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Cubed3Sid Meier's Civilization VI (Nintendo Switch) Review
Published 1/23/2019
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PS4 / Linux / Android / PC / iOS / Mac / XONE / Switch - 11/16/2018
Sid Meier's Civilization VI - Console Edition
Civilization is a turn-based strategy game in which you attempt to build an empire to stand the test of time. Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Age. Wage war, conduct diplomacy, advance your culture, and go head-to-head with history’s greatest leaders as you attempt to build the greatest civilization the world has ever known.
- Developer
- Firaxis Games
- Publisher
- Aspyr Media, 2K Games
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Critic avg
88
24 scored reviews
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24
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75–100
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Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 88 across 24 scored reviews, with a 25-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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24 included scored reviews
90–10014 reviews · 58%
80–899 reviews · 38%
70–791 review · 4%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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DualShockersSid Meier’s Civilization VI Review — Complex Systems Made Handheld Accessible
Published 12/13/2018
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80
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalNick Petrasiti
TheSixthAxisCivilization VI – Switch
Published 12/3/2018
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90
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalHugh Mitchell
ImpulsegamerCivilization VI (Nintendo Switch) Review
Published 12/1/2018
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80
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalBen Salter
StevivorCivilization VI Switch Review: Finding the middle ground
Published 11/29/2018
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85
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalJosh Lack
Press StartCivilization VI Review (Nintendo Switch) - Portable Revolution
Published 11/27/2018
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90
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalWilliam Murphy
GameSpaceCivilization VI – Nintendo Switch
Published 11/27/2018
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85
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatthew Zawodniak
Nintendo World ReportCivilization VI (Switch) Review
Published 11/25/2018
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75
-13 vs critic avg
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Read originalToby Saunders
Game RevolutionCivilization 6 Switch Review – An Entire Civilization in the Palm of Your Hand
Published 11/24/2018
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90
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalDave Aubrey
WccftechCivilization VI for Nintendo Switch Review – Finally On Console
Published 11/21/2018
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