BUILD BIGGER, BETTER AND SMARTER IN ‘CITIES XL’
– NAMCO BANDAI Partners Launch Monte Cristo’s Next-Generation City Builder for PC, Available Now in Australia and New Zealand –
– 15 October 2009 – NAMCO BANDAI Partners today announced that Monte Cristo Games’ next-generation city builder CITIES XL for PC is available now at retailers in Australia and New Zealand. CITIES XL pushes the boundaries of the ever-popular city builder genre with a host of original features and compelling gameplay both in single player and online multiplayer.
“We’re very excited to be launching CITIES XL which we have poured so much of our energy and passion into developing and which we are confident will drive this brilliant genre firmly forward,” said Jérôme Gastaldi, CEO of Monte Cristo Games. “I’d also like to thank our incredible community of beta players without the support of whom we wouldn’t have such a great game today.”
“The city builder genre of gaming has been around for a while and so it’s very rewarding to see not only the very real innovations that Monte Cristo are bringing to the table, but also the continued support from the players,” said Olivier Comte, VP Marketing, Sales & Publishing, NAMCO BANDAI Partners S.A.S. “We’re proud to have CITIES XL in our distribution portfolio for a number of important PAL territories, and we look forward to building on its success.”
With a place on the ‘top ten best places to live’ list firmly in players’ sights, CITIES XL lets virtual mayors test the limits of scale, realism and sophistication as well as their own skill in both solo play and in the game’s massively persistent online multiplayer ‘Planet’ mode. Desktop property moguls will develop cities on realistic 3D maps using a lovingly crafted collection of unique structures and monuments based on global architectural styles. The numerous maps feature a variety of environments including mountains, hills, canyons, beaches and islands, all set in different climate zones ranging from tropical to desert, Mediterranean to temperate.
Solo mode offers players 25 maps and approximately 500 buildings, along with a complex and diverse set of tools, while the massively persistent online ‘Planet’ mode lets many thousands of players manage their multiplayer experience both in-game and via the internet. Interactive online features include trading, cooperative creations of Megastructures, visiting other players’ cities, online events, regular content updates, and web-based city management from any computer in the world.
In CITIES XL, there’s a new challenge around every corner. For more information about CITIES XL please visit the official website at www.citiesxl.com.