Civilization Revolution 2
{{Infobox video game
|title= Civilization Revolution 2
|image=Civilization Revolution 2 cover.png
|developer= Firaxis Games
2K China{{cite web | url=https://www.2k.com/games/civilization-revolution-2 | title=Civilization Revolution 2 | website=2K Games | access-date=November 21, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121180553/https://www.2k.com/games/civilization-revolution-2 | archive-date=November 21, 2015 | url-status=dead}}
|publisher= 2K
|designer= Sid Meier
|series= Civilization
|platforms= iOS, Android, PlayStation Vita
|released= iOS
July 2, 2014
Android
November 7, 2014
PlayStation Vita
{{vgrelease|JP|December 3, 2015|EU|March 28, 2016|NA|March 29, 2016}}
|genre= Turn-based strategy
|modes= Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution 2 is a 4X turn-based strategy video game for portable platforms, developed in 2014 by Firaxis Games with Sid Meier as designer. It is a spin-off of the Civilization series and a sequel to Civilization Revolution.{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/23/sid-meiers-civilization-revolution-2-coming-to-ios | title=Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution 2 Coming to iOS | last=Mahardy | first=Mike | date=June 23, 2014 | website=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | access-date=October 3, 2022}}
Gameplay
The game features returning leaders from the original Civilization Revolution, such as Abraham Lincoln and Napoleon Bonaparte, along with new leaders such as Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy. Players are tasked with building an empire from one of several choices, including Japan, America and Russia, among others. Once the player has founded their capital, the player may start research and city production. Other civilizations are also on the map, whom the player can discuss with and trade technologies. There are four ways to win the game: Domination (capture all enemy capitals), Economic (collect 20,000 gold pieces and build the World Bank), Cultural (acquire 20 converted cities, wonders, or great people, then build the United Nations), and Science (be the first to launch a spaceship to Alpha Centauri). Each victory has different ways of achieving it.
Releases
The iOS version of the game was released in July 2014.{{cite web | url=https://www.civilization.com/en/games/civilization-revolution-2/ | title=Civilization Revolution 2 | website=Sid Meier's Civilization | publisher=2K Games | access-date=August 31, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403083512/http://www.civilization.com/en/games/civilization-revolution-2 | archive-date=April 3, 2016 | url-status=dead}} An Android version of the game was released on November 7, 2014.{{cite web | url=https://androidcommunity.com/civilization-revolution-2-for-android-now-available-for-download-20141107/ | title=Civilization Revolution 2 for Android now available for download | last=Padla | first=Rei | date=November 7, 2014 | website=Android Community}}
A PlayStation Vita version of the game, entitled {{nihongo|Civilization Revolution 2 Plus|シヴィライゼーション レボリューション2＋|Shiviraizēshon Reboryūshon 2+}}, was announced in October 2015.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201510/06090199.html | title=ターン制ストラテジーゲーム『Civilization』シリーズ最新作『シヴィライゼーション レボリューション2+』がPS Vitaで12月3日発売！ | language=ja | date=October 6, 2015 | magazine=Famitsu | publisher=Kadokawa Corporation}} Adding exclusive scenarios, units and world leaders (including Oda Nobunaga, Heihachiro Togo and Himiko), the game was set for release globally on December 3, 2015.{{cite web | url=https://blog.playstation.com/archive/2015/10/30/civilization-revolution-2-plus-comes-to-ps-vita/ | title=Civilization Revolution 2 Plus comes to PS Vita | last=Faulstick | first=Joe | date=October 30, 2015 | website=PlayStation Blog | publisher=Sony Interactive Entertainment | access-date=October 3, 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://blog.playstation.com/2015/10/30/civilization-revolution-2-plus-comes-to-ps-vita-december-3rd/ | title=Civilization Revolution 2 Plus Comes to PS Vita December 3rd | last=Faulstick | first=Joe | date=October 30, 2015 | website=PlayStation Blog | publisher=Sony Interactive Entertainment | access-date=October 3, 2022}} Ultimately it only launched in Asia on that date, whereas the western release was delayed twice{{cite web | url=https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2015/12/02/civilization-revolution-2-plus-ps-vita-gets-last-minute-delay-to-january-26-2016/ | title=Civilization Revolution 2 Plus on PS Vita Gets Last-Minute Delay to January 26, 2016 | last=Dunning | first=Jason | date=December 2, 2015 | website=PlayStation LifeStyle | publisher=Evolve Media}}{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/civilization-revolution-2-plus-ps-vita-release-dat/1100-6434099/ | title=Civilization: Revolution 2 Plus PS Vita Release Date Delayed Again | last=Makuch | first=Eddie | date=January 24, 2016 | website=GameSpot | publisher=Red Ventures}} before coming out on late March 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/civilization-revolution-2-plus/update-delayed-civilization-revolution-2-plus-is-finally-out-now-on-psvita/ | title=[Update] Delayed Civilization Revolution 2 Plus is finally out now on PSVita. | last=Renaudin | first=Clement | date=March 29, 2016 | website=Pocket Gamer | publisher=Steel Media Ltd | access-date=October 3, 2022}} A physical version, featuring box art designed by Hidari, is available in Asia in both local languages and English.{{cite web | url=https://www.play-asia.com/sid-meiers-civilization-revolution-2-multi-language/13/709c2d | title=Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution 2+ (Multi Language) | website=PlayAsia}} The PS Vita version lacks multiplayer.{{cite web | url=http://www.2kgames.jp/civilizationrevolution2plus/ | title=シヴィライゼーション レボリューション2+ 日本語版公式サイト | language=ja | website=2K Games Japan | access-date=October 6, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006182406/http://www.2kgames.jp/civilizationrevolution2plus/ | archive-date=October 6, 2015 | url-status=dead}}
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = (Vita) 77/100{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/sid-meiers-civilization-revolution-2/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita | title=Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution 2+ for PS Vita Reviews | website=Metacritic | publisher=Red Ventures | access-date=October 3, 2022}}
(iOS) 66/100{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/sid-meiers-civilization-revolution-2/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad | title=Civilization Revolution 2 for iPhone/iPad Reviews | website=Metacritic | publisher=Red Ventures | access-date=July 3, 2018}}
| EuroG = 5/10{{cite web | url=https://www.eurogamer.net/civilization-revolution-2-review | title=Civilization Revolution 2 review | last=Dean | first=Paul | date=July 11, 2014 | website=Eurogamer | publisher=Gamer Network | access-date=October 3, 2022}}
| GI = 7.25/10{{cite magazine | url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/civilization_revolution_2/b/ios/archive/2014/07/09/civilization-revolution-2-game-informer-review.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715115740/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/civilization_revolution_2/b/ios/archive/2014/07/09/civilization-revolution-2-game-informer-review.aspx | url-status=live | archive-date=July 15, 2014 | title=Civilization Revolution 2 Review (iOS) | last=Reeves | first=Ben | date=July 9, 2014 | magazine=Game Informer | publisher=GameStop | access-date=October 3, 2022}}
| GameRev = 7/10{{cite web | url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/64799-sid-meiers-civilization-revolution-2-review#/slide/1 | title=Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution 2 Review | last=Henriquez | first=Mike | date=July 10, 2014 | website=GameRevolution | publisher=CraveOnline | access-date=October 3, 2022}}
| Gamezebo = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url=https://www.gamezebo.com/reviews/civilization-revolution-2-review-you-cant-reinvent-the-wheel/ | title=Civilization Revolution 2 Review: You Can't Reinvent the Wheel | last=Strom | first=Steven | date=July 8, 2014 | website=Gamezebo | access-date=October 3, 2022}}
| TA = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web | url=https://toucharcade.com/2014/07/07/civilization-revolution-2-review/ | title='Civilization Revolution 2' Review – The Only Revolutions Here Are Spinning Wheels | last=Musgrave | first=Shaun | date=July 7, 2014 | website=TouchArcade | publisher=TouchArcade.com, LLC | access-date=July 3, 2018}}
| rev1 = Digital Spy
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/a582750/civilization-revolution-2-review-ipad-streamlined-but-strong-strategy/ | title=Civilization Revolution 2 review (iPad): Streamlined but strong strategy | last=White | first=Sam | date=July 8, 2014 | website=Digital Spy | publisher=Hearst Communications | access-date=October 3, 2022}}
| rev2 = National Post
| rev2Score = 7/10{{cite news | url=https://financialpost.com/technology/gaming/sid-meiers-civilization-revolution-2-review-made-explicitly-for-mobile-for-better-and-worse?r | title=Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution 2 review: Made explicitly for mobile – for better and worse | last=Sapieha | first=Chad | date=July 9, 2014 | newspaper=National Post | publisher=Postmedia Network | access-date=October 3, 2022}}
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The original Civilization Revolution 2 received "average" reviews, while Civilization Revolution 2+ received generally favorable reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the latter version a score of 30 out of 40.
Chad Saphieha of National Post gave the original game seven out of ten, saying, "It's hard to recommend Civilization Revolution 2 to those who already played the original. But if this is your first dose of Civ, you're in for a treat." However, Sam White of Digital Spy gave it three stars out of five, saying, "As a tidy-looking package, Civilization Revolution 2 ups the ante in almost every way. It's bold and colourful, and looks fantastic on iPad's gorgeous Retina display. If you're a veteran fan of the series like me, then this mobile sequel might put you off at first. It feels constricted to the mobile world, without the sense of epic scale you get zooming out on your huge empires in the PC games." Roger Hargreaves of Metro gave it a similar score of six out of ten, saying, "Civilization on a smartphone (or tablet) is still an enticing prospect but this so-called sequel shows very little improvement over the original and is now missing a major play mode."{{cite news | url=https://metro.co.uk/2014/07/09/civilization-revolution-2-review-the-wrong-strategy-4791598/ | title=Civilization Revolution 2 review – the wrong strategy | last=Hargreaves | first=Roger | date=July 9, 2014 | newspaper=Metro | publisher=DMG Media | access-date=October 3, 2022}}
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://civilization.com/civilization-revolution-2/}}
- {{webarchive | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522101853/https://2kgames.jp/civilizationrevolution2plus/ | date=May 22, 2020 | title=Civilization Revolution 2 Plus}} {{in lang|ja}}
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