Cities XL 2012 Review   More than a decade ago Maxis churned out the last version of Sim City. As time passed and technology progressed, the game gradually slipped from sight, but enthusiasts for city simulations remained hungry for something new and hopefully better. In 2009 Monte Cristo entered the stage with its own city [...]

Cities XL 2012 Basics   This section of my review is intended to provide you with some basic information about what the various screens in the game do. Please click on an image to see the full sized version. If you would like to read a beginner’s guide to the game, I highly recommend the [...]

Cities XL 2012 Game Play   For those that have been playing the various versions of Cities XL for the past few years, this is old news; but for new players be aware that this game operates with a different focus and a different set of assumptions than the Sim City series. The focus of [...]

Cities XL 2012 Tips and Thoughts   The game is fairly complex and there are whole wikis and forums devoted to the details of the game. The possibilities of what you can do are pretty limitless and so is the advice on how to do it. So with that in mind, the following are some [...]