City Life: Edition 2008

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 9 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

3
Average:

3
Bad:

2

Pros:

Most complete version of City Life, Innovative socioeconomic classes adds spice to your city planning.
Verdict

Cons:

Not nearly enough new features for even a standalone expansion pack, "New" campaign and scenarios retread old ground.
Verdict

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Last revision on January 31, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Most complete version of City Life, Innovative socioeconomic classes adds spice to your city planning
Verdict

Reviewers Didn't Like

Not nearly enough new features for even a standalone expansion pack, "New" campaign and scenarios retread old ground
Verdict

Expert reviews and ratings

For years, SimCity has languished atop its mighty throne as the master of the universe of city creating simulations. Will Wright's goliath runaway franchise had little competition until Monte Cristo's City Life gave it a run for its money in...

By Cheat Code Central on October 08, 2009

City Life: 2008 Edition may be the most recent version of the innovative social-engineering sim from 2006, but beyond the new date stamped on the box cover, there's not much reason for City Life vets to pick up this expansion. The biggest new draw...

By 1Up on July 22, 2008

7This edition of City Life is a good city simulation and it compares well to the Sim City series. The content is solid and the gameplay fun, and the inclusion of social strategy planning is innovative. However, for an expansion, there isn’t a...

By GameZone on July 14, 2008

When looking at a game like City Life, you sit there trying to think of ways not to mention Sim City in the review. Damn.Anyway, what we have with City Life 2008 is a city building Sim in a similar vein to Sim City...sod it. Like Sim City (oh for Gods...

By Yet Another Review Site on April 11, 2008

Let me take you back nearly 20 years. It was in 1989 that Will Wright developed a title that helped introduce Maxis to the computer gaming community. This title was , the forerunner of numerous other Sim offerings that took over numerous hours of...

By GadgetSpeak on April 02, 2008

The latest addition to this family of innovative city-building games leaves you wanting more, mostly because it offers so little that is new....

By GameSpot on March 11, 2008

Verdict

By V3.co.uk on March 06, 2008

James WrightClassification: G8.6The latest sim city builder game has arrived on PC that takes the original premise of the original game and moves it to the next level with a plethora of new buildings and maps to help unleash the hidden muse in all of...

By ImpulseGamer on March 01, 2008

The original City Life distinguished itself from other town management games with its class structure. From the Have-nots to the Elites, each neighbourhood had to be delicately balanced, keeping the rich and the poor apart to prevent social unrest,...

By Games Radar on February 12, 2008

While not perfect, this game does have a lot to offer when it comes to a city building game. While the graphics are not as sharp as Sim City Societies, City Life 2008 Edition offers a lot more to the gameplay. Because of the ability to angle streets...

By GamePyre on August 27, 2008

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