Based on captured video, it appears to run at 1440p instead. I did notice that Civilization VI wasn’t taking full advantage of my first-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro’s 2732x2048 resolution. But even without that expensive accessory, controls are comfortable to use. Most of the time I played with my Apple Pencil, as it helped me better pinpoint specific tiles and units better than my fingers when the map got crowded in the late game. Heck, you can even play with a Bluetooth keyboard if you wish, but I found that a little awkward in the absence of a real mouse. You can pinch the map to zoom out, much as you would in Google Maps (or Apple Maps, I suppose). “It plays largely the same way, too, with intuitive touchscreen substitutions for mouse commands such as pressing and holding an icon when you want a tooltip. It's complex, but it's also extremely fun and addictive when you’re in the grips of a sprawling international rivalry between multiple nations. Beyond that, you have to worry about little details like traders, envoys, 'Great People,' and building monuments like the Oracle at Delphi. Alternatively, if you want a greater challenge, you can found a culture everyone wants to be a part of.

You can still brute-force your way to victory with the military, but you can also guide your people from the ancient period to the Space Age by starting and spreading a popular religion. Never, though, has a Civilization game come packed with so many features at launch as Civilization VI, to the point where it's a little intimidating if you're brand-new to the series. This is Civilization VI in (almost) its full glory, so to get an idea of why that’s so exciting you should read our original review of the PC version, which still holds up well a little over a year later.Suffice it to say that Civilization is the quintessential turn-based '4X' strategy series – a genre that involves 'Exploring, Expanding, Exploiting, and Exterminating,' traditionally through military victory. It's very close to the PC game in look and feel, but designed smartly enough that it's easy to believe it was always meant for a tablet. Meier's creation did so well commercially that it paved the way for numerous sequels, as Civilization II was released in 1996, followed by Civilization III in 2001, then Civilization IV (2005), Civilization V (2010) and Civilization VI (2016).Aspyr's port gives other developers something to (ahem) aspire to. The game was also awarded the Origins Award - Best Military or Strategy Computer Game of 1991, and was included in New York Times' Game Canon list in 2007. After a preview, it was called as an Olympian in the genre of god games in the Computer Gaming World, which ranked Civilization as the best game of all time in 1996. The game was available in many platforms and received great reviews for its simple and entertaining gameplay. In interviews, Meier claimed he based the game on similar god games like the first version of the Sims and Populous. Its creator, Sid Meier, has been lauded many times and was labeled as an auteur for his design of the game. Many of history's 4X-type games (which require players to explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) were influenced by Civilization.

Civilization was once ranked as the 11th-most important video games of all time by the website GamePro, and the highest among 4X-type games in the list.

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