Big news this afternoon: the simulation gurus over at Kairosoft have announced their next game, and no, it’s not that Hot Springs Story On A Boat title we noted a few weeks ago. Instead, it’s a city simulation dubbed Venture Towns, and it’s expected to hit the US App Store this coming December 15, presumably exclusively for the iPod Touch and iPhone.
We don’t know anything about it from a hands-on perspective, but the screens we’ve seen so far have been telling. More than likely, this will be Oh! Edo Towns [$1.99 / Free] with a modern twist. As you’ll see, Venture Towns is rocking stadiums and skyscrapers, and storefronts, vegetation and even planes. Abilities like “IQ" and “Work" stand in, presumably, for “Farming" and “Loyalty."
More telling is the grouping of buildings. Venture Towns has a similar grid-based style just like Oh! Edo Towns, which implies that it’ll have similar mechanics. So, prepare to stare at an Excel spreadsheet all afternoon in order to drill down what combinations work best with the kind of workers you have. Yes!
[Thanks, Nick!]
