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SimCity

by Electronic Arts Ltd
Windows XP / 7 / Vista  Ages 7 and Over
1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (329 customer reviews)

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  • Platform:   Windows XP / 7 / Vista
  • PEGI Rating: Ages 7 and Over
  • Media: DVD-ROM
  • Item Quantity: 1

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Edition: Limited Edition
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  • ASIN: B007HLNLZ6
  • Release Date: 8 Mar 2013
  • Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (329 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,614 in PC & Video Games (See Top 100 in PC & Video Games)

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PRODUCT POSITIONING

Power to Change a World Together

LONG DESCRIPTION

The defining city simulation is back! Create the city you desire and make the choices that shape your city and power the Sims within it. Every decision, big or small, has real consequences. Invest in heavy industry and your economy will soar—but at the expense of your Sims’ health as pollution spreads. Implement green technology and improve your Sims’ lives while risking higher taxes and unemployment. Team up with your friends to solve global challenges: launch a space shuttle, reduce carbon emissions, or build magnificent wonders. Compete on global and regional leaderboards to be the richest, the dirtiest, the happiest or the best place to visit!

KEY FEATURES

  • Constructible Worlds —Creative and customizable world that offers unique gameplay benefits, all with a fun tactile interface.

  • Sims Matter—The Sims in your city speak to you directly and it’s up to you to respond to their needs. Will you listen and be the toast of the town? Or abuse your power for fame and fortune?

  • Specialize in What You Love—Mold your city as a casino resort, manufacturing hub, educational enclave, and more, and then watch as a unique look and feel spread throughout your city.

  • Multiplayer— Build a region with friends for the first time! Collaborate or compete in regional and global challenges and make decisions that impact the greater SimCity™ World.

  • GlassBox Engine— SimCity™ introduces GlassBox, the revolutionary simulation technology that gives you the power to impact individual Sims lives, manage city level simulation, and balance multiple city simulations at once.

    Pre-order and get the Bonus SimCity™ Heroes and Villains set!

    LIMITED EDITION BONUS CONTENT

  • New Characters— Protector of SimCity™ MaxisMan vs. The Evil Dr. Vu and his henchman.

  • Crime Waves—The Evil Dr. Vu is loose and will create havoc in your city. Normal police have their hands full against this Super Villain. The Evil Dr. Vu will solicit Sims to become his henchmen and carry out his dastardly deeds.

  • Super Hero HQ – Place MaxisMan’s headquarters in your city to combat crime and keep your Sims safe. Upgrade with the Turbo Machine garage and The Reticulator landing pad.

  • Evil Villain Lair – Place Dr. Vu’s Lair in your city to unleash a crime wave. As The Evil Dr. Vu commits more crimes, upgrade his lair with a special laboratory and a garage for the Evil VuMobile.

    PLEASE NOTE: This is a boxed DVD-ROM, not a digital copy.


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    74 of 77 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars EA Games are a disgrace 9 Mar 2013
    By Pen Name VINE™ VOICE
    Edition:Limited Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
    Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars   
    Simply put, EA Games are a disgrace.

    The game is a disaster, full of constant errors caused by server issues. Without any sort of offline option the game is stuck because WHEN the servers go down its nothing but a paperweight. EA have been voted one of the worst companies in the world, and you can see why, their desire to stop any sort of secondhand market be have 'always-on-DRM' has caused another huge failure.

    Further to this, each city's size is nowhere near as big as in previous version, meaning you don't have space to build half the buildings you want to. Plus, though each city in your region can interact, only the city that your playing in continues to evolve which means the interaction is fairly pointless. And, to cap it all off, your game is saved online! Which means that if a server error occurs, you will lose all your progress.

    This is barely a game at all! If you've ordered it, I recommend cancelling it.
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    13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars A much anticipated game let down. 18 Mar 2013
    Edition:Limited Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
    A much anticipated game let down.

    I can forgive the issues with launch day problems, and I can log on and play fine now. However I wont bother as the simulation is terrible.

    As all the other reviews the actual game play is awful, the complexity of the simulation is just poor, sims just go home to the nearest house each day creating tail backs as they all pile in to the nearest neighborhood until it fills up and then moving to the next one. Even Tropico 4 (and earlier versions) manages to have people living in the same house and go to work at the same place each day.
    Buses, fire trucks and other vehicles just move around randomly so they many pick up your sims one day and not another. They all move in packs, the phrase 'you wait for a bus and they all come together' is very true in Sim City.

    It is a shame as the engine looks great and has the potential to be excellent, but the simplistic simulation makes it not worth playing at the moment. I wish just I hadn't bought this on launch day and paid the premium for doing so. I'm not even going to bother trying to play this for another few months, hopefully by then the game will have improved. There is a good game in here somewhere, i'm fed up with being a free beta tester for games that are released before they are any good.
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    47 of 49 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars I don't think I need to explain everything... 8 Mar 2013
    By Kyle
    Edition:Limited Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
    Overall, had this over 2 days now and I have not been able to play once!

    Seriously think twice... infact think 10 times before buying this overpriced game. - Until the server issue is fixed don't waste your money.

    Can not fault amazon though, quick delivery, very efficent service... just a shame I missed out on them stopping sales of this terrible product.
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    Most Recent Customer Reviews
    1.0 out of 5 stars Unfinished
    Yet again EA has released an unfinished game with more bugs than an ant farm.

    It still crashes and the AI isn't clever at all. Read more
    Published 8 days ago by Travio
    3.0 out of 5 stars Addictive but kinda broken. Give it another 6 months
    I have lost well not quite countless hours as it tells me, anyway over 50 hours of love & hate to this game so it's addictive. Read more
    Published 8 days ago by Gareth Doe
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Game
    SimCity is a fun game that you never get tired of. Disc quality was excellent and came well within a week.
    Published 8 days ago by Gina Piacquadio
    4.0 out of 5 stars I very good game
    This game, although receiving a lot of bad press from die-hard SimCity fans, has a very enjoyable playing experience. I have enjoyed hours of building different types of city. Read more
    Published 11 days ago by Pickysaurus
    4.0 out of 5 stars Almost no problems
    Ever since I bought this game on its day of release I have had all but no major problems. I have had some small issues regarding the soundtrack jumping and my cities not syncing... Read more
    Published 15 days ago by Scott Huson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Game
    I have always like the Sims.
    This game is fabulous and keeps me wanting to spend a day playing.
    I have recommended it to all my school friends.
    Published 17 days ago by Patsy
    2.0 out of 5 stars Boring
    Frankly after the horrific launch, when I finally did get to play it, I was just bored. The 'cities' are too small, I dont want to make 3 small towns. Read more
    Published 18 days ago by David
    1.0 out of 5 stars Huge dissapointment
    This is my first review of any product on amazon ever, I was motivated purely by how much of a disappointment this game is. Read more
    Published 19 days ago by gary scott
    3.0 out of 5 stars it's ok
    the basic game is great but there a some issues
    -it's very annoying that there is no offline mode and that cities are saved on server it happend more than once that i lost a... Read more
    Published 23 days ago by Joel
    4.0 out of 5 stars A few clitches from day one, but pretty cool
    Runs really quickly given what's going on - Civilization runs really slowly considering it's a turn-based game, Simcity is much slicker. Read more
    Published 26 days ago by Jayson
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