Locutus
July 15, 2008, 17:11
The US news paper <strong>Washington Post</strong> posted an article about <em>Civilization</em>'s latest attempt to break into the console market. Staff writer Mike Musgrove calls the game a milestone for <em>Civilization</em> as it places it amidst a trend of reinvention by the games industry. He talked to Sid Meier about the switch to consoles, who said: <q>There's an energy to the console market. We're seeing an explosion in the quality and creativity in console games.</q> Civilization is according to Sid a <q>more gentle, more entertaining introduction</q> to the series.
The article points out that hardcore PC fans aren't necessarily a fan of this, citing <strong>CivFanatics</strong>'s Thunderfall as example. Games industry analyst Mike Hickey of Janco Partners feels it has potential though:
<q>Sid Meier is one of the most respected developers in the industry, and this one of the biggest franchises in the world for that category of game. I think it has a shot of doing pretty well.</q>
To read the full two-page article, visit the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062604032.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter">online version</a> of the <strong>Washtington Post</strong>. Thanks to <a href="http://planetcivilization.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=152427"><strong>Planet Civilization</strong></a> for the heads-up on this story.
The article points out that hardcore PC fans aren't necessarily a fan of this, citing <strong>CivFanatics</strong>'s Thunderfall as example. Games industry analyst Mike Hickey of Janco Partners feels it has potential though:
<q>Sid Meier is one of the most respected developers in the industry, and this one of the biggest franchises in the world for that category of game. I think it has a shot of doing pretty well.</q>
To read the full two-page article, visit the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062604032.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter">online version</a> of the <strong>Washtington Post</strong>. Thanks to <a href="http://planetcivilization.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=152427"><strong>Planet Civilization</strong></a> for the heads-up on this story.