First game I played from the series. First game I got all the achievements for as well. Don’t think I can go back to it now since I’m so in to Civ 6 but it gives me great memories
I’m trying to get into civ 6 but it keeps just getting where all the map is taken over and no one is attacking no one I’m not understanding the religious stuff or it’s just not working Literally I just win by making knights and Bombards killing everyone
Same man. I just bought civ 6 and i am bored already after 4 hours....There is something lacking. Units can't stack so it makes moving them very annoying, and the leaders have 0 personalities. One of the things i loved about revolution were the character design and overall interface and art
@Fogwell94 units can stack on civ 6, but it's only once you have reached a point in culture tree, then you can turn 2 units into one 'corps' and once you've reached another point, you can stack a third for an 'army'
Pro tip: in the “money is what matters” you can just laser focus on developing technology, then discover all other civilizations as quickly as possible, the cheese all of them into giving you a good chunk of their gold in exchange for what’s essentially early game technologies, giving yourself a major upper hand as you have a lot more money to do stuff quick while they lack the necessary funds to match you.
Yep, the NPC nations get a massive production bonus, but no trade bonus. Unless you can geographically dominate the map's production, it's just easier to use money and science to beat them.
I make spies and steal their gold, you can get 700-900 if you steal early. Another pro tip is right before you steal, buy whatever tech you can from them and then steal your money back. Stealing from Spain is the best, get navigation and a ton of gold 👌🏽.
I have so many fond memories of how hilariously bizarre some things were in this game. My favorite memory will always be skipping through dialogue with Napoleon, only to then see the cultural advisor shoo him away, and watching him lose his balance and actually fall off the screen, while the advisor hogs up his space to remind you that war is a waste of time and that we should be focusing on improving our culture.
I also like how it's all gibberish they are speaking, but it sounds sort of correct, to what perhaps each language would sound like, via a comedic impersonation.
When I traveled ten hours by plane for the first time in 2009, it was a nightmare sitting there for so long. But Civilization Revolution on Nintendo DS was a great way to make time go faster. Really enjoyed playing it despite technical limitations compared to re console versions.
My dad has legitimately played this game on a regular basis since getting it back in like 2008 or 9. He’s still at it on the same PS3 even with the online unavailable
I used to play Civ Rev all the time, it was the first Civ game I played long before I had my own computer. Eventually I got into Civ V and Civ VI and never looked back LOL. My dad actually still plays Civ Rev pretty much daily, and has beat it on Diety countless times.
I’ve played civs 3-6 a lot. But civ rev got me into the series and it is a great game. The feeling of discovery when you stumble across an ancient artefact .The fun music when you find a tribal village or build a wonder. And when you win and you get to explore your palace and see all the wonders and great people you’ve acquired. The civilopedia was really fun to go through as well. I don’t know why the mainline games didn’t add pictures and videos along as well.
Civ revolution was my first intro to the genre I played this games almost everyday on my ds when I was a kid. I wish they kept the advisors and the way they would help navigate certain actions i miss them
I have this for the Xbox 360 and it is awesome. I also have it on my Nintendo DS, it's one of my top 5 favorite DS games. I still play both versions today.
The version of this game for the DS was the first civilization game I ever played, and man I was hooked. I struggle going back to it now because I've since moved on to the mainline titles, but I still have a lot of fond memories with it.
I played this game a lot and wished it was ported. Sure; it's stripped down but it's quick, easy to play and fun. More over it's a good starting point for someone intimidated by the main series.
This game actually introduced me to the series ironically it was on PS3 I think? Then I went to 5 and was so confused by the change I thought it was a mainline game for the longest lol
Anyone else here still playing multiplayer now? I’ve been playing since the game came out I believe in either 2008 or 2009. I remember going to buy it from sears after playing the demo.
me and my dad Spent HOURS playing this game Whole Nights of this and sometimes entire runs would last somtimes a week or two because it was a big slog run. The thing this game did that no other civ did was having a hall of Glort that shows off everything you ever built, every win you ever had with each civ you've ever played with a sculpter of that civ made in a metal that defines how you played it and at what kind of victories you've gained in full 3d rendered graphics and lighting, and when events would happen like celebrations and parties that are thrown, you have the ability to watch whats going on in a hall, to see who came to the party to entertain your people, its verry intuitive and not even any other civ game not even 6 does these things.
I have been playing this game all this time, almost daily, since it came out. I play it when I'm listening to podcasts, or audio books. At one point my PS3 blew up with the disc inside it, so I had to buy another PS3, and another copy of the game. I just had to buy new controllers for the second one, because one doesn't hold a charge, and the other the stick leans upward, which is annoying. I love how every nation is balanced by the fact that they are all unbalanced. It makes replay interesting, due to the over powered nation bonuses.
Thank you for the review... I have an even "worse" version. There is Civ Rev for the Nintendo DS, and I have it in my smartphone! It's lacking ALL voice acting due to DS'es poor memory.
@@ShadowOfCicero You are right, shadow 😉👍! I tried many strategy games for mobile, including FreeCiv , UnCiv , UniWar , Ninja Village (Kairosoft) and a couple Clash of Clans "inspired" games. None had such charm and charisma as Civ Rev for the Nintendo DS. But I am missing out on Siege Up! And that weird Mobile RTS I have been seeing a lot in store...
I miss my DS.. I thought that was a great version all except the graphics dept.. Thankfully i still have my ps3 one which was the first game I got with it along with Prince of Persia.. It’s kinda a head scratcher why this version of Civ is overlooked.. I’ve never actually played Civ 1 but Rev seems like Sid’s remake of it judging by the footage
@@Mintcar923 I think Civilization Revolution was always built as a Civ for consoles, which translated to the Nintendo DS very well !!! I still stand by this has more charisma. I even tried Siege Up! like half a year ago, and it's just meh 😒 CivRev is still better.
The phone version was actually pretty decent. It was how I really got into strategy games. Obviously, the actual game is way better, but it was pretty deep for being on the phone, and it wasn't a bs gatcha game.
I put to many hrs into this game. For example I discovered that there are either some or all maps are pre built not random. Also the game devs were lazy. They auto build military units/telaport them. Most obvious examples will be with navy. A gally that has not moved for 3 eras all of a sudden sends late game troops with guns but has not moved since pikes were invented.
I've putting of reviewing it but, If you'd like a sci-fi console RTS, my first RTS was Star Trek: Conquest for PS2. Also that gag at the end leading to KH sent me XD
@@TheJuanishere yeah I saw it and was like., 🤔 what's that, so I grabbed it and was played it and was like wow this is cool and then I googled about the game and my brain did this 🤯
My fav broken strat in this game was playing "its money that matters", rushing hanging gardens and colossus, then rushing spies and stealing the AI's starting gold. Lol Then you rush a few more building and wonders like the east india trade company... Easy wins on deity every time. lol
I never owned this.. I only played the demo, which limited you to the two easiest difficulties, and the year 850, or something similar. I know i managed to win military and economic victories within the time-limit,, which defiinitely felt like acomplishments.
I played it alot on my ps3 and bought every dlc for it but my ps3 broke but i cant play it . I always leave one civilization alive so that i can get the technology win or or any other win. The greeks and the americans are always my go to civs
My introduction to civ and still my fave. Its the first game I %100 on xbox and i still played it after i had all the achievements. The mobile version is... disappointing but serviceable. It does expand the gameplay with new teqs and units but they're so late in the game that by the time you get them the game is pretty much over, at least in my playstyle. I dont mind the graphics downgrade since its undestandable but it does have a LOT of tiny UI/ gameplay shenanigans that annoyed the hell out of me as I %100 that too. I was so exited when I heard the vita had a sequel to the sequel lol and I dusted off my vita only to be even more disappointed since its worse than the mobile version imo. I didnt even finish a single game on the vita because everything took so long to load and move around, the game I %100 on 2 platforms I couldn't even get a single game done so i couldn't tell you whats new on that.
Cheeky cheat play as Zulu make a save game. Scout out of cigs capitals, reload game bum rush the capitals since their only unit will be exploring and their capital will be empty with no units station.
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Crazy how well this game has held up. Still play it every couple of months when I get the itch
I know right, we could use another one though. Bigger and better
Even the graphics are pretty good
@@Real_Mick3y6 yeah, I like these graphics better than the usual Civ games. Those are kinda drab
This was the game that actually got me into the Civilization series, but my favorite one is Civ 5!
agreed
Same
Same
First game I played from the series. First game I got all the achievements for as well. Don’t think I can go back to it now since I’m so in to Civ 6 but it gives me great memories
I’m trying to get into civ 6 but it keeps just getting where all the map is taken over and no one is attacking no one
I’m not understanding the religious stuff or it’s just not working
Literally I just win by making knights and Bombards killing everyone
@@speedrunner011 if you’re playing on the lower difficulties, the ai is very passive. The higher the difficulty, the more aggressive.
@@Nicky2Chains playing prince and king
@@speedrunner011 yeah they are a bit passive at those difficulties. I found Emperor is pretty balanced.
Civ 6 reminds me of civ rev with the art style. I loved the music and in particular the civolpedia in civ rev.
Man I love this game. The other mainline games are too complicated. They’re alright but I like the goofiness of this game
It’s a great game perfect for someone who can’t devote their life to playing Civ.
Same man. I just bought civ 6 and i am bored already after 4 hours....There is something lacking. Units can't stack so it makes moving them very annoying, and the leaders have 0 personalities. One of the things i loved about revolution were the character design and overall interface and art
Is there any game like this one for ps5? Im searching so much and all these new games like humankind look wayy too complicated
@@fastblackkidYou can stream the game in ps5
@Fogwell94 units can stack on civ 6, but it's only once you have reached a point in culture tree, then you can turn 2 units into one 'corps' and once you've reached another point, you can stack a third for an 'army'
I played this back when I was 5, literally one of my first games ever. Still play it occasionally to this day. The simplicity is very appealing.
Pro tip: in the “money is what matters” you can just laser focus on developing technology, then discover all other civilizations as quickly as possible, the cheese all of them into giving you a good chunk of their gold in exchange for what’s essentially early game technologies, giving yourself a major upper hand as you have a lot more money to do stuff quick while they lack the necessary funds to match you.
Yep, the NPC nations get a massive production bonus, but no trade bonus. Unless you can geographically dominate the map's production, it's just easier to use money and science to beat them.
Or focus on getting writing and use spies to steal massive chunks of gold from enemy capitals early on
I make spies and steal their gold, you can get 700-900 if you steal early. Another pro tip is right before you steal, buy whatever tech you can from them and then steal your money back. Stealing from Spain is the best, get navigation and a ton of gold 👌🏽.
When I was a kid, I had a huge crush on Cleopatra, lol.
😆
Same, lol .
For me, it was Catherine.
"w a i f u"
I have so many fond memories of how hilariously bizarre some things were in this game. My favorite memory will always be skipping through dialogue with Napoleon, only to then see the cultural advisor shoo him away, and watching him lose his balance and actually fall off the screen, while the advisor hogs up his space to remind you that war is a waste of time and that we should be focusing on improving our culture.
I also like how it's all gibberish they are speaking, but it sounds sort of correct, to what perhaps each language would sound like, via a comedic impersonation.
I will admit that i never noticed the dimplomacy issues since i was always at war with the whole world
The fun playstyle, I don't blame you
Fair enough
When I traveled ten hours by plane for the first time in 2009, it was a nightmare sitting there for so long. But Civilization Revolution on Nintendo DS was a great way to make time go faster. Really enjoyed playing it despite technical limitations compared to re console versions.
10 hours? 😵 And a 5 hour flight is long to me
fun fact this game runs on the gamebryo engine, which oblivion and skyrim run on
thats why its so damn beautiful
I LOVE THIS GAME it’s one of the first games i played and it’s what got me into civ
This is my all-time favorite game!
Tryna play?
Fair enough
My dad has legitimately played this game on a regular basis since getting it back in like 2008 or 9. He’s still at it on the same PS3 even with the online unavailable
Now that's dedication
I do the same. The online version ends your game without saving, if you are away from it for too long.
Fair enough it’s kind of addicting
Yo me too
I used to play Civ Rev all the time, it was the first Civ game I played long before I had my own computer. Eventually I got into Civ V and Civ VI and never looked back LOL. My dad actually still plays Civ Rev pretty much daily, and has beat it on Diety countless times.
Good for him
1:08 THE HU MENTIONED!!!
This was always THE civilization game for me 😊
Great game. It’s awesome to play civ6 on console, but Revolution was designed for consoles from the start.
The Vita version has a Korean Civ. But it was an awful sequel - this game deserved a better sequel.
Damn, I didn't know that. Yeah it's a shame about the sequel
I’ve played civs 3-6 a lot. But civ rev got me into the series and it is a great game. The feeling of discovery when you stumble across an ancient artefact .The fun music when you find a tribal village or build a wonder. And when you win and you get to explore your palace and see all the wonders and great people you’ve acquired. The civilopedia was really fun to go through as well. I don’t know why the mainline games didn’t add pictures and videos along as well.
I played this so much on DS as a kid. And it was my first Civ game!
I remember each character so vividly
Civ revolution was my first intro to the genre I played this games almost everyday on my ds when I was a kid. I wish they kept the advisors and the way they would help navigate certain actions i miss them
this game was my childhood on xbox 360, I never understood why I couldn't find it until I realised it was a spin off and not an actual civ game
I have this for the Xbox 360 and it is awesome. I also have it on my Nintendo DS, it's one of my top 5 favorite DS games. I still play both versions today.
It was my first civ game, but civ 6 for me is the definitive experience so far. Really looking forward to Civ 7.
i spent so many hours at a time playing this on my 360... good times
The version of this game for the DS was the first civilization game I ever played, and man I was hooked. I struggle going back to it now because I've since moved on to the mainline titles, but I still have a lot of fond memories with it.
I really liked this video man, thanks for giving this game a little light
Glad you enjoyed it bro
Shout out to the good ole days where me and my friends would play civ rev around lunch and have a winner declared by dinner time.
I played this game a lot and wished it was ported. Sure; it's stripped down but it's quick, easy to play and fun. More over it's a good starting point for someone intimidated by the main series.
I got this game for free through the games with gold back on my 360 when I was a kid. Loved it
Ootum groot is the best line in the game
Bruh the graphics of Civilization Revolution 1 is much better than Civilization Revolution 2 and plus the armies really feel like AN ARMY.
There was a sequel?
Since my computer can barely handle Civ 5 without crashing every 20 mins, this is my go-to. I love it!
Still playing to this day, I agree with everything you said lol. Gr8 vid :)
I challenge you with my mongols
I had so much fun with this game. Those were the days. 👍 Thanks for the Nostalgia hit.
@@AmericanImperium1776 no prob 👍
Love this game. My first game of the series
This game actually introduced me to the series ironically it was on PS3 I think? Then I went to 5 and was so confused by the change I thought it was a mainline game for the longest lol
Bro I grew up with this game, played so much of it. Honestly it's kinda silly but it's got charm and was a great introduction to civ
Anyone else here still playing multiplayer now? I’ve been playing since the game came out I believe in either 2008 or 2009. I remember going to buy it from sears after playing the demo.
When i was a kid we didnt really have much money but i LOVED playing the demo of this over and over again on the xbox
@@RannyMannyy I feel you, demos were a lot of what I played in the early Ps3 days
me and my dad Spent HOURS playing this game Whole Nights of this and sometimes entire runs would last somtimes a week or two because it was a big slog run. The thing this game did that no other civ did was having a hall of Glort that shows off everything you ever built, every win you ever had with each civ you've ever played with a sculpter of that civ made in a metal that defines how you played it and at what kind of victories you've gained in full 3d rendered graphics and lighting, and when events would happen like celebrations and parties that are thrown, you have the ability to watch whats going on in a hall, to see who came to the party to entertain your people, its verry intuitive and not even any other civ game not even 6 does these things.
Always was a fan of the unique gibberish all the leaders speak in this one LOL
Apparently the latest update to Android DID make it incompatible with Civ Rev 2. So now there IS only one.
RIP the android version, what's left?
This is the game that got me into the series. Very well made game
I have been playing this game all this time, almost daily, since it came out. I play it when I'm listening to podcasts, or audio books. At one point my PS3 blew up with the disc inside it, so I had to buy another PS3, and another copy of the game. I just had to buy new controllers for the second one, because one doesn't hold a charge, and the other the stick leans upward, which is annoying. I love how every nation is balanced by the fact that they are all unbalanced. It makes replay interesting, due to the over powered nation bonuses.
Had the urge to play this game the other night, I ended up playing it like 5 times over the course of 11 hours lol.
@@themandan1702 might boot it up myself now too
About to get this going on my Steam Deck. Can't wait. Tried 6 but idk, too complex or something.
Yeah the actual Civilizations aren't fun like revolution
Thank you for the review... I have an even "worse" version. There is Civ Rev for the Nintendo DS, and I have it in my smartphone! It's lacking ALL voice acting due to DS'es poor memory.
Wow, I didn't even know there was a DS version
Even the DS version beats most mobile strategy games. Even has more soul than Freeciv.
@@ShadowOfCicero You are right, shadow 😉👍! I tried many strategy games for mobile, including FreeCiv , UnCiv , UniWar , Ninja Village (Kairosoft) and a couple Clash of Clans "inspired" games. None had such charm and charisma as Civ Rev for the Nintendo DS.
But I am missing out on Siege Up! And that weird Mobile RTS I have been seeing a lot in store...
I miss my DS.. I thought that was a great version all except the graphics dept.. Thankfully i still have my ps3 one which was the first game I got with it along with Prince of Persia..
It’s kinda a head scratcher why this version of Civ is overlooked.. I’ve never actually played Civ 1 but Rev seems like Sid’s remake of it judging by the footage
@@Mintcar923 I think Civilization Revolution was always built as a Civ for consoles, which translated to the Nintendo DS very well !!!
I still stand by this has more charisma. I even tried Siege Up! like half a year ago, and it's just meh 😒 CivRev is still better.
The phone version was actually pretty decent. It was how I really got into strategy games. Obviously, the actual game is way better, but it was pretty deep for being on the phone, and it wasn't a bs gatcha game.
this is how I got into civ on xbox 360 all the way back in 2014 😢
This was my first taste of Civ. I loved firing the nukes almost as much as Gandhi.
bruh this game made me purchase civ 6 , i had super fond memories of this game as well!
I put to many hrs into this game. For example I discovered that there are either some or all maps are pre built not random. Also the game devs were lazy. They auto build military units/telaport them. Most obvious examples will be with navy. A gally that has not moved for 3 eras all of a sudden sends late game troops with guns but has not moved since pikes were invented.
99 maps.
I've putting of reviewing it but, If you'd like a sci-fi console RTS, my first RTS was Star Trek: Conquest for PS2.
Also that gag at the end leading to KH sent me XD
That's interesting, I'll see if I can find a copy. And yeah xD
I bought this for $1 at a thrift store and then I fell into the civ rabbit hole and now have way too many hours into civ
@@Flipflopskipskop that's such a steal
@@TheJuanishere yeah I saw it and was like., 🤔 what's that, so I grabbed it and was played it and was like wow this is cool and then I googled about the game and my brain did this 🤯
My first introduction to Sid Meier's Civ games
I've never not been at war with everyone all through the game.
@@Blue2qy even when you try to be kind they just want to fight
I really have fun on this game I just wish there was a way to play it online or with friends. I beat A.I. too many times
Same xD
@@TheJuanishere Do you know any games that are like this? Fast pace combat focused civ?
@@Mamhnane actual combat focus or civ combat focus?
@@TheJuanishere Civ Combat focus. I can play Age of Empires of I want actual Combat focus haha
@@Mamhnane hmmm, maybe XCOM Enemy Unknown or it's sequel
Civ Rev introduced me to Civ.
Fun fact, there are 99 maps
What's the best 5 tips would y'all say? and I've never played a Civ game other then Rev, should I get 6?
I'm not sure about tips, really depends on your playstyle but if you want a more in depth Civ then yeah try out 6
My fav broken strat in this game was playing "its money that matters", rushing hanging gardens and colossus, then rushing spies and stealing the AI's starting gold. Lol Then you rush a few more building and wonders like the east india trade company... Easy wins on deity every time. lol
Think that would work against me ?
So simple and yet it's so fun. Civ 6 is sooooooooooo complicated mang
yeah, I tried Civ 6 but it was too much, I'd like some features and updates for a Civ Revolution sequel but keep it's simplicity
Loved this game, gonna pick up civ6 hope it can compete with my memories
@@jameswhitaker4357 memories are tough competition
@@TheJuanishere I’m actually enjoying civ6 but it is annoying how you can’t put 3 units together to make an army like in civrev!
I love this game really is fun to play it
My favorite civ no lie, a simplified quicker version is just needed when playing with people online or friends, wish the sequel wasnt ass
I challenge you to
Got me into Civ, was a great game
I loved this game
Whatever that mongolian thing was i wanna know what its called now-
The Hu- wolf totem
Pretty cool Mongolian band
I still play this game this day
Same broski 🤙
Fair enough
Wait Civ Rev is a Spin off?!
@@exaltedfalcheon1793 yup, the mainline Civilization games which are more serious and have deeper mechanics while this one is just more fun
@TheJuanishere Civ Rev is the MH Stories of CIV!
Great video
@@mr.dancefloor thanks my dude
Falum falum 👋
@@AsRixx wallum fallum
love the language segment
Minimarket
I never owned this.. I only played the demo, which limited you to the two easiest difficulties, and the year 850, or something similar.
I know i managed to win military and economic victories within the time-limit,, which defiinitely felt like acomplishments.
So much fun and didn't have to put in 300 hours!
What was the mongolian song
@@NoorMuhammad-fc8dd wolf totem by The Hu
I played this game so much back in the day that my ps3 died because of it lol!
@@jiyuu0610 my original fat Ps3 as well 😩
I played it alot on my ps3 and bought every dlc for it but my ps3 broke but i cant play it . I always leave one civilization alive so that i can get the technology win or or any other win. The greeks and the americans are always my go to civs
Rrvolutions is great because it's faster paced.
I still play OG civilization 2 . Infinite play . Always taking me months to conquer the whole world (emperor difficulty,, can't win on Deity😂)
Will you over revolution 2?
2 is a mobile/handheld game. Not sure if it'd be worth checking out
Best civ game ever made.
My introduction to civ and still my fave. Its the first game I %100 on xbox and i still played it after i had all the achievements. The mobile version is... disappointing but serviceable. It does expand the gameplay with new teqs and units but they're so late in the game that by the time you get them the game is pretty much over, at least in my playstyle. I dont mind the graphics downgrade since its undestandable but it does have a LOT of tiny UI/ gameplay shenanigans that annoyed the hell out of me as I %100 that too.
I was so exited when I heard the vita had a sequel to the sequel lol and I dusted off my vita only to be even more disappointed since its worse than the mobile version imo. I didnt even finish a single game on the vita because everything took so long to load and move around, the game I %100 on 2 platforms I couldn't even get a single game done so i couldn't tell you whats new on that.
I challenge you with my mongols
i played the demo and nothing else
i kid you not i played this yesterday
Wish this was on pc
@@counter8595 same, I wonder what the moding community would add to it
@@TheJuanishere I am the type to play things vanilla. Used to love this game because of how simple and addicting it was
civ rev is the best civ game
Fair enough
I have a moded civ rev 2 on my galaxy 23. Refreshing to have an immersive offline game in today's pay to win games
Sadly, civilization 2 looks better than 90% of mobile games
Im referring to the ps1 civ2 as well here. Spwaking of which can be done using an emulator
kingdom hearts mention
Used to play this game all the time. Japan for science victory all the way
Cheeky cheat play as Zulu make a save game. Scout out of cigs capitals, reload game bum rush the capitals since their only unit will be exploring and their capital will be empty with no units station.
I got into Civ because this game was free on Xbox live. For that reason I absolutely hate it.
@@1cubsfan100 I'm rather confused about this statement
@@TheJuanishere because I just graduated college and instead of job hunting I play way too much Civ 6.
I always mute the game and listen to german or italian classical opera music. Epic! Def recommend
That never crossed my mind, maybe I will try it out
I am looking for challengers on Xbox. I’m too good for everyone
@@brianteskey2425 good thing I'm on PlayStation. I'm probably not good 😆
@ too bad I could teach you the ways
@@brianteskey2425 nooo I want to learn the ways
@ I enjoy teaching
Anyone on Xbox wanna play?
I must consult with my advisers
BadMeetsEvilx71 add me
@@maxgoss5653 👍🏾
nice one!
Thank you!
It really is kingdom hearts 😂