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jim_steer is offline jim_steer
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Just having a quick browse through amazon.co.uk and noticed that they have added a new (since I last looked) PTW box pic.
This looks like one of those DVD box size covers I am not sure we ever found out if ptw was to get a normal sized box or a DVD size box, It doesn't bother me either way cos I generally bin them in anycase.
Anyway here (possibly) is the pic.


Its nice but is it worth the 3 extra weeks we have to wait for ptw, I dont think so

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Does anyone else like this better than the US box art?
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Yeah I think it is nicer.
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I think it is more civlike
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Yes, this game cover shows, that it's not about armwrestling at all

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Damn it, I thought the combat in lan and hotseat multiplayer games was resolved by armwrestling. All those hours I put in at the gym wasted

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Methinks Firaxis realized they had to make a more civilized box for the European market.

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Notice: it's a box that shows the map of europe
For sure targetted to the european market, otherwise it would've had an north american map

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One more notice: In the upper right corner the word "Civilisation" is written in its British version, while the game name remained in the American version.
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That box looks great. The North American one is a joke.


That said, does it really make a difference once we get our grubby paws on the CD? Nope.
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Wheres the tin?
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they spelt "civilisations" wrong on the top right.

i know it's a euro-fied version, but the name of the game is civiliZation, so suck it. :P
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Definitely better than the US box much more...'civilized'

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Just who is Firaxis marketing to here in the US? The Euro box is much better.
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That's a good question. The US box just shows the aggression of MP games, but fails to show the 'total package' that is Civ.
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That's a good question. The US box just shows the aggression of MP games, but fails to show the 'total package' that is Civ.


Two boxes for two different markets.

US Box = Primal

EU Box = Sohisticated
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As an American, I'll take that as a compliment.

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quote:
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As an American, I'll take that as a compliment.


That's up to you monkeyboy.

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Keep that up and I'll have to arm wrestle you into submission.

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Hmmm, me thinks a combination of the two would have been........

i prefer the american one though, the colors are, well, i dunno, just not right,to pale.

to watercolorish maybe

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to watercolorish maybe


Like the maps in the game? Nothing wrong with that.

A diplomacy blurb: "I suggest you sign a peace treaty, because my well-trained arm-wrestlers are being moved near to your cities"
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"The Russians are dismissive of our armwrestling skills."
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"The Russians are dismissive of our armwrestling skills."


The funny thing is that AFAIK many armwrestling champions are european

Well, I liked more the european box, but Italy is so deformed to look like another country

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too watercolorish maybe


Like the maps in the game? Nothing wrong with that.


It's more an "inside joke" between Alva and WarpStorm...

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Then perhaps I should retire....

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I don't know which is better.
This shows the game, but US cover shows what the in-game-world (from lower-level view) would look like.
No complains, this looks good enough.
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I like the European box best! The colours is IMHO right(sorry alva!), and the map filled with small pieces of different parts of the game, is just right.
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Maybe the designers could have opened an atlas before making this map... Ireland and Italy are awful, GB is much too small, I can't see Danemark, etc . But maybe it is done to show how the maps are in the game

Nevertheless it is better than the US box art

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I can see Norway, that's all that matters!
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quote:
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they spelt "civilisations" wrong on the top right.

i know it's a euro-fied version, but the name of the game is civiliZation, so suck it. :P


No it is correct since civilisation in the top right is not a brand name, therefore it needs to be spelt the official british way. Only the game title needs to be in the American version.

Suck it

 
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