Sim City Is much better then orgianal
921991
I've played every sim city games thats come out for the pc, I ususally don't play many pc games but this is one that i find myself spending hours playing, i would recommend this game to anybody who enjoys simulation games
2032288
I love city builder games and the great thing about Sierra is that they get better and better with each new game.  Some of the annoying things about Caesar III and Pharaoh have been addressed.  Your townspeople are much smarter and you are better able to direct them.  You are also able to section areas off so that you have more control.  Overall I think game play has been made much more user friendly.  I was worried initially because some of the art work is not as good as previous games but once you start playing the graphics are just as good.  The people still say amusing little things when you click on them.  Perhaps sillier then the other games.  The gods and monsters are very amusing and add a new element to the game.  One of my favorite things is that some of the sound effects are actually in "surround sound"  very neat! Their are little extras as well in the graphics if you are observant.  My favorite is the firewatchman up on the lookout tower.  His cape is on fire. :)
1864402
As someone who only played Simcity for a brief amount of time as a 10-year-old before my dog chewed up the disc, I was itching to try out this newest game 10 years later. Despite the frustration of the long waits to join a server, or to install the game, once it was all fixed, I must say that this game is amazing. The graphics are stunning, and I love all of the different layers that this game provides. Several specializations are available to choose form, and players can even collaborate with and assist each other to make their cities, and subsequently the region even better. Highly recommended.
4229896
I bought this game because I want to see how much difference about The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. It actually better than The Sims 2. If you are fan of The Sims, I would recommend this game.
4789405
I loved SimCity 2000 back in the day, so I was very excited when they announced this new version. I had some concerns when I heard about the always-on requirement and the small city size, but my brother successfully talked me into it.

I don't need to mention the always-on fiasco. There is plenty of press and other commenters complaining about that. It didn't affect me quite as much because I didn't play the game until the weekend after launch. What I will say is that the connection between cities often seems flaky. One of the mitigations for the small city size is the idea that you can have cities specialize in certain things and share with other cities. For example, you could have one city provide electricity and sewage treatment and another city provide police and firefighters. The problem is that every time I attempted this, it would only intermittently work. I would start a city and set it up to purchase sewage treatment -- and then half the time my Sims would complain about sewers backing up. Thus, I ended up having to put sewage treatment in every city to keep everyone happy.

I also found it weird how for utlities like power and sewage, a city could purchase excess from other cities, but for police, firefighters and garbage the other city had to volunteer it.

Another annoyances include the limited amount of water available. As your city grows you end up relocating your water source to get to more water.

Overall I found that for each game, early on I had lots of fun, but as the city grows it becomes less fun and more of a chore.
425821
SimCity is really fun - if you can get online to play it.  It's fun to build things, watch Sims walk around, drill oil, etc...but for some reason you need to be online to do all of that.  Is it to play with other people?  Not so much...It's mostly to prevent piracy.  In practice, it actually just prevents everyone from playing it.

Way to go, EA =(
1465568
This game is very similar to the SimCity games, but set in the Roman Empire. I used to own SimCity 2000, and loved it, but Caesar 3 is even better. The only problem with it (and SimCity too) is that it is too  addicting. I can easily find myself playing for 5 hours at a time, while  most video games bore me in less than 30 minutes. Of all the video games  I've ever played, Caesar 3 is my favorite!
2446166
I have played SimCity since the very beginning.  Sorry to say, that I will not be purchasing SimCity 5 because of the draconian measures EA has taken with the game.  SimCity 5 had the potential to be the best version of the game, if they completemented the traditional gameplay with mutliplayer online additions to the game, and expanded the available building and transportation options.  However simply put, there is no single player off-line mode.  This is the basis for all previous SimCity games.  What this means is that you cannot even play the game unless you have an internet connection, because all of data is stored online on EA servers.  So if your internet goes down, or EA servers go down, tough luck you cannot play.  If EA decides that SimCity 5 is no longer worth maintaining 5 years from now, then again touch luck, you no longer have a game to play.  So effectively, even if you pay $60 for this game, you are only renting the game from EA for as long as they choose to support it.  In addition to this are the restrictions on options (possibly made available through cost expansion packs), loss of options, and overall underwhelming game play described in all of the other reviews on amazon.

If you are not happy with these decisions made by EA take a stand and refuse to purchase the game.  I will continue to play my SimCity4 rather than give in to these type of behavior.
4140141
OK. How does the Get Together Expansion Pack rate? In my opinion, truly great! This is the first time Sims 4 has really blown me away. Extremely impressive design elements... beautiful new town, truly exciting architectural structures, and tons and tons of new items and interactions that instantly elevate this game to the level we have been craving for in Sims gameplay. EA has truly heard our pleas, I think. Graphics are improved and very beautiful. And Sims interactions are finally immersive and fun in a way I never experienced before.

In fact, there is a lot of "never experienced before" vibe to this great expansion pack. Gameplay has improved significantly. And interactions with objects are actually exciting, with countless new features to explore. For example, swimming in the natural pool is great fun, with intricate diving options added, and the settings are beautifully rendered. Sims can interact more than ever before, and in a way that feels intuitive and fun. Having clubs opens up socializations to pretty sophisticated heights, and the sky's the limit on where the player can take this.

Finally I am having more fun actually playing the game than building structures, though that is still fun also. In fact, there is so much new stuff available that I can't wait to dive into some new designs. And the houses provided in the new, European styled town are absolutely gorgeous, detailed and really fun to experience.

This town contains lots of new houses, and a multitude of venues where your Sims can meet and interact in quite varied ways. Their interests and behaviors seem to have become limitless. I really like where this game pack has gone. Definitely a step in the right direction for Sims. And so far it all runs fast and glitch-free. I am so impressed with this game pack! Highly recommended!

Now all they need are some pets. :)
3173667
The thing about this game, it that it is a new game, not an extension of a previous game. It's a BASE GAME allowing for a new foundation to be laid for future expansions and stuff packs.

I find myself just wandering around, marveling in the graphics of this game and have often laughed or "aww"ed out-loud during the 12 hours or so I've played thus far.  The interactions between the Sims are very life-like and fluid and more often than not I will leave them to their own devices and just observe what happens.

In spite of the small worlds, there is plenty to do and explore. Each of the neighborhoods has a areas around it that your Sim can explore, meet new people, collect items, etc, much more than I was expecting. Not to mention how simple it is to travel from one world to the next or from lot to lot. There was a lot of moaning about loading screens, but in all honesty, I haven't had one take longer than about 5 seconds and then everything is ready to go.

I'm still exploring and experiencing, but overall I am extremely happy with the game (and zero crashes!!). Money well spent, in my opinion.
661071
I love being able to build themed cities like "haunted" and the pseudo-communistic city. When it first came out, it was a bit difficult to run on an average computer system, but that's less of an issue with modern systems. I just got a new computer and was looking at some of the older games I missed so I could reinstall them. This was one of the first. I can't wait to try building a haunted town for Halloween. :)

No, it's not traditional Sim City, but that's okay with me. I wasn't looking for traditional Sim City. I just want to place buildings and watch the society change depending upon the energy the buildings give. I don't want to have to worry about power lines and water pipes etc. I have the actual Sim City for that.
344699
I started playing this game a couple of weeks ago and I'm hooked!  I played this and the Sims 3 and so far this one is better.  I mean sure, I don't think you can have children or go shopping with your sims, etc. but it has lots of challenges and things to do.
313400
I'm thankful my computer can run the Sims 3. I've been playing the game for hours before the game crashes... it seems like it does that after a long period of game playing. I haven't tried running in max settings because I am afraid the game would run slow and create more crashes. I have it on medium setting.

Let me start that I have been a long time simmer player. I've been a fan since sims 1 and also, sims 2. When I first bought the base game of sims 2, I was impressed with all the improvements, even with some limits, but that was easily taken care of with those expansions and CC's.

Now with sims 3, I wasn't very impressed. It feels ALMOST like playing sims 2, but with some add on features. Why I emphasize on "almost"? It is because the basic fundamental popular features that everyone loved was taken out. In sims 2, there was depth to the gameplay. This sims 3 game is shallow compared to sims 2. I love the ideas of traits, create a style, and seamless neighborhood-- but the magic to what makes Sims 2 special wasn't there. The sims' reactions or Artifical Intelligence seem to be a step backwards compared to sim 2's AI. It almost feels like I'm back to playing sims 1. With sims 3, I expected at least some improvement in AI and genetics. The traits don't make you go "wow." The developers seem to have great ideas, but cannot execute them well enough to make an excellent next generation of sim games. These new features should have been added to the expansions of sims 2 or at least, finish developing the game into a better product, instead of caring more about the money. The developers deliberately put as little content in the game so you would have to buy from their online store. That is just plain greedy. They know a lot of fans love to decorate and it's no wonder why the game is called a dollhouse game. This company who creates sims 3 don't care about the loyal fans' wants, they only care to bring in new players-- targeting the 16-24 year olds. The sims franchise is made up with all ages of sim players. Most of their sim players are not die-hard gamers. It's most likely why this game is created for a die hard gamer of mini games, instead of challenging the next stage of sims life.

There is so much potential in this game and as the next generation of sims, this base game doesn't live up to expectations and despite all the new features, it's a step back for the sims franchise. If only sim players had another alternative than the sims from EA. If only another game company could give EA it's sim competition, then EA would be giving sim players to awe about.
2493671
I love city building games and i thought to try simcity even after reading the reviews i got it downloaded it and would not even open.......could not even open and if you do get it open up you have worry about ons more problems like server crashing and your game not saving.
i am sincerely sorry but it is a let down trust DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY buy something else worth spending time on don't belive me read the reviews and go on youtube for reviews also TRUST ME!
991236
I guess that many of you don't know how to "Review" a product at all.  So here is an actual "Review" of this title.  The game is amazing!  It is adding something new to the genre by having the "glassbox" engine.  With this feature you can follow your simulated people (Sims) through their lives in your city and notice there problems they have and try to improve you city with that information.  It isn't the type of simulation that computes in the background mearly shows the people and the cars as representatives of what has been computed.  No -on this one every car, truck and sim will have when you click on them where they came from and where they are going.  This game will go down as one of the revolutionary games in simulations of all kinds.  This one takes simulations to antoher level. I've never had a connection problem, I did have to wait for the servers be updated, but it was back on in 5 minutes.  We've played this (me and my girls) for 132 hours!  So we can only look forward to the next 132!  I got this from amazon, and I would recommended this game not only because it's rated E, but also because I didn't expect much, and was blown away.  They've made and awesome title here.
1804960
I've been playing the Sims for over 10 years. This one isn't as bad as everyone makes it seem but I do miss all of the missing content. Once that's added I'll be a lot more satisfied. Also I wish we we're able to wonder the neighborhood on foot and drive!
1783691
Installs without needing an internet connection.  Runs smoothly.  Select your own victory conditions.  Adjust various options before starting to set your own difficulty level and length of game.

You have recently come to power as the dictator of a small Caribbean island.  Build stuff, make money and try to keep everyone happy.  Or just throw the malcontents in jail.  There are 6 factions (capitalists, communists, religious, militarists, environmentalists and intellectuals) and everyone belongs to several factions, each with their own competing interests.  Every individual on the island is named.  You can click on anyone and see reports showing their family, job, interests, satisfaction, etc.  You can zoom in or zoom out to see the entire island.  Stop time completely or speed it up.  (about 5 different speeds)  Once you get the hang of the basics you can play at a very fast speed and finish a game in one sitting.  (or save anytime you want)  Buildings don't just pop up like mushrooms, they take time to build.

The game rules are a bizarre mix of political systems.  Much of it is communist.  Health care is always free (to the citizens - YOU must pay for it).  Education is the same.  Some people want a church.  YOU have to build it and pay the preacher.  (theocracy?)  People are so dependent that they will literally starve if you don't have enough farms.  The only things they build for themselves are shacks.  (and then they complain about the lack of housing)  The job market, on the other hand, is strictly free enterprise.  You set the wages for each business or establishment and people are free to work there or not.  I guess being able to play as a true free enterprise system would not be much fun since people would take care of themselves.  It sure goes to show how inefficient communism is.

Overall, the Tropico is a lot of fun.  The music is great and there is a lot of humor in the game.  You can use many different strategies. Be nice or mean, rely on farming and mining or build industries or try to attract a lot of tourists.  Suck up to the U.S. or U.S.S.R.  Issue all sorts of edicts.  Replay the game many times without being repetitive.