Next Level Gaming has the first review of the retal version of Galactic Civilizations (v1.0).

What can be more fun than playing a fantastic strategy game… oh wait I know, what if they throw in funny comments, like when you read technology upgrade descriptions and you find yourself cracking a smile or even laughing out loud.  I can’t stop playing this game, I’m so glad it didn’t come out during the holiday season or there is no way I would have gotten any other games done.  95/100

You can read the whole thing here.

PC Game World has a review up. It's based on the gamma version (the final version is considerably nicer) but it's still a thorough review of what you can expect in the game. 

While the Stardock love is flowing I should also mention that they forgo the usual draconian DRM mechanisms found in most of today's games. Once installed no disc is required to play, and the game can be installed on multiple computers with the developers blessing (provided they are owned by the same person of course). Between my HTPC, My laptop, and my "gaming rig" I have three computers that I regularly play games on, and now I don't have to shuffle the disc around my house to play this game where I want to. Thanks Stardock.  90/100.

You can read that review here.