First Look at Call to Power

                On the same day the settlement was announced, Activision
                stopped by the Gamecenter offices to give us a look at
                Civilization: Call to Power. The game world is of course
                remarkably similar to Civilization II: a three-quarter view of a
                variegated landscape with towns and units. The units are
                oversized and animated as they move through the world, and
                there are visual effects to match their actions, from minor
                explosions to the destruction of whole cities. 

                There will be more ways to attack cities and civilizations than by
                simply using combat. For example, a civilization that is governed
                by theocracy can send a missionary or televangelist into an
                enemy city to convert the populace. A civilization that is in fact a
                multinational corporation can buy an enemy city. One of the more
                amusing units is the lawyer, who can move into an enemy city and
                stop it from producing; the resultant special effect is a whirlwind of
                paperwork above the city. For those whose government is an
                ecotopia, there's a park ranger who can drive a psychedelically
                painted tank into a city and instantly convert it into a park in the
                name of the environment. 

                "Civ II did a great job with combat units," said Cecilia Barajas, the
                director of Call to Power, "but history shows us that there are
                many other ways to take over or crush another civilization than just
                brute force. I wanted our game to reflect that." 

                The ultimate goal of Call to Power is the same as other
                Civilization games: either destroy rival civilizations or be the first
                to colonize Alpha Centauri. In Call to Power, however, the
                possible time span is expanded from 4000 B.C. to A.D. 3000,
                allowing for more future technologies and futuristic cities. 

                Civilization: Call to Power will also be multiplayer supported;
                however, as with other turn-based games, there's always the
                question of what to do while you're waiting for the other players to
                move. Barajas claims to have a solution to this problem in Call to
                Power, but for now she's keeping mum. "There will be plenty of
                things to do in a multiplayer game, believe me," she said. "We
                just can't tell you what they are right now."

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