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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition Review (continued)
More User Submitted SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition Reviews
Date: 2007-11-17
Pretty Good, in My Opinion.
Sim City 4 was a good buy for me. The Region mode irked me, I liked it when I didn't have to build my own cities to trade with. The micromanagement is helpful to me, because I now determine how much funding a certain school/hospital/police/fire station gets, unlike SC3k where I only controlled everything at once. That resulted in over funding and more losses than normal. The stupid AI problem is easily fixed by a patch (not made by Maxis), but still fixed. Overall, this game is very fun, but not for everyone.
Date: 2007-11-12
Warning: May Cause Extreme Addiction
I've been a SimCity addict since I met it back at SC2000, and I would say that this one is definitely the best. Very complicated. I agree with the reviewer who says that polticians should have to prove themselves by playing it.
If you're used to 2000 and SimCity, the more realistic way railroads have to be laid in will cause issues until you learn to think about it.
Make sure to only play this when you have PLENTY of time before you have to be anywhere else, and set an alarm, or you'll find yourself being late to everything else. It's that addicting.
Date: 2007-10-28
Not much of an improvement
I really enjoyed SimCity 3, or 3000 as it was called. Sim City 4 definitely has some improvements over sim city 3, but I don't think it is better. It has more features, better graphics, and is more real to life than sim city 3 is. However, it is also more difficult, and because it is more difficult than sim city 3 was it isn't as much fun. I got bored with playing it sooner than sim city 3 because it was just harder to make any progress.
Date: 2007-10-26
For the Price - Tons of Fun
For the low price that this game is going for around retail stores and on this site, this game can't be beat.
It will run on most any fairly modern computer since the game was actually released in 2003, but regardless, it's got a wide open interface. Build a massive city and tear it apart via God-Mode. Build a small city and rack in the cash. Build an industrial city, jam packed with polluted buildings that totally destroy Sim Earth, or build a green city that every Hollywood Activist would be jealous of.
It follows suit of all other Sim City installations, but improves on graphics, game play, and functionality. Even with Sim Societies approaching its release date in November, this will remain installed on my PC for some time to come.
Date: 2007-10-20
life was so much simpler when we were kids
I bought this based on the countless hours of time I spent on prior versions of SimCity over the years. I hadn't played the last few iterations, but the prior products had a good enough place in my mind to warrant this purchase. Man, the game sure grew a lot more complex!
The complexity is both an asset and a hinderance. I especially liked the multiple city aspect, which was a nice layer of added complexity. However, there is just so much detail in the options of teh rest of the game that it is overwhelming at times.
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