Civilization: Beyond Earth launching fund for LEGO Set, gameplay review roundup

(PHOTO: LEGO Ideas)Civilization: Beyond Earth Worker Mech.

While 2K and Firaxis Games' Civilization: Beyond Earth debuted quite feebly at 18th place on the UK charts, fans have something else to look forward to – a video game-inspired LEGO set.

Firaxis Games' artist Andrew Clark unveiled a LEGO concept design of the 'Worker Mech' via the official LEGO Ideas website.

"Designed by concept artist Mike Bazzell, the worker unit in Civilization: Beyond Earth will change equipment depending on its current job. This model is based on the front end loader, used to build quarries and mines. This Worker is ready to tackle any world, from harsh arid planets to miasma-laden fungal planets," Clark wrote.

"A big shout-out to all the folks at Firaxis who kept the secret and helped collate the parts correctly in each set. It's great to work for a company that buys you LEGO as a present!" he added.

The set will have a total of 187 parts, and will include the Worker Mech, a minifigure of an optional female head, Firaxis sticker for the bucket, and a user manual.

However, the fulfillment of this LEGO dream lies in the hands of fans.

The talented artists from Firaxis Games need to gather, at a minimum, 10,000 supporters in order for LEGO brick designers to consider the project.

At the moment, the design has 550 supporters. The crusade closes in one year, so there is still massive amount of time for the numbers to increase.

Meanwhile, Civilization Beyond Earth received a good amount of fair reviews from the gaming community.

Colin Campbell of Polygon gave it a nine out of the possible perfect score of 10, and said, "Packed with big ideas about science and science fiction, it meticulously interlocks dozens of strategic gaming systems that work together at a level that approaches genius."

IGN's Dan Stapleton, however, thinks that this is not the strongest game of the hit Civilization franchise.

Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth hit store shelves with a Oct. 24 release date.

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