But the metropolis, one of seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE), may face questions about the safety of its rapidly-constructed cityscape, especially after another high-rise building caught fire earlier this year.
In stark contrast to the dreary Chicago cityscape of its predecessor, the Bay Area of Watch Dogs 2 is a colourful, pretty world to drive around and explore.
Its dark look of midnight terror and its skewed cityscape link it to the "Batman" movies, but "The Crow" makes even the bleak "Batman II" seem like a kiddie's playground.
When I tested it out then Dubble-blended photos felt organic and interesting (I still use one of its serendipitously dreamy hybrid cityscapes for the header on my Twitter profile), but the app was also rough round the edges, slow to process images and saddled with a clunky UI.
The tower stands out in the cityscape because of its shape and the fine proportions of its metal and glass facades.
Some see a prosperous future in it, others are aghast at the project's hitherto-alien cityscape, unconvinced of its economic or social benefits and suspicious of Serbia's relationship with Eagle Hills.
Even as São Paulo's other forms of graffiti acquire some respectability as street art, shown in galleries here and abroad, pichação (pronounced pee-shah-SAO) remains defiantly outside such conventions, inviting visceral reactions from those weary of its relentless scrawl across the cityscape.
For its driving, its duelling, its tension, its well-lit cityscapes, it echoes much of what is best about Formula One.
Kapoor's own Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park – 110 tonnes of mirror-polished stainless steel – plays with infinite distorted views of the surrounding cityscape, especially its forest of skyscrapers.
Much of the cityscape and its surroundings suburbs were used to emulate Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Atlanta, Georgia, in addition to serving as backdrop for Chicago itself.
