CITIES XL Announced
to a new urban planning simulation from Monte Cristo that they plan to release
sometime next year. The site offers newsletter sign-ups, game information and
screenshots. Here's the announcement: PARIS, France. April 17, 2008 -
Monte Cristo is pleased to announce CITIES XL™ for Windows today. In this
next-generation take on the city building genre, realism will be pushed to the
limit with cities that are bigger, more realistic and more sophisticated than
ever before. CITIES XL™ will expand upon all the features that make city
builders fun and interesting, while also letting players take their game online,
as they interact with others in a massive online environment.
CITIES XL™ allows gamers to develop cities on realistic 3D maps using an
incredible collection of unique structures and monuments based on American,
Asian and European-influenced architectural styles. The maps feature a variety
of environments: mountains, hills, canyons, beaches and islands, all set in
different climates from tropical to desert, Mediterranean to temperate. Players
must create the right combinations of social services, leisure activities,
special events and other job opportunities within their cities in order to feed,
clothe, employ and entertain their citizens. Be it planning and building a new
zoo, public park, residential neighborhood or transit system - there's always a
fresh and exciting challenge for would-be city managers and mayors in CITIES
XL™.
"We believe that the level of detail and realism brought to CITIES XL™ answers
the needs of city-builder fans," said Jérôme Gastaldi, COO of Monte Cristo. "We
believe fans of the genre will definitely enjoy CITIES XL™ and many of those
fans have provided us with feedback on our development so far. We are really
proud to have such a cool and proactive community."
The game's online features and services will allow players to create
interconnected cities on virtual and persistent planets. Mayors can share and
trade with one another, specialize their economy and team up with befriended
cities to create sprawling metropolises. Life on the planet will be punctuated
by events and competitions - a concert held in one town may, for example, be
attended by visitors from other areas who can also enjoy a walk around the city
to admire the urban creations of multiple players. By combining a fantastic
single-player game with the social and multiplayer aspects of an MMO, CITIES XL™
will shape the future of the genre by offering more variety, bigger cities and
multiple gameplay layers.
For more information about CITIES XL™, which will ship in 2009, please join the
continuously growing community at
www.citiesxl.com
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