Chris "Velociryx" Hartpence, perhaps best known in gaming circles as author of what has been widely described as a "definitive" guide to Alpha Centauri`s Alien Crossfire expansion pack, has completed his review of Civilization IV exclusively for Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS). He received his copy of the game thanks to funds raised through an effort in ACS`Civ community earlier this year.
Hartpence`s ~3,700 word review has been broken up into two parts. Part 1 was published last week [see story], and Part 2 has been published today. It outlines his first impressions of CivIV, and recounts why he never finished his first game of it. "Where CivIII was a bitter disappointment, CivIV restores my faith in the franchise, and the direction it is moving in", he says at one point. "Yes, there are some aspects of the game that I dearly wish had been pushed and developed even further, but I can wait..."
Most commonly known in many online circles as just "Velociryx", Hartpence is also an economist, helpdesk analyst and author of other titles including Five Days in May, a horror fiction novel favourably reviewed by The New York Times.
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Dan; Apolyton CS
Hartpence`s ~3,700 word review has been broken up into two parts. Part 1 was published last week [see story], and Part 2 has been published today. It outlines his first impressions of CivIV, and recounts why he never finished his first game of it. "Where CivIII was a bitter disappointment, CivIV restores my faith in the franchise, and the direction it is moving in", he says at one point. "Yes, there are some aspects of the game that I dearly wish had been pushed and developed even further, but I can wait..."
Most commonly known in many online circles as just "Velociryx", Hartpence is also an economist, helpdesk analyst and author of other titles including Five Days in May, a horror fiction novel favourably reviewed by The New York Times.
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Dan; Apolyton CS
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