems somewhat similar to EA's decision to offer up a streamlined version of SimCity in their next iteration of the series.
Tell you what, if you don't like it, you don't have to buy it. If a lot of people agree with you, and also don't like it, the game will fail and then there won't be any more of them. WOW! Capitalism in action!
Or, shorter: nobody's forcing you to buy it. If you don't like the idea, just skip this story and read the next one.
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I see no criticism... only whining. Typically criticism (constructive or destructive) would include reasons that support your statement.