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| SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition | 
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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (194 reviews)
Sales Rank: 408
Platforms: Windows Me, Windows Xp, Windows 98, Windows 2000
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
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| Customer Reviews:
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.
 Classic simulation game with a modern twist January 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
SimCity is the classic simulation game that started it all! This modern version functions very nearly the original, yet gives you the advantages of modern technology: ride in a car, walk the streets, see unique building styles, and import your own Sims. Even if you don't like simulation games, you can enjoy terraforming, building, and destroying! For me, I can never create quite the perfect city, so I'm always revising or starting over, which means hours of endless entertainment.
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