Victoria: Revolutions Critic Reviews

As for regular gamers, if you’ve ever felt any desire to play a more complex and realistic version of Civilization, to wonder if you could unite Germany as Prussia, or beat the Yankees as the Confederates, Victoria is definitely worth trying now. It’s cheaper and the patches plus this expansion have made it a great value. Just be warned, there is a lot to learn in a short time.

While it doesn't change or enhance enough of the core game to attract players turned off by the original's extreme attention to detail, convoluted interface, and design flaws, it contains so many subtle tweaks and improvements that it is a must-buy for fans. The only drawback is that this $10 expansion probably should have been offered as a free patch.

This is more a sop to the converted than an effort to appeal to those who have given up.