SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

List Price: $19.99 Discount Price: $11.99

Features:

• Create, build and run the most realistic city you can imagine
• Connect your metropolis with other cities you've created to form a massive region of SimCities
• Sculpt mountains, gouge valleys, and seed forests
• Deploy police cruisers and fire trucks to the scene
• For 1 player

Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Customer Reviews:

Yep, its SimCity [Posted on 2008-02-28]
Okay so I hadn't play SimCity in a while before buying this game, and surprisingly it is exactly the same game I played when I was ten (that was eleven years ago). Besides bringing up memories which were pleasurable, this game was not that entertaining but mildly addictive until I built everything I could possibly build in two days. While it was difficult to maintain a city when I was ten, this time around I was given buildings from the happy citizens, and had completely run out of space to build and my city budget was still in the black. I tried to play rush hour but found that to be very irritating and stupid. The missions and controls were horrible. So if you enjoy a challenge and have never played any version of SimCity, this game is for you. But for me, until they make a new ground-breaking city simulator, I'll hold on to my money.

4 Years Later and Still Going Strong [Posted on 2008-03-04]
I was a big fan of SimCity 2000, a huge player of SimCity 3000, and waited anxiously for months for SimCity 4 to come out in 2004. With the release of the Rush Hour expansion pack, the game was made that much better.
I've played this game for four years, and it's still as entertaining as it was when I first got it. Yes, it's a little complex. Yes, it's "hard" at times. But who hasn't played a first-person shooter where you can't get past the 4th level and it frustrates you? Balancing a budget and growth while still maintaining the crucial aspects such as transportation and public safety and education are at times addictive.

What really makes this game amazing is that it allows you, the user, to add what you want into the game through downloads. There are numerous websites that let you download buildings, car skins, new roads, more buildings, etc, and put them in your cities. It's for this that I say among SimCity fans, there are no two copies of SimCity 4 that are exactly alike and can always keep the game somewhat fresh.

There are some problems, of course. The more you add to the game, the more likely it is to crash. To fix this: save early, save often. Sometimes it doesn't make sense why the game won't let you do something like place a road here or a railroad there. I don't get it, but it takes some work to fix that.
The good news is that because it's a four year-old game, it runs fantastically on newer computers.

EA took a risk with SimCity Societies, and hopefully one day SimCity 5 will rectify this for us SC4 fans. (I haven't played SimCity Societies, so I can't Until then, SimCity 4 remains a fantastic game that proves a challenge and is still fun.

Cool fun and even educational [Posted on 2008-04-07]
Sim City 4 Deluxe is a great strategy game with outstanding graphics and effects. It is fun for any skill level plkayer, even older children. It can even be a great learning tool into land usage, geography, economics and social studies. I can't stop once I begin playing.

Sim City 4 Deluxe [Posted on 2008-04-08]
What an unbelievable game!!! It really lets you take control of whatever you want. The tutorials are good for getting you started, which is exactly what they were meant for. Not too short, not too long. The gameplay I felt was fantastic. Especially for the price. You just cant beat it. Start small and just watch your cities grow. There are alot of decisions to make which makes the game really appealing for me. Im also a big C&C fan and I felt the interface was very similar. Great buy for an ever better price!!!

Moderately good computer needed... [Posted on 2008-04-10]
First off, great highly addictive game. I was hooked on it the first time I saw it in action at my friend's house. I bought it last year and I still like playing it every once in a while.

I was a bit upset though when I played it on my old computer. I found that the vehicle missions would get complicated because the graphics would "chunk up" as my graphics card would struggle to keep up. It's no fault of the game though, I just had a very bad computer >_<.

I like this game, I sort of like the music, and the replay value is high.

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