Beyond the campaign, The Settlers offers competitive matches for up to four players via LAN or online. Team-based and free-for-all games are expected, with the goals being to build your city up the fastest and then wiping your competitors from the map. Multiplayer is much more action-oriented even though the heart of the game still rests in city building. We're interested in delving deeper into the multiplayer as well as digging into the guts of the game itself. Will it be a fresh approach to an old idea? It's difficult to say at this point. With a release slated for September, we won't have to wait too long.