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First Look: Tycoon City: New York
by: Daniel "monk" Pelfrey

http://web1.dignews.com/preview.php?story_id=10059

Unlike most other sim games where there is construction on a city-wide scale, Tycoon City won’t have players worry about zoning. Instead the focus will be on more of an entrepreneurial level. This means that where there is a need, the player will need to fill it. Does the city need some apartments? Does it need a shopping center? A park? Where are these things needed? That is how the determination will be made as to what gets build where.

Players start out with a green field Manhattan – a clean slate – and start out small. Eventually players will work up to owning the city’s most popular restaurant or running a nightclub. Eventually skyscrapers will need to be built. The pinnacle of success however will be in conducting events such as throwing a free concert in Central Park, organizing the Thanksgiving Day parade, or the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration.

While it is up to the players how New York will ultimately look, there are certain things that will be unavoidable, such as giving different neighborhoods their own look and feel. Sure, it will be possible to place nothing but skyscrapers all along the outer edge of Manhattan, but the reactions of the various New Yorkers may make you think twice about it.

There are over 100 types of businesses to work with, ranging from restaurants to media conglomerates. With each new success, the reputation grows, and with that, more opportunities.

Tycoon City will feature real-world New York landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State building to work with, as well as the geographical showpieces such as Central Park. This will be the opportunity for players to reshape New York city in their own image.





More Screenshots here:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/...ex.html?page=1
http://web1.dignews.com/preview.php?story_id=10059