First off I just like to say hi to everyone as this is my first post on the forums.

And now down to my actual post. I saw this game at the weekend & really liked the look of it but am very confused about the multiplayer aspect. I have looked at the other posts about multiplayer & have been left just as confused as before. If I do buy it I'd really like to be able to play multiplayer with my girlfriend as we both love the RTS/city manager style of play. Now in order to do this would I need to go out & buy two copys of the game? I'v seen this question asked a few different places & nobody has gotten a real answer. I mean neither of us have any real interest in the online multiplayer part & would just like to set up some LAN games, is this possible?
It also says on the box that it can be played co-op, now I'm not expecting a full co-op campain but again I have read very different things about how co-op works, could someone please share a little information about it?

Thanks for reading, TS =)

There is no LAN option. To play multiple player game with your friend you need 2 copies. Plauing Multy requires CD-key.
There is no co-op for single player like Ra 3 or some other games. You can play Co-Op in multyplayer by choosing the option "Team City" when hosting a game. Then you and your map manage a city on ONE starting location versus another 2 players again on their own starting location. I mean, two pll build one town. But that is kinda sucky, so i reccomend a normal 2v2 multyplayer game.

Ah, the lack of a LAN option is quite sad, as I really can't see the point in me buying 2 copys of the game to play with my girlfriend that would be sitting at her PC just 2 feet away. Maybe I'll pick it up at some point down the line which is a shame really as it seemed like a cool game too, but sadly I think I'll be buying a game with a LAN option, that way we can play together.

Thanks for the info anyway, best of luck to you all

I don't know if you can join the online room with 1 cd-key, if you buy it you can try that

is multiplayer from free???