Merscom and National Geographic Games announced today's release of Plan It Green, a building sim that integrates green technology in a fast paced casual game.
Several screenshots are included.
Eco friendly green technology and living are the way forwards, and games like Plan It Green are designed to encourage this philosophy - but does the game live up to its price tag?
Plan It Green seems like a smashing game - and the concept of a "green Sim City" is certainly an attractive one. Available from the National Geographic website, Plan It Green comes with a free 60 minute trial for you to try out some of the early missions. This is a great feature and one which is becoming increasing common among independent video game producers. It's great for giving a good flavour of the game and determining the difficulty level, and wIth a relatively small 53 MB download it gives a great sample of what Plan It Green is all about.
Pros
• Different sorts of environmental challenges to work out.
• Serves as a teacher about green/environmental issues
• Thorough tutorial
• Missions and an endless mode included
Cons
• Some weak character design
JIG:
"It may fall short of presenting the ultimate in eco-friendly building, but Plan It Green does its part to raise awareness. Beyond its message, however, is a great-looking casual building sim that shaves off frustration and easily competes with the well-established franchises already on the market."
