Civilization VI is a game about building an empire to stand the test of time, and the Rise and Fall expansion brings new choices, strategies, and challenges for players as they guide a. In 1991's original Civilization, Meier's aim was nothing less than to simulate human history through the prism of great civilizations.Many of the depicted civilizations' achievements were rooted.

What Civ VI really needs is it’s own version of Gods & Kings, which will transform it from a solidly built game to an immersively fun experience. I’m confident such an update will (eventually) be ready.

It's nowhere close to the massive step forward from Civ 4 to 5. And while some elements have improved, others feel lacking. I'm glad to see the return of the government system, but it feels underdeveloped, and the ability to simply swap out policy cards with no political blowback feels very out of place.

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Now, obviously the power of your standard iPad is not going to rival the greatest of PC graphics cards, and no iPad CPU is going to go up against an overclocked Intel i7-7700K in mortal combat, so there was a bit of skepticism on my part as to how the game could handle the immense AI especially late in the game. In a year that had us see Doom come to the Nintendo Switch in a mostly respectable presentation, seeing Civ VI hit the iPad without having the pare back mechanics or cut items to make it run makes me excited to see what else can be done. I’m happy to report that the entire experience has been mostly without issue. While there are obvious concessions in the way of making sure the performance is rock solid, the experience you get on iPad largely mirrors the PC/Mac experience. All of the features you’d expect to see in a CIV VI game from fully customizable game modes to the “One More Turn” mentality that has defined Civilization over the years are fully present.

Graphically, the game does have some visual drawbacks, especially when it comes to some of the 3D models on screen – with the models themselves seeming to be at a lower resolution than the rest of the presentation. In gameplay it does give off a somewhat fuzzy look, but I didn’t find it distracting in the long-haul.