Lost Cities
Lost Cities is card game for the Xbox 360, based upon the popular card game of the same name by game designer Reiner Knizia, published by Sierra Online.
In early 2009, Lost Cities was removed from the Xbox Live Marketplace. At the time, it was only the second game for which this has happened. No official reason was given for the removal, but speculation centered on copyright issues over the merger of Activision and Vivendi, the latter being the parent company of Sierra, publisher of Lost Cities.
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DeveloperSierra Online Shanghai
PublisherSierra Online, Blizzard Entertainment SAS
ReleasedApril 23, 2008
StatusReleased
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About This Game
Based on the acclaimed card game, Lost Cities tasks players with building the most profitable expeditions across five exotic destinations — from the frozen Himalayas to the deserts of Egypt to the Brazilian rainforest. Drawing from a shared pool of cards, each player decides which expeditions to pursue and how much to invest, balancing calculated risk against the danger of committing to a losing venture. The Xbox Live Arcade adaptation supports multiplayer for up to three friends online and stays faithful to the strategy and tension of the original.