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Civilization (Series) Review

ESRB Rating EVERYONE 10+ for Civilization

Posted: A year ago, last updated 2 weeks ago.

Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.

Overview

Civilization is a long running strategy game where you develop a society from hunter gatherer to space travel. There are many ways to approach this challenge; socially, militarily, politically or perhaps building wonders to impress other nations.

Civilization is available on most systems and has developed over the years so newer games are more intricate while offering more streamlined interfaces.

Game Details

Rating: PEGI 12+, ESRB EVERYONE 10+

Release Date: 21/10/2016, updated in 2019

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Genres: Fighting, Open World, Strategy and Turn-Based

Developer: @Sid_Meier

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Commitment

Duration: This game will take between 20 hours and 40 hours to complete.

Players: This is a single player game.

Costs

Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. Expansions of different sizes can be purchased to expand the game with new great ages, scenarios and civilizations. A bundled purchase can offer both Rise and Fall and Gathering Storm expansions.

Age Ratings

This game has been rated ESRB EVERYONE 10+.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI Is rated PEGI 12 for depictions of non-realistic looking violence towards human-like and animal-like characters. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age. It includes in-app purchases.

Accessibility

Accessibility for this game is as follows:

System Settings

Nintendo Switch has some built-in features, including a lockable zoom, that can be used on all games. Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators. PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping). Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games... read more about system accessibility settings.

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