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Cities XL
Released On: Oct 8, 2009
69
5.0
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
69
37% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
63% Mixed
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
69
37% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
63% Mixed
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Cities XL is a fresh and innovative game. It is graphically beautiful and full of interesting features that set it to the top of the genre. Unfortunately there are some issues with the online.
A technically competent city builder that lacks any kind of real depth of gameplay mechanics. There's not much left of a city builder when it's missing many crucial components like a public transport network and infrastructure design. [Jan 2010]
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 User Ratings
5.0
29% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
29% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
42% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 31 User Ratings
5.0
29% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
29% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
42% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
This game was so bad, Monte Cristo was forced into bankruptcy due to a lack of sales. Not joking. It's that bad. I got in on the beta, and most people bailed before the release. Monte Cristo was afraid to push back the release date in favor of completing the game. Could have used those few extra months in development.
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PC
Cities XL suffers from too many preventable faults to be considered a success. It's a shame, since under the surface hides a powerful and creative beast.
There's work that clearly needs to be done, and if Monte Cristo pull out all the stops over the next few weeks Cities XL might approach something closer to it's true potential than what is currently on offer. As it stands, in it's current state, there's still not enough that justifies repeated visits once the free 7 day trail expires.
City XL have some problems, especially the lack of vision and challenge make this game look somewhat unfinished.
Cities XL isn’t SimCity, nor is it a revolution for the city building sub-genre, despite Monte Cristo's efforts with the online feature. But Cities XL is a good game for everyone who enjoy these kind of strategy games. Nothing more and nothing less.
This is a solid city builder in the SimCity line with a clean interface and good underlying mechanics. The online parts, which the developer hopes to use to set it apart, require more work and thought.
The game it self is rather good. I covers many aspects and you have to think ahead.
The graphics is also great.
There is only one problem that totally destroys my experience of the game.
I have a descent quad core cpu with 8gb of memory and dual graphics cards in crossfire.
Yet, now my city have more than 250,000 inhabitants, then I have to wait for about half a minute from the time I click to trade, until the window actually appear.
Also, when I click on a tool, then it sounds like I clicked 4-5 times.
This is due to the fact that the game ONLY SUPPORTS SINGLE CORE!
The problem is present no matter if you have the limited edition or the regular one.
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PC
Summary 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 ...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Oct 8, 2009
Developer:
- Monte Cristo
Publisher: Focus Home Interactive
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