As engaging as Cities XL can be for those who appreciate straightforward city building, the game is only halfway there. The single-player mode has clearly been manipulated to nudge gamers toward the MMO-styled subscription plan, which doesn't offer great bang for the buck at present. Serious improvements will have to be made to the online features to make Planet mode viable for the long term. So right now you're stuck with an unremarkable and rather conventional city-building game that's big on promises but has yet to make good on most of them.
This week’s Humble Weekly Bundle, Focus Home Interactive 2, features a variety of different games which will please RPG fans to city-simulator fans. Notably, unlike normal bundles there are four tiers (compared to the usual three) — when you buy into one tier, you can’t change the size of your order without contacting Customer Support.
In Episode 52 of the Game Under Podcast, Phil Fogg explains why he's taking 20 hours to finish Shovel Knights (he is an accidental platforming masochist), and Tom Towers declines to play anything: instead he joins Phil in an all encompassing discussion on videogame criticism!
CitiesXL Platinum gets a release trailer with buildings being build to the sound of dubstep music.
I like how they put "Build Huge Cities" in there. From what I see in Simcity. Cities are so small.
i was interested in this game ...this review makes me glad i didnt day one purchase this game