City Life

aka: Chengshi Shenghuo
Moby ID: 23297
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City Life is another take on the old city building genre. Like SimCity, it requires you to build a functioning metropolis. However, City Life also adds a social aspect to the game. Your city is populated by citizens of six different economic classifications, from "Have-Nots" to "Blue Collars" to "Elites". Each social stratus has its own needs, some of which conflict with the needs of the other social classes. So you have to balance the social needs of your citizens as well as the zoning needs of your city. You have to adapt your strategies according to the citizens' needs, who communicate with you.

A large amount of detailed structures is available, both commercial and residential. There are 22 maps with different goals, but an editor has been included to design custom maps, or you can start in the sandbox mode. Custom maps and scenarios can be exported and shared with other players. City Life is powered by a full 3D engine, allowing for full rotation and zooming as if you are walking in your own streets.

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  • City Life: Город Твоей Мечты - Russian spelling
  • 城市生活 - Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • 夢想大都會 - Chinese spelling (traditional)

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Average score: 76% (based on 31 ratings)

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Average score: 2.9 out of 5 (based on 4 ratings with 1 reviews)

Taking social classes for subcultures... What next?

The Good
The graphics. Having the ability to wonder the streets of your city in first person is great. The day/night cycle is also great. But the best thing about the game is its engine. More exactly, the way you can build roads at different angles. I expected this feature in Sim City 4 but, it seems, it was something too complicated for Maxis to do. Next Sim City will better have this feature!

The Bad
Everything else ss!!! The gameplay is great but is totally missing the point of a city builder type of game. Taking social classes for subcultures angered me because unlike subcultures, the level of wealth/ income/ social status is not someone's choice. This is the central plot of the game, the gameplay revolving around separating these social classes so that they don't start to kill each other. What a "brilliant" idea! The game also lacks variety in the building department, featuring just around 40 buildings or so. If you enter a money cheat you will see everything the game has to offer in 2 hours.

*The Bottom Line

A Sim City wannabe that fails in every aspect of the gameplay. Too bad for its great engine!

Windows · by Radu Mitrache (1) · 2006

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Game added by Afterburner.

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Game added July 28, 2006. Last modified March 12, 2024.