In the fast-changing world of videogames, few titles are worth more than several hours of attention, fewer are remembered after a couple of months and fewer still become genuine classics. Even among the classics, the original Civilization stands out.
In retrospect, the fact that The Sims, the "life simulator" that happens to be the best-selling PC game of all time, never includes college life is almost criminal. But fear not, because the legendary Will Wright and his cohorts at Maxis have atoned for their grave oversight in grand fashion.
This coming weekend, a group of University students will be spending 24 hours in Memorial Gymnasium, and they will be paying to do it.
