Do not buy this game. It has constant connection ...
934591
Do not buy this game. It has constant connection issues and will repeatedly sign you out of the game.
584391
The game forces you to play online even in single player, which has zero gameplay advantages yet causes extremely long load times as well as slow-down, crashes, and other technical issues. For the life of me I can't imagine why EA won't allow the game to be played by yourself, especially after the negative reaction to Sim City, is it some kind of DRM? Avoid this product until EA allows people to enjoy the single player offline, it's a waste of $60.
3964765
This review is strictly for the Digital Rights Management portion of the game that requires you to ALWAYS have an internet connection to play even SINGLE PLAYER.  I have always been a big fan of Diablo.  I have had two copies of this game on pre-order for over a year.  Just before going to get them, I started reading the stories of the servers crashing and players becoming frustrated because they could not play single player.  Looking further into it, I saw that it was because Blizzard, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER in a Diablo game, requires you to ALWAYS be connected to their servers in order to play.

This means that if the server is down, you can't play.  If you don't have an internet connection, you can't play.  If they ever decide to shut down the servers, you can't play ever again.  You have a $60 piece of software that is useless.

I cancelled my pre-orders and refuse to ever purchase this or any other game (that isn't an MMO) that has this kind of DRM.  I really wish everyone would take a stand against this.  It doesn't matter how awesome a game may be, if you can't play it, what good is it?
2559384
The connectivity issues turn this 4-5 star game into a 0-star game. No matter how cool the system and graphics are, it is worthless.

Let's say you have an awesome car, 4 wheel drive, 100mpg, 280hp, can go 0-60 in 4 seconds. But there's one flaw: It is stuck in neutral. That's right, you cannot get this amazing machine to move an inch out of your driveway.

A car that doesn't drive, a plane that won't fly, a split second timing combat system that lags and drops you out of matches consistently.

Waste of $20. If it was $5, it would be a waste of $5
893219
This game has numerous flaws, all well documented by the other "1 star" rated reviews.  I can only add that the incredibly, unbelievably stupid requirement for an online connection at all times just to play single player games is ridiculous.  And who wants his game interrupted by non-cancelable updates, whenever the program decides to do it?  Personally, I play all my games singly or on a LAN, so the concept of an always-on STEAM connection is totally un-necessary.  STEAM should ONLY be used when playing online.  2K and Firaxis actually refused to un-register the game so I could pass it on to someone else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  What up???  Better you should spend your money on vegetables....
3809493
Installation took roughly 2 hours which is too long for a game like this, and no its not my internet connection I routinely play online games on my ps4 without any lag through the same connection, which brings me to the main issue I had with this game..........my son and I were never able to play the game. I purchased the pc version thinking it would be easier for him to play on a computer than on my ps4 however the games servers are unstable and kicked us off after 5 minutes of fighting through horrible lag every time we tried to play the game. Now we weren't even trying to play the online multiplayer we were unable to just play through the first level of the base campaign part of the game. I've since returned the pc version and purchased the ps4 version and we are able to play the campaign and multiplayer with no problems at all.

stay away from the pc version if possible, go with a console version that unfortunately is priced higher for the same game
4847154
This is a terrible game with several bugs. It seems as if developers did not fix many issues with the game prior to release. If you want to save headache and save your time and money, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
1971431
I was enjoying this game on xbox for a long time.
Now got PC version ti play online with PC friends and I cannot use it.
It constantly looses connection with EA servers and does it either on beginning or on the last wave loosing all the progress.
Store does not work too. It took me 5 restarts and 20 minutes just to make one purchase.

Checked online if I'm alone with these problems - and not. Many people experiencing issues and both Origin and EA are aware but no fix issued so far.
I wish I can refund this purchase as there is zero value for me.
3511871
Purchased because it was cheap enough - paid about $15 for the DVD version. I ignored the reviews that suggested there were problems with the game - to my peril. Things started off ok, I was able to play through chapter 5 without too many problems - especially opening or getting through doors. At this point, I can't get five minutes into the game without it locking up the computer and it has now been uninstalled. Search the web - there's a ton of posts citing similar problems. This game has been out for quite a while and there's no patch to address these issues. Too bad, because I really enjoyed the couple of chapters that played decently. And before you think I've got some low end computer that just can't cope: I'm running an i5 2600 in a ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3 with 16GB of RAM, a  Nvidia 560Ti and a SSD drive. All drivers are up to date. Recently did a fresh install of Windows 7. Not top of the line, but more than capable of running any game currently available. Maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones and not have any problems, but if you do, there is no help available. I recommend that you avoid this game and spend your hard earned money elsewhere.
1873366
This always on DRM is ridiculous. Being forced to have an always on connection to play what is essentially a single player game is ridiculous. EA is ridiculous.

I've had this game for a couple of days now and I've yet to play it. Server are always down. When I do connect, I'm disconnected even before a game can start.

EA needs to patch this game so you can play it without an internet connection. What a bunch of BS.
338851
All the item listed by other reviewer are true. It's been 3 weeks since lunch day, still can't connect to server most of the time. always on DRM makes this game unplayable. only was able to connect twice, map size tiny, traffic management terrible,ghost sims, buggy gameplay, after i build my city for 4 hour, when i reconnect,  my city is gone. i just wasted 4 hours of my time. THANKS EA Maxis, I'M not you QA tester. DO NOT BUY.
688652
A mess. The game has been nothing but a nightmare since I purchased it. I wish I could talk about the features of the game and the game play itself however the few hours I got to put into this game were met with constant frustration. The game is completely broken: saved data would just disappear leaving you without your created wrestlers, careers or unlockables; and as if that weren't enough now the game constantly crashes at the launcher making it unplayable. Buyer beware. This game is junk.
35456
What I hoped would be a brilliant addition to my favorite series has been utterly gutted by EA. Server overload and connection issues make the game almost unplayable. Don't buy this unless you like the soundtrack so much that it's worth $60 to hear it play (for a loading screen) while you do other things around the house.
4310114
I got this game for Christmas and have been trying to get it to work for the past few weeks. I am doing everything the instructions say to do and I can play the game for about 5 minutes and the board will disconnect. Then I have to take the batteries out, put them back in and reconnect it and start the game over, and then it does it again after a few minutes. I've tried all of the suggestions from others here but it's just not going to work for me, I'm sending it back. This is about the worst gaming experience I've ever had trying to get something to work and it's shameful for Activision and Tony Hawk to act like there's no problem here.
2464184
The server is too bad, I often lose the connection to the server! How can I play the game? It's not worth of 60.
912328
This game requires online connectivity. Stay as far away as possible unless you like wasting $60. Game companies need to understand people don't want online connectivity required for a single player game.
1466729
Complete s*** game. It doesn't even work and it's been over a week since launch. DO NOT BUY!