cities XL is in my opinion the best city builder there is out there. (A new game is in production that will take the crown, but it's nowhere near release yet. in the meantime XL2012 is a fabulous city sim incorporating the original game (released in 2009 and a singleplayer version of the defunct planet multiplayer game (where you were able to connect cities from other players with yours an share resources - now you can connect your own cirties together and do the same.
you can check out details HERE. With 75% off till Monday you'll get the game for a little over $10 or £7.50.
I'll post some video and images later. Got some family stuff to sort at the moment. :)
The Game
Cities XL 2012 is the new version of the famous City Builder, which allows you to build, develop and connect together cities of all sizes and types on Cities XL planet. To build your cities, the version 2012 now offers a huge choice of nearly 1.000 buildings and structures and over 60 different constructible, huge, varied and incredibly detailed maps.
With Cities XL 2012, become a virtual mayor. Answer the growing needs of cities that you create, such as energy supply and transport. Find the perfect balance between the various services you provide to your citizens, such as housing, recreation, or jobs. Finally, sustain the proper economic development of each city that you administer, by setting up trade between them: you can specialize certain cities in specific areas to fill in the needs of the others... this will ensure an economic balance on a gigantic scale, which will allow you to develop more!
System Requirements:
OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1 or 7
Processor: Intel/AMD 2,5 GHz or higher
Memory: 1 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista/7),
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3850/INTEL HD/NVIDIA Geforce 8800 or higher, 512 MB RAM
DirectX®: 9.0c
Hard Drive: 9 GB disk space