Reviewers Liked
- Great graphics
- Lots of replay value
- Easy to play and understand
- Addictive
- Social aspect is unique and challenging
- Great graphics
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Skimpy manual
- Some quirks in structure placement
City Life
77
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"City Life" Features Manage the wants and needs of 6 social classes, while creating a peaceful city. Build amenities unique to each social class. 3D game engine brings the people to life. Play Free Mode or the scenarios to unlock the key to each city....
By About.com onBuilding cities and keeping your inhabitants happy is a brain-teasing challenge. If you have unfulfilled aspirations of becoming a town planner, or love games like Sim City, then City Life will be right up your street. Like all games of its ilk, the...
By Expert Reviews onLo, we’ve come to the paradox of gaming; what matters more to you – what your eye sees, or how your mind responds to playing the title. The influx of slightly more micromanagement to a Sim City styled title gives you full control over how...
By GamePyre onIn ending this review I have to say that City Life could have gotten a perfect score from me were it not for the StarForce/Frontline pro that made trying to actually play the game pretty darn hard at times. When I click on my games icon I want to...
By ThinkComputers onCity Life’s handling of social dynamics adds a fresh new layer to the enterprise of city...
By GWN onSim City! There – it’s been said. While City Life, from CDV and Monte Cristo, bears a strong resemblance to the EA/Maxis franchise, this PC title forges its own place in the city simulation genre with some interesting elements that are tied...
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Spec: Strategy, 1 Player, Everyone
City Life is a game build on a basic idea. Build a city. But the buck doesn?t stop there. Not only do you have to build your city, but you have to make it thrive. Success is measured in the eyes of the population and the bank and it takes more...
By Strategy Informer onIf youre a fan of city-building games, Monte Cristos City Life has a lot to offer. Its in the same vein as Sim City, with the main objective to build a happy and contented, sprawling metropolis. But thats just the objective; how you get there...
By Expert Reviews onTout en reprenant le thème ultra classique imaginé par Will Wright et Maxis, Monte Cristo parvient à innover en orientant son jeu de manière sensiblement différente. Les interactions entre les six communautés qui peuplent les villes de City Life...
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