| Civilization Wars is a 2D online flash game not to | | | | buildings to battle. There are two outcomes here, |
| be confused with Sid Meier's popular PC series | | | | either you are victorious and therefore, will gain |
| civilization. On the main menu you select from | | | | the rights to the building or your adversary will |
| normal or hard modes, and on each of these you | | | | slay all your troops, leaving you shorthanded and |
| can see three stages, each one gets | | | | in danger. |
| progressively harder than the last, and to unlock | | | | Sometimes you can use all your troops and it is |
| the next in the series you must complete the last. | | | | still not enough, so it is time to bring on the spells |
| This game boasts terrific longevity and is not a | | | | of magic to help you. You will find that the further |
| game you will be able to complete in one sitting, | | | | you progress through the game, the more spells |
| so instead of starting over again every time | | | | you unlock for use on harder levels. There are |
| which would make no sense developers have | | | | also a selection of other upgrades including |
| added a save and load button. | | | | upgrades to your troops attack and defences. |
| The first levels you come across are a tutorial; | | | | As you progress through the game you will come |
| these are handy to play because they give you a | | | | across some boss stages, however, these are no |
| feel of the game itself. Your strategy is to | | | | ordinary bosses like kings or knights, but instead |
| capture every building on the map, and to do this | | | | are colossal animals. These animals bring a |
| you must select your people and send them into | | | | massive test to the game because they are |
| battle. To assist you along the way you can | | | | particularly hard to defeat. If you find that you |
| regenerate your people by sending them into | | | | cannot defeat a stage, then you can go back to |
| buildings. Other buildings replenishing your mana, | | | | a previous battle to gain more experience. This is |
| which helps for magic attacks and some, will just | | | | handy if you need to do it, but for a better |
| act as a defence barrier between you and your | | | | gaming experience I suggest you try and defeat |
| enemy. | | | | the stage without any help, even though it may |
| To see how many troops are in each one of | | | | not seem like it you can overcome all of the |
| your buildings, there is a small number above the | | | | levels. |
| building itself. To use these troops to attack an | | | | Unlike some other flash strategy games, where |
| enemy building click on it, then drag and drop a | | | | play is often one dimensional, Civilization Wars |
| building (or a selection of buildings) onto an enemy | | | | requires a lot of thought and imagination. If you |
| barracks. When you do this you will see your | | | | are an avid strategy gamer you could do much |
| troops leave your building and enter the enemy | | | | worse than Civilization Wars. |