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It's no secret that the oil industry has a less-than-sterling public image. BP Alternative Energy, a branch of UK-based oil titan BP, is hoping to help change that perception by collaborating with Electronic Arts (EA) on its virtual-world builder SimCity Societies, which will be released for PCs on 15 November in Europe and North America.
The BP-EA collaboration will focus on the traditional crux of the SimCity franchise -- money management. Players will be able to choose from a variety of energy sources while building their cities, but the cheaper resources will also produce the most carbon dioxide. City builders will have to keep an eye on the global-warming-inducing gas as their metropolises expand, because natural disasters will become more likely if the gas reaches a certain level.
Gamers will also have the option of spending their limited cash on more expensive options, such as hydrogen and natural gas energy plants. However, these plants will produce less energy than their cheaper, more polluting alternatives. The game will also include power-production and energy-conservation facts that provide real-world and virtual tips on the global-warming threat.
As noted on our sister site GameSpot, the Tilted Mill-developed game offers a rather different experience than its Maxis-created predecessors.
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