Created by XL Games and published by 2K Games, Civilization Online, if all goes well, could be exactly what the MMORPG genre needs to get away from the predictable and tired design-copy of Worlf of Warcraft.
Of course it will be very different from previous Civilization games. Players will take real time control of a single character with the career of their choice, which will allow them to build, research technologies, wage wars and much more. As an important cog in the machine of their chosen people, every effort they make will be towards not personal gain but its progress, as it slowly evolves from the stone to the space age. The graphics, despite the use of the powerful CryEngine 3, are somewhat cartoony, yet retain a sense of wonder.
