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City Life- Sim City 4 But Better

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 22
Date: June 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I had saw an ad for City Life and I clicked it. I read about it and thought it sounded so much better than Sim City 4 (which I currently own) that I decided to download and try the demo. The demo was so much fun, and it had many features. What gives this game a unique twist is the social cliques. You have to meet the needs of each cliques, for example the different types of jobs they need. What makes it realistic, is it is just like real life. The blue collars dont want to live next to the fringes, whereas the rich don't want to live next to the poor, or homeless. What supprised me the most about this game though was the 3d graphics. You can zoom in and out and get eye level with the "people" You can see them reading the paper on their picnic table in their backyard, or walking down the street, or taking the trash out. Another neat feature is how easy it is to zone. The zoning is such an improvement over SC4. This game makes you auctually have to get involved with your community, making it your perfect town. Now all I am waiting for is my copy of the game to come in.

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Graphics: 8
Simplicity: 9
Fun: 10
Realistic: 9

Overall a great game for those who are tired of waiting for SC5 or, for those who are just starting out with city simulation games.

awesome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: August 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Don't listen to the other reviewers. This game is great. By far beats out Sim city 4(and I have that game). It's challenging to make everybody happy, but if the game was easy..it wouldn't be fun.

Frist good city building game in 7 years!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: January 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Just like the title said,frist good city building game in 7 years.7 years ago was when Sim City 3000 unlimited came out and was and still one of the best non-fighting game (becuase they rock!)Then came Simcity 4 and was a mess like for a example whats the point of having a newspaper if its not at a readable speed and just too go and cheak back is a waste of time and has no jokes on it like the sim city 3000/unlimted news ticker.And there were also other games that were city building that were a that great.And soon the city building games were not that fun anymore (from after sim city 3000/unlimited).
Finaly City Life restored city building games back too life!The social group thing is a very nice and makes the game fun.you are alowed to go close up like you are a person in that game(like zoo tycoon 2)and you get to see people like eat outside close up.The game also has a like a 3D camera that makes the graphics look awsome when you (dont go close up or no diffence) loook at the terrian.There is a map editor (which is broken) to make maps and other stuff and hopefully in the newer one comeing out city life world edtion they fix it...but the game comes out with maps they made that are great.there are a few in every catogory that are the tropical ,temperate ,mountainous ,canyon ,and the sunny regions.You have to buy land tho but your starter is free and the buying land thing is a nice.Most of the maps are big enought to fit great size city. It is about the same rating to me as sim ctiy 3000 unlimted note:1 least...10 perfect
graphics:9 Sound:7 gameplay:9 value:8 Overall:8.5 great

Graphics are nice but game is dated

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: August 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game is okay but not on a par with SimCity 4. Overall the graphics are nice but the detailing to get them are quite antiquated. Instead of watching your skyscrapers & shopping malls being built, you receive a slab of buildings thrown down like meatloaf in a school cafeteria line. I played the game for about an hour before placing it in the "Been there Done that" file.

Good Concept, poor execution

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The problem with this game is that it seems good, but it gets boring very fast. You don't really se any new development after the initial buildings. Your neighborhoods are boring looking and everyone always seems to be fighting. It's also hard to stay under budget. It seems almost impossible. Overall, the game could have been good, but it's not. Buy Sim City 4 instead. If the first person view was in Sim City 4 it would be the perfect game.

The first dition of SimCity is better

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Anyone who says this game is fun is either mental or works for the publisher. Buy SimCity4. The original SimCity is actually much better than this game.

great fun, but severely lacking in replayability

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I would recommend this game as one to either rent or buy used. I love the idea behind the game. It's my job to get certain peeps to move in, and it's also my job to keep them happy and employed. The games does an outstanding job explaining to the player exactly what is needed in order to progress. So what's the problem?

The problem is that there are a limited number of goals in this game, and while it is great fun getting to the point where the first elites are finally moving in, there really is nothing more to add once that point is reached. The fun curve has a severe and sharp downward curve once this point is reached, and I haven't had the ambition to pick up the game since.

This is a game that is well worth a $20 bargain bin price tag, but the $50 I paid was way too much.

Wish it was better - but can't play on laptops!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Read the Specs carefully before Buying!!! It requires a 3D Graphics card with T&L...that's nVidia or ATI. Most laptops to my knowledge, mine included, have Intel graphics cards which does not support this T&L. So when I installed my game and went to load it...it crashes before completely opening, so i have never seen the inside of this game. That really bites, esp if it is worth playing.

You can check your computer's graphics card by going to start> run> dxdiag and that will basically tell you all the information about your computer and its hardware

StarForce!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 79 / 87
Date: June 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game has StarForce copy protection, which is software that you do not want on your computer. Reportedly, it replaces your CD and/or DVD drivers, and often causes extreme hardware and software problems. I've been a victim of the software problems, it basically crippled my very expensive SCSI scanners and it was extremely difficult to figure out what was doing it. It could be the best game that's ever been produced, but anyone who's had the StarForce experience is going to steer clear.

Starforce

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 70 / 78
Date: June 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is great, it definitely beats out SimCity4 in almost every department. Graphics are nice, the social subcultures are nice, and the game is great overall. I only miss the region overview, but I'm pretty sure if they copied THAT many elements then EA would have had pretty good grounds for a lawsuit/cease and desist order.

Now onto the reason I rated this game a one overall:

I just paid the price of a full game so I could have Starforce installed on my computer. Just the other day I was deleting Starforce because it came on another game of mine. This form of copy-protection is nothing short of malware, and I've already had one dual-layer lightscribe DVD drive reduced to a worthless piece of scrap metal thanks to it. I'm getting tired of having to find cracks for Starforce games I buy legally just to avoid severe hardware damage... To the point where I've decided that I'm not going to buy Starforce protected products anymore.

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