SimCity 4

Ahh, the classic game of SimCity is in it's newest form. This particular revision has been longingly awaited for several years for many fans of Maxis. I would include myself in that group of people. Well, I have good news for the lot of ya, the long wait was surely worth it. This game is a very large improvement from the earlier SimCity 3000, which most of my readers (read: Font) have had the opportunity to play. For those of you who haven't heard, SimCity 4 has a much more refined simulation engine. It incorporates more localized effects for buildings and environmental effects. Things like schools will now only service the nearby neighborhood. It is the same with all public resources. Of course, this does lead to a very differing gameplay, which is refreshing and fun(not to mention, difficult:)). The other major breakthrough is the addition of a most excellent, 3D-accellerated engine. SimCity has never looked so good! Another great addition is the regions. With these you can customize an entire, well..region..as your own. Inside the region all of the cities you build can be connected to each other more like actual cities. You don't simply rely on the fake cities like those that surrounded you in SimCity 3000. No, you trade and buy from neighbors that are also controlled by you. I find that to be interesting indeed..don't mind me, I'm weird:). I really do enjoy playing this even more than SimCity300, which was pretty fun as well. I would say that, if you enjoyed ANY of the previous versions of SimCity, you will most definitely enjoy SimCity 4. For those of you that don't enjoy managing your own imaginary city, well, I suppose you wouldn't like it so much. Overall, I would say this is a game that most people should enjoy playing, go get it!

-DeRusto

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	Ahh, the classic game of SimCity is in it's newest form. This particular revision has been longingly awaited for several years for many fans of Maxis. I would include myself in that group of people. Well, I have good news for the lot of ya, the long wait was surely worth it. This game is a very large improvement from the earlier SimCity 3000, which most of my readers (read: Font) have had the opportunity to play. For those of you who haven't heard, SimCity 4 has a much more refined simulation engine. It incorporates more localized effects for buildings and environmental effects. Things like schools will now only service the nearby neighborhood. It is the same with all public resources. Of course, this does lead to a very differing gameplay, which is refreshing and fun(not to mention, difficult:)). The other major breakthrough is the addition of a most excellent, 3D-accellerated engine. SimCity has never looked so good! Another great addition is the regions. With these you can customize an entire, well..region..as your own. Inside the region all of the cities you build can be connected to each other more like actual cities. You don't simply rely on the fake cities like those that surrounded you in SimCity 3000. No, you trade and buy from neighbors that are also controlled by you. I find that to be interesting indeed..don't mind me, I'm weird:). I really do enjoy playing this even more than SimCity300, which was pretty fun as well. I would say that, if you enjoyed ANY of the previous versions of SimCity, you will most definitely enjoy SimCity 4. For those of you that don't enjoy managing your own imaginary city, well, I suppose you wouldn't like it so much. Overall, I would say this is a game that most people should enjoy playing, go get it! -DeRusto Go Back to Reviews Hompage