| SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition | 
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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $7.90
You Save: $12.09 (60%)
New (22) Used (30) from $6.85
Avg. Customer Rating:  190 reviews
Sales Rank: 565
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Deluxe
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.1
MPN: 14740
UPC: 014633147407
EAN: 0014633147407
ASIN: B0000C0YW2
Release Date: September 22, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW, FACTORY SEALED JEWEL CASE, FREE UPGRADE TO 1ST CLASS SHIPPING.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Still a good game even in 2008 January 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The only difference between games made today and games made 5 years ago are the graphics. And the graphics of SimCity4.0 aren't that bad - they certainly won't make you cringe like you were playing the original Oregon Trail (hey, another fun but really old game!).
The complexity of this game makes for a steep learning curve. However, that intricacy is what makes this game so fun and challenging. There is no real objective to this game except to keep building. It sounds stupid but once you start, you can't stop, except to occasionally sit back and admire your work.
If you've never tried SimCity before, then don't hesitate to give this one a shot. It's the only game of its kind (thats worth playing anyways). Now that Amazon has it for so cheap, there really is no reason not to pick up a copy.
fun and frustrating January 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This game really stands up to the expectations I had for it. I LOVE that you can now create multiple cities that can interact with one another by making "neighbor deals".
I find the game quite frustrating when playing without using any cheats, but that's not a fault of the game, just that I haven't worked out the best city planning strategies yet.
Absorbing game or serious planning? January 15, 2008
Fun to play, time flies by
Every city planner should be required to be proficient with this tool
 Fine... but... January 14, 2008
Being very honest... I've to say it's a very interesting game, but think it's much more "complex and theorycal" than older versions, and that makes it less fun (at least for me), in the begining.
And the graphics... don't know... sure that the people at EA GAMES and MAXIS could make it better in this apect, if they're planning a new version.
Anyway, maybe when I got more practice as a "Mayor" of this new version the fun will increase... must say and I'm not meaning that the product is bad or poor... just think it have some points that could be better.
If Only It Was This Easy! January 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The first SimCity game I played was on my uncle's computer when I was barely old enough to understand how to figure out how a city works. It was SimCity, the classic 2-D birds eye view. Nothing was more entertaining to me than attempting to reach the population goals and trying to figure out how to turn the residential and commercial zones into their highest form. I'd be exciting when the white skyscraper gained a floor and even more upset when it would lose one.
The franchise has come a long way since then without a doubt has not taken a single wrong step along the way. Even if the graphics in this game did not look magnificent the game play itself warrants the buy.
This newest has many new features over 3000. The news ticker returns, but with clickable reports that can take you too the point of interest and offers suggestions for repairing or sustaining the status of that point. More choices in transportation helps clear up traffic congestion. Desirabilities are now also based off of more than land-value and pollution. And taxes can now be more finely tuned to shape the economy you want.
The biggest change is the region system, that has you building your neighboring cities instead of having imagined neighbors that barely interact. Your sims can and will commute between you and your neighbors to shop and work, so having strong neighbors can strengthen you.
Complaints: The game can be taxing on your system. My computer isn't top notch but still has a few instances of slowdowns and even freezes.
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