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McCaul: Since the game is originally turn-based as part of Sid's vision, we weren't going to change that. IGN: As for the actual core technology, were there any games from the DS library you looked at specifically? Obviously there are things like Advance Wars, but then you've also got games like Age of Empires DS. We basically told the artists 'this is how much you can have loaded in at a time', and let them do what they needed to do to make the game look as cool as they wanted. In bringing that to DS specifically, how did you condense the gameplay down to fit into a gamer's pocket? Wuenschell: Well once we knew what visual style we wanted - 2D - it was really a matter of letting the artists go to town. IGN: On a broader note, Civilization is a very asset-heavy game. IGN: Is there any action gameplay thrown in as well, or does it stick to its roots with turn-based strategy? McCaul: It sticks to its roots. Most of the tile information and stats are all on the top screen, so we tried to keep the bottom screen used for the map, and just for the map. We started off looking at it like a game board for the bottom screen, and then the top screen is used for the combat and city layout. We're using some 3D to help show it off, but as far as the art goes it's a 2D look. IGN: On the visual front, will we see a blend of 2D and 3D, or did you focus mainly on sprite work and animation for a fully 2D look? Wuenschell: It's mostly 2D work. Everything is still there, and we didn't have to remove anything we're just displaying it in a different way for the pocket platform. Wuenschell: But again, the core experience is still the same. All the combat and city screens are defnitley at a different pace and cadence than the console versions. It's the presentation on DS that is where things really change. There are 16 civs, and the game core is the same from DS to 360 and PS3, so you won't see many differences there. Is that number totally confirmed for the final version, or is that still in the works? As for the DS version specifically, does that number still apply? McCaul: Yes, that number is set in stone. IGN: You've mentioned previously that there are 16 different civilizations to play as in the game.

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IGN: What kind of options do you have for those modes? Is it one-on-one, or is there a four player component as well? Wuenschell: There is a head-to-head mode which is just two players, of course, and then a free for all four player mode, and team battle. You can play it with a group of people wihin the same room, connecting wirelessly, or you can go into Wi-Fi to connect online and play with people anywhere in the world. Is that going to be just local wireless, or is it across Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection as well? Wuenschell: Both. IGN: With the actual multiplayer, what do you have planned overall.

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We consolidated it into one main visual, which makes it even quicker for portable and online play. We took a couple steps out of the 360 or console versions that consisted of just dialogue that is constantly coming at you. We wanted to keep it a little quicker, especially on DS, since you don't have unlimited battery length with things like Wi-Fi and wireless play. Is that the same with DS then as well? Wuenschell: Yes it's essentially the same game, but we have less coming up during the actual gameplay itself. IGN: As far as the mission to mission flow of the game is concerned on consoles, it seemed like it was taken in a bit of a different direction, but still deep in strategy - now a bit quicker and intuitive. We're in the final stages finishing it up right now.

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IGN: How long has the team been working on this game, and how far along is it now? McCaul: We got the initial go-ahead on it during April, and a couple months after that we went into full production. In getting the same style of game onto DS, we had find different ways to visualize the different information, while selecting a different style and control method within the same game. Wuenschell: One of the other things we want to make sure people know is that the internal game core for DS is the same as the 360 and PS3. It was very exciting, and we had a lot of big decisions to make in order to make this a really fun and unique game. IGN: Not a ton is known about CivRev DS yet, so to kick it off what can you tell us about your first DS excursion? McCaul: We kind of re-envisioned the entire game for the console version, so where the DS is concerned we sort of re-envisioned it again, and went back to the drawing board for what we were doing with the game.