Once done with this, you can jump to the fun part: building your own city. You ought to play at least some of it in order to understand the complicated parts of Cities XL. There is a tutorial that walks youВ throughВ the basics of building and running a city. Each map is based on a real-world location (well, the real world once the sea levels have risen a few thousand feet).В ItвЂ™s easy to pick what type of map you want you can filter by resources, land type, or difficulty rating. Some maps have beaches that will let you build a touristвЂ™s dream, while others are barren deserts that offer oil for the taking. On a map with open fertile plains, a farmingВ communityВ will be a good start. On a mountain map, it will be easiest to build aВ successfulВ city by building a skiВ resort. There isnвЂ™t a campaign really, but there are plenty of different maps that will present different opportunities to you. YouвЂ™ll never feel overwhelmed though, since you can pause the game at any time, or change the speed of time passing. It starts out very slow-paced and relaxed, and it can become a hectic numbers game very quickly. People need jobs, jobs need resources, resources need more people, more people need retail andВ leisureВ activities to stay happy, and all of these things need even more people to stay running. And anything that you add will always put things out of balance. MSRP: $39.99 (Standalone), $14.99 (Expansion to Cities XL 2011)Д¬ities XL 2012 is a captivating balancing act that is constantly pushing you forward. This makes it more like an expansion for some, and if you are a newcomer to the series, itвЂ™s still worth $39.99. Thankfully, Cities XL 2012В is out, and itвЂ™s a great expansion to Cities XL 2011.В If you already own 2011, you can pick up 2012В for just $14.99.

IвЂ™ll admit that it can be a hard genre to sell, and we donвЂ™t see a whole lot of them today.

ItвЂ™s been awhile since I have played a good city builder.

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